(A) It is imperative that water customers within the emergency service area achieve an immediate and further reduction in the water use in order to extend existing water supplies and, at the same time, assure that sufficient water is available to preserve the public health and sanitation, and provide fire protection service.
(B) The objective of this local water rationing plan is to effect an immediate 25% reduction in water usage.
(C) The immediate 25% reduction in water usage is another step along a continuum of responses to the present water supply crisis. Should drought conditions continue, further reductions in usage may be required. It must be emphasized that the 25% usage reduction in the emergency area is a valid and attainable figure reflective of the conditions which currently exist.
(D) The plan provides for equitable reductions in water usage, and for equal sacrifice on the part of each water customer. The success of this plan depends on the cooperation of all water customers in the emergency service area.
(Ord. 620, passed 10-26-1998)