In declaring a water shortage emergency, the emergency shall be designated status 1 or status 2 in accordance with conditions as determined by the officer in responsible charge.
(A) Status 1.
(l) Water shortage emergency status 1 exists when the following conditions occur.
(a) The total volume of water in the city raw water reservoir drops to less than that required to supply the water treatment plant for 180 days with the plant operating at its design capacity.
(b) The water level in two or more of the distribution system reservoirs cannot be brought above the two-thirds full mark in a 48-hour period.
(2) When the water supply reaches water shortage emergency status 1, the Mayor, on the recommendation of the City Engineer, may declare any or all of the uses of water identified as non-essential use category 1 provided for in § 52.17 as being prohibited and the prohibition shall remain in full force and effect until the next meeting of the City Council. The list of non-essential uses may be increased or decreased pending the next meeting of the City Council.
(B) Status 2.
(1) Water shortage emergency status 2 exists when the following conditions occur.
(a) The total volume of water in the city raw water reservoir drops to less than that required to supply the water treatment plant for 120 days with the plant operating at its design capacity.
(b) The water level in two or more of the distribution systems reservoirs cannot be brought above the one-half full mark within a 48-hour period.
(2) If water shortage emergency status 2 is reached, the Mayor, on recommendation of the officer in responsible charge, may declare any or all of the non-essential uses provided for in § 52.17 as being prohibited and the declaration shall remain in full force and effect until the next meeting of the City Council. The Mayor may increase or decrease the number of prohibited non-essential uses pending the next meeting of the City Council.
(Ord. 206, passed 1-28-81; Am. Ord. 788, passed 10-14-03)