2019-015 Adopting Revised & Consolidated Water Conservation Drought Contingency Plan

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(v) Failure to repair a controllable leak(s) within a reasonable period after having been given notice directing the repair of such leak(s). g. Wholesale customers are requested to implement mandatory Stage 2 — Moderate Drought Conditions of their drought contingency plan and notify their water customers. (d) Stage 3 Response - Severe Drought Conditions (1) Target - Achieve a thirty percent (30%) 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. (3) Water Use Restrictions for Demand Reductions - All requirements of Stage 2 will remain in effect during Stage 3 except as amended below: a. Irrigation of landscaped areas will be limited to the following time periods: for customers with street addresses ending in an even number, times for watering are Thursday evenings from 12:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. For customers with street addresses ending in an odd number, times for watering are Wednesday from 12:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Watering will be by means of hand-held hoses, hand-held buckets, drip irrigation system or soaker hoses only. The use of hose - end sprinklers or automatic sprinkler systems are prohibited during Stage 3 severe drought conditions. b. Use of water to wash any motor vehicle, motorbike, boat, trailer, airplane or other vehicle not occurring on the premises of a commercial car wash and commercial service stations and not in the immediate interest of public health, safety, and welfare is prohibited. Further, such vehicle washing at commercial car washes and commercial service stations will occur only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and between 6:00 p.m. and 10 p.m. c. The filling, refilling, or adding of water to swimming pools, wading pools, and jacuzzi -type pools is prohibited. d. Operation of any ornamental fountain or pond for aesthetic or scenic purposes is prohibited except where necessary to support aquatic life or where such fountains or ponds are equipped with a recirculation system.