The following “levels” are guidelines, set based upon the advice of the Community Water Advisory Committee, however, the Mayor may increase the declared “level” based on a perceived pending public health and safety issue.
(A) Ongoing conservation recommendations and actions.
(1) Continue education programs.
(2) No water hookups will be made until a building permit has been issued.
(3) Encourage drought resistant landscaping projects.
(4) Encourage repair of water leaks in homes.
(5) Encourage installation of water saving devices.
(B) Level I - Moderate Yellow. - (Storage tanks are not refilling in a 24-hour period, but have a high level mark of at least 50% of capacity during that period). The following limitations, actions and requests are implemented upon the Mayor’s declaration that a Level I water shortage classification exists:
(1) Ongoing conservation measures, plus:
(a) Initiate alternate evening watering periods for the purpose of home yard and outside irrigation only based on street address;
(b) House numbers ending in even number may water Sunday evening, Tuesday evening, and Thursday evening, watering period limited from 7:00 p.m. through 7:00 a.m. the following morning; and
(c) House numbers ending in odd number may water Monday evening, Wednesday evening and Friday evening, the watering period limited from 7:00 p.m. through 7:00 a.m. the following morning.
(2) No open end hose watering. Must use a restrictive device on the end of the hose;
(3) No more than one hour per sprinkle setting (location or area);
(4) No outside watering on weekends from Saturday 7:00 a.m. through Sunday 7:00 p.m.;
(5) No outside watering the evening before a national holiday;
(6) No washing of vehicles, driveways or any outside cleaning with water; and
(7) No recharging of yard fountains or artificial streams.
(C) Level II - High, Orange. (Following a minimum of three straight days of “(moderate) Level I Condition” or tanks are less than 10% of capacity). The following limitations, actions and requests are implemented upon the Mayor’s declaration that a Level II water shortage classification exists: Level I measures, plus:
(1) No landscape irrigation; and
(2) Request:
(a) Limit toilet flushing;
(b) Collect warm-up water for use on plants;
(c) Full load washing machine only;
(d) Full load dish washing only; and
(e) Reduce bath water level and shower time by one-half.
(D) Level III - Extremely High, Red. (Negative supply to demand or a minimum of three days of Level II). The following limitations, actions and requests are implemented upon the Mayor’s declaration that a Level III water shortage classification exists: Level II measures, plus:
(1) No outside watering; and
(2) Request:
(a) Drink or wash with “warm-up”/”cool down” water;
(b) Limit domestic use;
(c) One bath/week/person; and
(d) No washing machines.
(Prior Code, § 4.04.040)