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DRAFT ~ATEit CQNSERVATT®N RiTI,ES SLTII~MAR~ - ~ANUAR~ l Q~ ~®Q3 <br />Spray Irrigation <br />limited to 3 <br />days/week, <br />between 8 PM <br />and 9 AM <br />All irrigation <br />limited to 1 inch <br />per week <br />Automatic <br />controllers and <br />moisture sensors <br />required on all <br />irrigation <br />systems <br />Shut-off nozzles <br />required on all <br />hoses <br />Wasteful water <br />use prohibited <br />Leaks must be <br />repaired within <br />10 days <br />Use of reclaimed <br />or harvested <br />water strongly <br />encouraged <br />Restaurants to <br />serve water only <br />on request <br />Hotels to change <br />bed linens only <br />on request <br />Dishwashers and <br />clothes washers <br />to be operated <br />with full loads <br />only <br />Use of water <br />saving fixtures <br />strongly <br />encouraged <br />Public alert <br />about potential <br />shortage; <br />notice that <br />water use <br />restrictions <br />may be <br />imposed in the <br />near future <br />No mandatory <br />water use <br />restrictions <br />other than <br />yeaz- round <br />requirements <br />already in <br />place <br />Targeted <br />conservation <br />education and <br />awareness <br />campaign <br />Spray Irrigation <br />limited to 1 <br />day/week, <br />between 8 PM and <br />9AM <br />All irrigation <br />limited to % inch <br />per week <br />Irrigation by <br />underground, drip <br />irrigation, soaker <br />hoses, or hand - <br />held hoses or <br />watering cans may <br />occur at any time <br />or frequency, but <br />limited to % inch <br />per week <br />No OWASA water <br />to refill <br />ornamental <br />fountains, ponds <br />and like devices <br />No OWASA water <br />for routine <br />cleaning of paved <br />surfaces such as <br />sidewalks and <br />roadways. <br />Restrictions do not <br />apply to pressure <br />cleaning of <br />exterior building <br />surfaces <br />Water use by <br />residential <br />customers limited <br />to 1,000 gallons <br />per day <br />No Spray Irrigation, <br />except by persons <br />regularly engaged in <br />the sale of plants <br />Irrigation by <br />underground, drip <br />emitters, soaker <br />hoses, or hand- held <br />hoses or watering <br />cans may occur at <br />any time or <br />frequency, but <br />limited to % inch per <br />week <br />No OWASA water <br />to refill ornamental <br />fountains, ponds, etc. <br />No vehicle washing, <br />except at commercial <br />or institutional car <br />washes in which <br />50% of water has <br />been recycled <br />No OWASA water <br />for filling or refilling <br />empty swimming <br />pools. Operating <br />swimming pools <br />may be topped off. <br />No OWASA water <br />for cleaning or <br />washing exterior <br />building surfaces or <br />paved areas. <br />Pressure washing of <br />buildings prior to <br />painting is allowed <br />Residential use <br />limited to <br />gallons per day <br />No irrigation, <br />except with hand- <br />held hoses or <br />watering cans, <br />limited to 3 days <br />per week, no more <br />than % inch per <br />week <br />No outdoor use, <br />except for <br />emergency fire <br />suppression or <br />other activities <br />necessary to <br />maintain public <br />health, safety or <br />welfare <br />No washing of <br />vehicles <br />No pressure <br />cleaning of <br />building exteriors <br />No OWASA water <br />for flushing or <br />pressure testing <br />new lines unless <br />water is recycled <br />No filling, refilling, <br />or topping off <br />operating <br />swimming pools <br />Water for heating <br />and cooling to be <br />reduced to the <br />maximum extent <br />allowable <br />Residential use <br />limited to <br />gallons per day <br />No OWASA- <br />supplied potable <br />water for any <br />outdoor <br />purposes other <br />than emergency <br />fire suppression <br />or other <br />activities <br />necessary to <br />maintain public <br />health, safety, or <br />welfaze <br />Water for <br />heating and <br />cooling to be <br />reduced to the <br />maximum extent <br />allowable <br />Water service <br />may be <br />discontinued or <br />reduced to <br />designated users <br />or in designated <br />portions of the <br />OWASA service <br />area in order to <br />preserve the <br />availability of <br />water for <br />essential public <br />health and safety <br />requirements, <br />such as fire <br />protection, <br />hospitals, <br />clinics, and other <br />critical <br />community <br />needs <br />