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6 <br />Wafer Cons a on Or ce DRAFT Dmmeberl4.2ddl <br />AN ORDINANCE PROV ESIG FOR THE YEAR -RODND CONSERVATION OF <br />WATER AND FOR TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS OOHING WATER <br />SHORTAGES AND EMERGENCIES <br />Section 1. Norm <br />This otdinance is maned to support the following Pnmery water conservatu n atW <br />dcmmd mmmgment gmis: <br />I. TorWOCCNerate afgrowth in overell wamrucemas io maxwdas the mtmnwity's <br />existing and Plmrsd nester snPplYSOUrrea; aad <br />2. Toteducetheupwazdhevde fsmsomlpm Mydmamisthatdriw6c my <br />cry ®sow ofweterhemment. %mra%e, erns kmmissiovfacifi4es; and <br />3. Topmvidemerdalypmor mergeduewg mmmmdTy- vndcwner demands daing <br />penotls ofwata shortage or mergmcies. <br />Section H. Yea Rsuad Praetias <br />I..All Orange Water and Sewer Autlwrity (OWASA) cunmmS me encouraged to <br />exeruise wlunl water eonsa on practices at all toms string the you, tegmNess <br />of water sltortsgo or emergency coofdom. OWASA shall periodically provide <br />ivformudmal guidelines and conxrvaGOn ties to der mv[omem <br />2. By Cdote to be determined /, all irrigation systans that me ayuiiTed with automatic <br />limas and which use OWASAauppficd parable water slutHI a equipped with <br />amomede tole m soil m stun smsam Not arc activates m prevent the opetation of <br />dmc inigaYOn syalema wNle rain is what; and/or whm sell moistsne is adequate. <br />Rain and MR moisture sensing devices sitall he stiWen to approval by OWASA <br />Section M Detuminatim of Water Slt~ or Emermmw <br />A water ahosmge m water emerm shell be demoted to oist when OWASA cannot <br />supply its customers with sutfieiem water to proseet the pohlic health and wkly wiWwt <br />subsmnM1el redvcti®sivwaterdemmd.. <br />1. Aqv oanstoullowitgeI Waters,mdetemimiby OWASA'a Exmutive DireRm, <br />shall crostimmaStagel Water Shortage: <br />a)Thetofaevo it is storedle OW'ASA's Cane C4eekrtlays ofOWke/S[mw <br />Quaayreservo¢sysim regml on Ilse, Wsoannsap root sofOWASA <br />to stress, as de[ermmal over Oftive of aious etmvwnerusege doting <br />the mouths of May through Sept ®bn ofthe i¢eviwsrnlaWar yem; <br />(Ezamaln. Ijthe Overage raw water demand drying the pen <br />10.8 million gallomp r dry (MUD), aredthe OWAM reserrovayvrem nvrenrly <br />