If JCDPU determines the raw water supply is below the level necessary to meet normal demands and if the supply continues to decline such that there may not be sufficient water supply to meet normal demands, there are water treatment and/or pumping facility limitations, or purchased bulk supply(ies) are curtailed or interrupted resulting in inadequate supplies of potable water, the County Manager shall advise the Board of Commissioners and the Board of Commissioners may declare a water shortage alert. JCDPU shall continue to encourage voluntary water conservation measures as defined in the advisory declaration. In the event of such declaration, the Board of Commissioners shall impose a ban on all Class 3 water uses for the duration of the shortage until the water shortage has ended as advised by the director. Further, the Board of Commissioners may direct the County Manager to expand the ban on water uses beyond Class 3 uses if deemed appropriate, or the Board of Commissioners may issue an administrative variance as defined in section 24-73 on selected uses, if deemed essential for economic welfare of the service area. JCDPU shall continue to encourage voluntary water conservation measures as defined in the advisory declaration. The effectiveness of water demand reduction from the imposed ban on all Class 3 water uses will be based on the analysis of daily demand during the alert period compared to the most recent normal period of daily demand as well as historical usage trends.
(Amend. of 3-3-2008(2); Amend. of 4-5-2010)