ORD-2009-092 - Revision of the County's Water Conservation Ordinance to Incorporate the BOCC Approved Revisions to the Portion of the Ordinance Applicable to the OWASA Service Area 06-16-2009-4s

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Da4~ aUO~ ° 9~ ~~~ S-ov ~c~l ~ _/L aav ~~ ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 16, 2009 Action Agenda Item No. q- ' S SUBJECT: Revision of the County's Water Conservation Ordinance to Incorporate the BOCC Approved Revisions to the Portion of the Ordinance Applicable to the OWASA Service Area DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): (Under Separate Cover) Revised Water Conservation Ordinance - Clean and Mark-up Versions INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Kerwin, 919-968-4421 John Roberts, 919-245-2318 Paul Thames, 919-245-2303 PURPOSE: To adopt a revised County Water Conservation Ordinance that incorporates -the Orange Water & Sewer Authority (OWASA) revised Water Conservation Ordinance standards and provisions applicable to the OWASA customers within the unincorporated area of Orange County (the revised. standards and provisions were specifically approved by the Board at its May 5, 2009 regular meeting). BACKGROUND: Orange County's Water Conservation Ordinance (Chapter 36, Article II) contains a section of standards -Division II -applicable only to OWASA in the County-0nly portion of its service area and customers located in that service area. This section has been revised on occasion to reflect changing circumstances in OWASA's water supply availability and improvements in OWASA's ability to predict the necessity to impose use and demand limitations on its water utility customers. The revisions to OWASA's conservation and use standards and requirements reflect lessons learned during the drought of 2007-08 and comments received ~by local governments, the local business community and OWASA customers subsequent to that drought. The notable changes to the existing standards and restrictions include: The "Water Supply Advisory° stage has been eliminated due to its ineffectiveness and the confusion caused to OWASA customers;