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OA"ASA 's Revised OWASA 's N'ater Conservation Standards March 26, 2009 Page 3 5. Ornamental ponds, fountains, etc. may be filled, refilled, or topped off with OWASA- supplied potable water during Stage 1, but not during Stages 2, 3, or Emergency Shortages. (Under the previous Standards, they could not be refilled during any stage of a declared shortage.). Birdbaths and backyard-scale facilities used to support wildlife may be filled and re-filled in Stages 1, 2 and 3, but not during an Emergency. 6. Washing building exteriors prior to painting is allowed during Stages l and 2, but not during Stage 3 or Emergency Shortages. The more general cleaning of building exteriors (not associated with painting) and the washing of paved areas, etc. is allowed only during Stage 1. (Under the previous Standards, water could not be used for routine cleaning or washing during any stage, but Stage 2 allowed pressure cleaning of building exteriors necessary to protect integrity of the structure. Pressure cleaning was not allowed in Stage 3 or Emergency.) 7. Swimming pools are allowed to be filled, refilled, or topped off at any time except during a Water Supply Emergency (regazdless of whether they are public or private pools). {Under the prior Standards, in Stage 2, water could not be used to fill or refill empty pools, but could be used. to top off operating pools. Topping off pools was not allowed in Stage 3 or Emergency.) 8. New water lines may be flushed orpressure-tested at anytime except during a Water Supply Emergency, when flushing or pressure testing is allowed only if the water is captured and returned to OWASA's system. (The prior Standards prohibited the use of water for pressure testing and flushing in Stage 3 unless water is captured and returned.) 20 9. Provisions to encourage conservation measures have been moved from sections of the Standards in which actual restrictions are listed to a new section under "Yeaz-Round Policy anal Practice."