Agenda - 06-26-2003-8O - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

OWASA -Draft Water Conservation Rules and Standards Yage u or t t detenni_ne ~~=hich of the folle~wing stages is the most appropriate response to the estimated I level. of risk. A. ~~'ater Supply Advisory :'1 tA'ater Supply Advisory shall represent ajl alert to the public of a potential shorta~~e and. notifiication that ~~•ater u.se restrictions lnay be imposed if the watet• supply andior dernat~d conditions do not improve in the near firture. In tl~e evet~.t of a declared Water Sit.pply Advisory: 1. 1~1o mandatory «=ater use restrictions otlle.r tliatl y=ear-round regl.rirerne-rts already= in place will be implemented. ?. O~~~ASA shall make extensive use of nleclia releases, advertising, arld other reasonable means ofpublicizing lire ti~-ater suppl}- advison~ and t1~e need fc~t• i.mrnediate voluntary conservation. 3. OWASA shall inform the 'vlayors of C'arrboro a.nd Chapel l-li.ll anal the Chair of the Orange County= Board of Commissioners of its declaration of a 1~'ater Supply Advisory. B. Sta;;e One (1 } ~'Vater Shortage In the event that OWASA declares a Stage One Vti'ater Shortage, O~rv'ASA shall advise the :Mayors of Carrboro ar~d Chapel 1-lill and the Chair ctf the Ot•artge County= Board of Commissioners of its declaration and. shall request that they issue Proclamations of~ t~'ater Supply Shorta~,~e. Upon Utfi.'ASA`s declaration of a Stage One Vv'ater Shortage, the follav~~v~rg acticros shall be t~i:en «~th the gt~al of reducing overall «•ater d.emartd by tern (10} percent: t~'ater use by individually metered residential custorn.er accounts arld by individually metered irrigation-only accounts shall be limited to no mare than all average of one thousand (1,000) gallons ]rer day during ally months}= bii[ing cycle beginning after the declaration oi~a ~rv'ater Supply= Shortage or Water Sul-±ply Erxrergency anal ending while such restrictions are still in effect. ?. Spray irrigation using Oti~'ASA potable ;~-ater shall 1TOt: occur. more than one day per ~~°eeL. with a ni~.~:imuni of one-half inch of ~.~rater applied to plant material in anv given week. Evers-numbered properties shall be allowed to spray irrigate only on Tuesdays; odd-numbered properties shall be allo«=ed. to spray irrigate only on Thursdays. Spray irrigation shall occur only betweer~~ the• hours of ~:Ot? pan. and 9:00 a.m. These restrictions shall not apply to the ~vaterin~ of containerized plaa~ts and commercial plant stock in trade. 3. Iit•igation by underground, drip irrigation, micro spray, low precipitation bubblers, soaker hose sy=stems vF-ith automatic shutoffi's, or by hand Reid hoses c}r ~vatertng cans may occur at ally trine or frequency, but shall be limited to a maxirnutn of one-half inch of water applied to plant. material. in any given ~~reek. http://www.owasa.org/pages/2003 consord.asp 5/29/2003.