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OWASA -Draft Water Conservation Rules and Standards Page 11 of 11 <br />swimming Dols or for to in~~ coif operating s~~•in~n~.ii~g pools. ~~ <br />p pp <br />l f). No O~~'ASA-supplied potable water mat tie tESed :for i-ire depar°t~nent training or <br />equipment test~t~g. <br />1. ~,~'ater Su~Sply Err~ergency <br />lc~ the event that Ol~'ASA declares a ~~'ater S~rl~~ply E~~~~ergency, ()VJ:~S:~ shall so <br />advise the IVlayors tof Carrboro and Chapel Hill and the Chair of tl~e Orange C.`tiunty <br />Board of Commissioners anal shall request tl~e issuance of a Proclamation of a Water <br />`~upp.ly Emergency°. In addition to those applicable mea.sure~, listed above fc}r a 4ta~~e <br />'t'hree Water Shortage, the foilo~~ing actions shell be i.al~.en. upon C?l?t-':a.SA's dcclaratic~n <br />of a ~A~'ater Supply Fmergency: <br />1. 1~'o O~~'ASA-supplied potable water may be used for ,:tny oE~tdoor p~~il}oses other <br />than emergency fire suppression. or other aeti~-hies ne~.essary to maintain public <br />health, safety, or welfare. <br />?. The use of OWASA-supplied potable ~-~ ~~ter for heatiE,~~ a~3d,~or coolie{~ l:~urf+oses <br />shall be reduced in all but the most esse~~tial facilities to tl~e extent allo~~--able in <br />consideration of indoor air qualit}• sta«d~u~ds; «-eatf•~er conditions, ~a~d health Fund <br />safety requirements. <br />3. Vi%ater service may be discc7nti~~ued or .reduced i.o desi;gnated users or in. <br />designated portions of the C3WASi~ service al•ea in order to preserve the <br />availability of ~h•ater for essential. public health and safety= requirements, such as <br />fire protection, hospitals, clinics, and otter critical community needs. <br />http://www.owasa.org/pages/2003consord.asp 5/29/2003 <br />