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<br />(e) Stage 4 - Emergency Water Shortage Conditions <br /> <br />(1) Requirements for initiation - The City of Paris will recognize that an <br />emergency water shortage condition exists when any of the following <br />triggering events exits: <br /> <br />a. Major water line breaks, electrical power failures, or pump or <br />system failures occur which cause unprecedented loss of <br />capability to provide water service; or <br /> <br />b. Natural or man-made contamination of the water supply <br />source(s). <br /> <br />(2) Requirements for termination - Stage 4 ofthe Plan may be rescinded <br />when all of the conditions listed as triggering events have ceased to <br />exist. The City of Paris will notify its wholesale customers and the <br />media of the termination of Stage 4 in the same manner as the <br />notification of the initiation of Stage 4 of the Plan. <br /> <br />Sec. 34-175. Drought Response Stages <br /> <br />(a) General <br /> <br />The City Manager of the City of Paris, or his/her designee, shall monitor water <br />supply and demand conditions and, in accordance with the triggering criteria set forth <br />in Section 34-174 of this Article, shall determine that mild, moderate, severe, or <br />emergency water shortage conditions exist and shall implement the following <br />actions: <br /> <br />(b) Stage 1 - Mild Water Shortage Conditions <br /> <br />(1) Goal: Achieve a voluntary five percent (5%) reduction in total daily <br />water demand. <br /> <br />(2) Supply Management Measures: <br /> <br />Measures to be implemented by the City of Paris to manage limited <br />water supplies and reduce water demand will include reduced or <br />discontinued flushing of water mains, use of reclaimed water for non- <br />potable purposes, and stringent operation of the Water Treatment <br />Plant concerning filter backwashing. <br /> <br />25 <br />