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~-3 <br />AN INTERIM ORDINAi~iCE PROVIDING FOR THE YEAR-ROUND <br />CONSERVATION OF WATER AND FOR TElYIPORARY RESTRICTIONS <br />DURPt TG WATER SHORTAGES AND EMERGENCIES RELATED TO ALL <br />ORANGE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY CUSTOMERS. LOCATED IN <br />THE UNINCORPORATED PART OF ORANGE COUNTY <br />Section I. Purpose <br />This ordinance is enacted to support the following primary water conservation and <br />demand management goals: <br />1. To reduce the rate of growth in overall water use so as to maximize the community's <br />existing and planned water supply sources; and <br />2. To reduce the upward trend of seasonal peak day demands that drive the costly <br />expansion of water treatment, storage, and transmission facilities; and <br />3. To provide an orderly process for reducing community-wide water demands during <br />periods of water shortage or emergencies. <br />Section II. Year-Round Practices <br />1. All Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) customers aze encouraged to <br />exercise voluntary water conservation practices at all times during the year; regardless <br />of water shortage or emergency conditions. OWASA shall periodically provide <br />informational guidelines and conservation tips to its customers. <br />2. All newly installed or substantially improved irrigation systems that aze equipped <br />with automatic timers and which use OWASA-supplied potable water shall be <br />equipped with automatic rain or soil moisture sensors that are activated to prevent the <br />operation of those irrigation systems while rain is falling and/or when soil moisture is <br />adequate. <br />Section III. Determination of Water Shortage or Emer encv <br />A water shortage or water emergency shall be deemed to exist when OWASA cannot <br />supply its customers with sufficient water to protect the public health and safety without <br />substantial reductions in water demand. <br />1. Any of the following conditions, as determined by OWASA's Executive Director, <br />shall constitute a Stage I Water Shortage: <br />a) The total volume of water stored in OWASA's Cane Creek/University Lake/Stone <br />Quarry reservoir system is equal to or less than 125 summer days of OWASA <br />