(A) The Mayor or his/her designee shall monitor water supply and/or demand conditions on a monthly basis and shall determine when conditions warrant initiation or termination of each stage of the plan, that is, when the specified “triggers” are reached.
(B) The triggering criteria described below are based on triggering criteria; for example, triggering criteria/trigger levels based on a statistical analysis of the venerability of the water source under drought record conditions, or based on known system capacity limits.
(1) Stage 1 triggers - MILD water shortage conditions.
(a) Requirements for initiation. Customers shall be requested to voluntarily conserve water and adhere to the prescribed restrictions on certain water uses, defined in § 51.07, when pursuant to requirements specified in the City of Redwater, Texas wholesale water purchase contract with Texarkana Water Utilities, notification is received requesting initiation of Stage 1 of the drought contingency plan.
(b) Requirements for termination. Stage 1 of the plan may be rescinded when all the conditions listed as triggering events have ceased to exist for a period of three consecutive days.
(2) Stage 2 triggers - MODERATE water shortage conditions.
(a) Requirements for initiation. Customers shall be required to comply with the requirements and restrictions on certain non-essential water uses provided in § 51.09 of this plan when pursuant to requirements specified in the city wholesale water purchase contract with Texarkana Water Utilities, notification is received requesting initiation of Stage 2 of the drought contingency plan.
(b) Requirements for termination. Stage 2 of the plan may be rescinded when all the conditions listed as triggering events have ceased to exist for a period of three consecutive days. Upon termination of Stage 2, Stage 1 becomes operative.
(3) Stage 3 triggers - SEVERE water shortage conditions.
(a) Requirements for initiation. Customers shall be required to comply with the requirements and restrictions on certain non-essential water uses for Stage 3 of this plan when pursuant to requirements specified in the city wholesale water purchase contract with Texarkana Water Utilities, notification is received requesting initiation of Stage 3 of the drought contingency plan.
(b) Requirements for termination. Stage 3 of the plan may be rescinded when all the conditions listed as triggering events have ceased to exist for a period of three consecutive days. Upon termination of Stage 3, Stage 2 becomes operative.
(4) Stage 4 triggers - CRITICAL water shortage conditions.
(a) Requirement for initiation. Customers shall be required to comply with the requirements and restrictions on certain non-essential water uses for Stage 4 of this plan when pursuant to requirements specified in the city wholesale water purchase contract with Texarkana Water Utilities, notification is received requesting initiation of Stage 4 of the drought contingency plan.
(b) Requirements of termination. Stage 4 of the plan may be rescinded when all the conditions listed as triggering events have ceased to exist for a period of three consecutive days. Upon termination of Stage 4, Stage 3 becomes operative.
(5) Stage 5 triggers - EMERGENCY water shortage conditions.
(a) Requirements for initiation. Customers shall be required to comply with the requirements and restrictions for Stage 5 of this plan when the Mayor, or his/her designee, determines that a water supply emergency exists based on:
1. Major water line breaks, or pump or systems failures occur, which cause unprecedented loss of capability to provide water service; or
2. Natural or man-made contamination of the water supply source(s).
(b) Requirements for termination. Stage 5 of the plan may be rescinded when all the conditions listed as triggering events have ceased to exist for a period of three consecutive days.
(6) Stage 6 triggers - WATER ALLOCATION. Not required.
(Ord. 2021-1020, passed 10-18-2021)