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n <br /> customer demand,as discounted on the basis of contain row waver usage during <br /> the months of May through September of the previous calendar yea; <br /> Irma_ Ifths average raw water demendaterme theprevous summerwae <br /> 10.8 mullion gallons per day(MGD), and the OWASA reservoir sysem cmreedly <br /> camained2.8 billion gatlans afwarer in storage, the total volume ofstmed water <br /> wouldbeequalro2.8billicr iO..8MGD=159daysofdemarude Thoexample <br /> would not corporate a Stage I Water Shortage]; <br /> or <br /> b) It u ofiawdset determined that the Cane Cre Ac Uwversity Lake/Stone Quarry <br /> system is unable or unidedy W continue meeting the demands of OWASA's <br /> customers without a substantial reduction in consumption; <br /> or <br /> c) The customer demand for water averaged over free successive days,as measued <br /> by OWASA production meet&,exceeds 90 percent of site target three-day,peak <br /> limit established for that yew. Target Ihrdts may be established each April by <br /> multiplying average finished water demands for the previous 12 routine by a <br /> peaking factor of 1.65, or may be established by other production conmaints- <br /> stab as seater neammnt capacity—detemined by OWASA'a Executive Director. <br /> r&xamnler /faueregefinished water desmandfor the previous 12 months was 95 <br /> MGD, then the target limitfor the coming summer would be 95 MGD s 1.65- <br /> 15.1MGLt A water shortage would be declared he the demurd, when averaged <br /> over three successive days, exceeded 90 pereeru of that target level;e.g., 0.90x <br /> 15.7 VGD- 141 dfGD] <br /> 2. Any of the fofowing conditions,so determined by OWASA's Executive Director, <br /> shall comtitain a Stage If Water Shortage: <br /> a) The total volume of water stored m OWASA's Cane Creek/(Jmivemity LSka'Sroner <br /> Quarry morem,on system ie equal to or less than 75 summer days of OWASA <br /> customer demand,as determined on the basis of average mw water usage during <br /> We months of May through September of the previous calwdar yea; <br /> or <br /> b) It is cNerwise demermined that to Cane Creek/Univetsiry Lake/Stone Quany <br /> system is unable or unlikely to continue meeting the demands of OWASA's <br /> customers without a substantial redaction in consumption; <br /> or <br /> 2 <br />