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~~~ <br />DRAFT WATER CCINSERVATION RiJLES SiT1VIMARY - 3ANUARY 16, 2QQ3 <br /> <br />Year Round <br /> <br />Conservation <br />Water Supply <br /> <br />Advisory Stage One <br /> <br />Shortage <br /> <br />10% reduction goal Stage Two <br /> <br />Shortage <br /> <br />IS% reduction goal Stage Three <br /> <br />Shortage' <br /> <br />20% reduction goal Water Supply.. <br />Emergency <br /> <br />20+% reduction <br />goal <br />Spray Irrigation Public alert Spray Irrigation No Spray Irrigation, No irrigation, No OWASA- <br />limited to 3 about potential limited to 1 except by persons except with hand- supplied potable <br />days/week, shortage; day/week, regularly engaged in held hoses or water for any <br />between 8 PM notice that between 8 PM and the sale of plants watering cans, outdoor <br />and 9 AM water use 9 AM ~ limited to 3 days purposes other <br /> restrictions ~ Irrigation by per week, no more than emergency <br />All irrigation may be All irrigation underground, drip than''/z inch per fire suppression <br />limited to 1 inch unposed in the limited to '/z inch emitters, soaker week. or other <br />per week near future per week hoses, or hand- held ~ activities <br /> -- hoses or watering No outdoor use, necessary to <br />Automatic No mandatory hrigation by cans may occur at except for maintain public <br />controllers and water use underground, drip any tune or emergency fire health, safety, or <br />moisture sensors restrictions irrigation, soaker frequency, but suppression or welfare <br />required on all other than hoses, or hand - limited to '/z inch per other activities <br />irrigation year- round held hoses or week necessary to Water for <br />systems requirements watering cans may -- maintain public heating and <br /> akeady in occur at any time No OWASA water health, safety or cooling to be <br />Shut-off nozzles place or frequency, but to refill ornamental welfare reduced to the <br />required on all ~ limited to'/z inch fountains, ponds, etc. ~ maximum extent <br />hoses Targeted per week ~ No OWASA water allowable <br /> conservation ~ No vehicle washing, to refill ornamental <br />Wasteful water education and No OWASA water except at commercial fountains, ponds, Water service <br />use prohibited awazeness to refill or institutional car etc. may be <br /> campaign ornamental washes in which ~ discontinued or <br />Leaks must be fountains, ponds 50% of water has No washing of reduced to <br />repaired within and like devices been recycled vehicles designated users <br />10 days ~ ~ ~ or in designated <br /> No OWASA water No OWASA water No pressure portions of the <br />Use of reclaimed for routine for filling or refilling cleaning of OWASA service <br />or harvested cleaning of paved empty swimming building exteriors azea in order to <br />water strongly surfaces such as pools. Operating ~ preserve the <br />encouraged sidewalks and swimming pools No OWASA water availability of <br /> roadways. may be topped off. for flushing or water for <br />Restaurants to Restrictions do not ~ pressure testing essential public <br />serve water only apply to pressure No OWASA water new lines unless health and safety <br />on request cleaning of for cleaning or water is recycled requirements, <br /> exterior building washing exterior ~ such as fire <br />Hotels to change surfaces building surfaces or No filling, refilling, protection, <br />bed linens only ~ paved areas. or topping off hospitals, <br />on request Water use by Pressure washing of operating clinics, and other <br /> residential buildings prior to swimming pools critical <br />Dishwashers and customers limited painting is allowed ~ community <br />clothes washers to 1,000 gallons ~ Water for heating needs <br />to be operated per day Residential use and cooling to be <br />with full loads limited to reduced to the <br />only gallons per day maximum extent <br /> allowable <br />Use of water <br />saving fixtures Residential use <br />strongly limited to #12 <br />encouraged gallons per day <br />