Water Restrictions
Current Restrictions
Stage 1 Water Restrictions
The following are key conditions, any one of which may trigger this stage:
- Rhome has announced Stage 1 — Water Wise
- Water demand has reached or exceeded [80%] of delivery capacity for four consecutive days
- Water demand is approaching a level that will cause a reduced delivery capacity for all or part of the distribution system, as determined by the District or
- The water supply system has a significant limitation due to failure of or damage to important water system components.
Stage 1 is intended to raise public awareness of potential drought and water emergency problems. The goal for water use reduction under Stage 1 is one percent (1%) of total daily water use that otherwise would have occurred in the absence of drought contingency measures.
Measures:
- Required reduction of water use through maximum 2-days-per-week landscape irrigation schedule. This provision as identified in the District's Water Conservation Plan is mandatory under this Water Wise stage for automatic irrigation systems and hose-end sprinklers. Irrigation of landscaped areas and building foundations is permitted at any time if it is by means of a hand-held hose, drip irrigation or soaker hose systems.
- Require reduction of water use through time-of-day landscape irrigation schedule. Thisprovision as identified in the District's Water Conservation Plan is mandatory under this Water Wise stage.
- No outdoor watering with automatic irrigation systems and hose-end sprinklers can occur from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Customers with street addresses ending in even numbers (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) may irrigate on Tuesday and Friday. Customers with street addresses ending in odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) may irrigate on Saturday and Wednesday.
- Any property 1) owned by the applicable Homeowner's Association or 2) deemed a common area or open space of the District may irrigate on Monday and Thursday.
- Irrigation of landscaped areas and building foundations is permitted at anytime if it is by means of a hand-held hose, drip irrigation or soaker hose systems.
- Encourage reduction in frequency of washing or rinsing of vehicles and recommend use of bucket / container, hand-held hose with positive shut-off valve or commercial car wash.
- Encourage reduction in frequency of draining and refilling swimming pools.
- Encourage retail customers to avoid waste during recreational use (water used for leisure and entertainment purposes) from faucets, hoses or hydrants.
- Increase public education efforts on ways to reduce water use.
- Review internal operational conditions and capabilities by the District] and intensify efforts on leak detection and repair.
- Be alert to internal non-essential water use by the District (examples include vehicle washing, operation of ornamental fountains, landscape uses for parks or medians, etc.).
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