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OWASA -Draft Water Conservation Rules and Standards rage i~ ui i i ~. Ira O~~-AS<~-supplied petal}le «~ater n~~Ey be used for fire dep~ulnzont training. or equipment testing unless required by State or federal regulations. D. Surge Three (3} Water Shartag€~ ll~ the event that C)WAS:1 decl~u-as a Stage: 'I,l~r~e i~~ater Sl~ortago, C}WASA sl~a(I advise ihi; >~lavors of Canboro and Chapel hill ~u~d tl~e Chair of the Orange t;ouni.y .[3oard of Conunissioners of its declaration and shall request that then issue Proclamations of ~~'ater Supply Shortage, if not already= issued. Lfpon Cl~?~'r~S.A's declaration c}f a Stage '1'luee ~~r'ater Shortage, the foilo~~=ing actions shall be taken ~~~ith the Baal of reducing oti=erall e=ater demand by twenty (20} percent: 1. Water use by individually metered residential customer accounts and by individually metered irrigation-only accounts shall be limited to no more than an average of si.x hundred (600} gallons per clay during any n~rntthly bi_Iling cycle beginning after the declaration of a Water Supply Sliortage or Water Supply I~.mergency and ending thhile such restrictions are still in effect. 2. The use of Oti~i'ASA-supp.li.ed potable ~~•ater for l~eati:ng andor cooling pui-l~oses shall be reduced in all but the most esse2rtial facilities to the extent allowable in consideration of indoor air quality standards, ~~•eather conditions, and l:~ealth aJ~d safety requirements. 3. T?o irrigation ~~v7th potable OWASA ~~rater shall be pc:r~nitted, except ~-ia hand held hoses or «=atering cans. Such irrigation steal l not occur more than. three days each week, according to the schedule peescribed in III.A.I .a of these Rules ~u7d Standards; shall. be applied to non-turf plant n~.aterial only; and shall be limited to a maximum of one-half inch of water per ~v-eel:. ~. OVi'ASA supplied potable. e=ater may not. be used for a~~v other. outdoor purposes, except for emez-gency fire suppression car other activities necessary to maintain. public health, safety, or welfare. :~. 1`o bulk sale of potable O1~v'~15.:'~ ti~-ater ~~-i11 be allo~i-cd eYCept for p~u-poses necess~rry to maintain public health, safety, or «=elfare. fi. loo OWASA-supplied potable water may be used for washing any vehicles. '7. Igo OtW~'~SA-supplied potable «~ater may be used for pressure washing buildin<~ exteriors. 8. ~'o O~~'ASA-supplied potable water 7~~ay be used for the flushing or pressure testing of ne«= distribution lines unless that water is returned to the O~~%ASe1 v~=ater supply system through. methods approved by (:>~~%~~SA. This restriction shall not apply to the testing of in-building f ~•e control sprinkler systems. 9. No OttiASA-supplied potable water shall be used for filling or re-filling emptti• http://www.owasa.org/pages/2003consord.asp 5/29/2003