2005-013-ORD ADOPTING REVISED DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN

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Major water users Critical water users, i.e. hospitals (b) Stage 1 Response - Mild Water Shortage Conditions (1) Target - Achieve a voluntary ten percent (10%) reduction in daily water demand. (2) Best Management Practices for Supply Management - measures to be implemented directly by the City of Paris to manage limited water supplies and/or reduce water demand will include: reduced or discontinued flushing of water mains, use of reclaimed water for non- potable purposes, stringent operation of the Water Treatment Plant concerning filter backwashing, and discontinuing all outside wash-down acti vities. (3) Voluntary Water Use Restrictions for Reducing Demand a. Retail water customers are requested to voluntarily limit the irrigation of landscaped areas to Sundays and Thursdays for customers with a street address ending in an even number (0, 2, 4, 6 or 8), and Saturdays and Wednesdays for water customers with a street address ending in an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9), and to irrigate landscapes only between the hours of midnight and 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to midnight on designated watering days. b. All operations of the City of Paris shall adhere to water use restrictions prescribed for Stage 2 of the Plan. c. Retail water customers are requested to practice water conservation and to minimize or discontinue water use for non-essential purposes. (c) Stage 2 Response - Moderate Water Shortage Conditions (1) Target - Achieve a ten percent (10%) reduction in daily water demand. (2) Best Management Practices for Supply Management - measures to be implemented directly by the City of Paris to manage limited water supplies and/or reduce water demand will include: reduced or discontinued flushing of water mains, use of reclaimed water for non- potable purposes, stringent operation of the Water Treatment Plant concerning filter backwashing, and discontinuing all outside wash- down activities. -9-