This chapter establishes water management requirements necessary to conserve water, enable effective water supply planning, assure reasonable and beneficial use of water, prevent waste of water, prevent unreasonable use of water, prevent unreasonable method of use of water within the City in order to assure adequate supplies of water to meet the needs of the public and further the public health, safety and welfare, recognizing that water is a scarce natural resource that requires careful management not only in times of drought but at all times.
This chapter establishes six levels of Water Shortage Levels most often triggered due to drought conditions to provide defined response actions to implement during times of declared water shortage or declared water shortage emergency with increasing restrictions on water use in response to worsening drought or emergency conditions and decreasing supplies. (Ord. 3299 § 1 (part), 2021)