1. Waste and unreasonable use of water prohibited and voluntary conservation encouraged (up to 10%).

2. Water shortage situation and possible subsequent water shortage stages explained to the public and governmental bodies (up to 10%).

3. Establish customer use baselines.

4. Identify customers with high per capita water usage to achieve proportionally greater reduction than those with low use.

5. Actions may include, but are not limited to:

a. Public information campaign consisting of distribution of literature, speaking engagements, website updates, bill inserts, and conversation messages printed in local newspapers.

b. Educational programs in area schools.

c. Water conservation kits (combined up to 10%).

6. Consumption reduction methods, including:

a. Encourage customers to fix leaks or faulty sprinklers promptly (0-1%).

b. Decorative water features (water fountains, etc.) to recirculate water and be leak proof (0-1%).

c. Direct customers to irrigate landscapes during cooler morning and evening hours to reduce evaporation and minimize landscape runoff (0-5%).

d. Landscape watering shall be confined to a user’s property and shall not runoff onto adjacent properties, roadsides or gutters (0-5%).

e. No landscape watering shall occur while it is raining (0-5%).

f. Use a shutoff nozzle on hoses (0-1%).

g. Washing down impervious surfaces such as driveways and sidewalks is prohibited unless for public health and safety purposes (0-1%).

h. Unauthorized use of hydrants is prohibited. Authorization for use must be obtained from water supplier (0-1%).

i. Commercial, industrial, institutional equipment must be properly maintained and in full working order (0-1%).

j. Encourage customers to wash only full loads when washing dishes or clothes (0-1%).

k. Encourage customers to use pool covers to minimize evaporation (0-1%).

l. Encourage restaurants to only serve water to customers on request (0-1%).

1. All measures implemented in Stage 1.

2. Voluntary conservation usage reductions (up to 20%).

3. Mandatory conservation rules and restrictions and some prohibitions on end uses (10-20%).

4. Water use penalties under HDWDC 5.70.020 available.

5. All consumption reduction methods from Stage 1 and intensified as needed; additionally:

a. Voluntary outdoor irrigation restrictions including limiting number of watering to three days per week, and time when irrigation can occur (e.g., between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.). Plant containers, trees, shrubs and vegetable gardens may be watered additional days using only drip irrigation or hand watering (5-10%).

b. Fix leaks or faulty sprinklers within seven days (0-1%).

c. Restaurants serve water only upon customer request (up to 1%).

d. Pool covers required (up to 5%).

e. Nonessential potable water uses strongly discouraged (up to 20%).

f. No restrictions on landscape watering with nonpotable water.

g. Assess customer usage against baseline (up to 20%).

1. All measures implemented in Stages 1 and 2.

2. Some or all of the following:

a. Adherence to customer baselines and actual water use reductions, water allocations and mandatory conservation rules (20-30%).

b. Customer water usage in excess of baseline to be monitored and recorded.

c. Water use prohibitions can include restrictions of days and daytime hours for watering, excessive watering resulting in gutter flooding, using a hose without a positive shutoff device, use of decorative fountains with nonrecirculating pumps, washing down sidewalks or patios, not repairing leaks in a timely manner, etc. (up to 30%).

3. All activities are intensified and production is monitored daily for compliance with necessary reductions from customer baseline (up to 30%).

4. Water use penalties under HDWDC 5.70.020 available.

5. All consumption reduction methods from Stage 2 and intensified as needed; additionally:

a. Fix leaks or faulty sprinklers within three days (0-1%).

b. Decorative water features that use potable water must be drained and kept dry (0-1%).

c. Car washing is only permitted using a commercial carwash that recirculates water or by high pressure/low volume wash systems (0-1%).

d. Require a construction water use plan be submitted to the water supplier that addresses how impacts to existing water users will be mitigated (such as dust control) (0-1%).

e. With the exception of landscapes watered with nonpotable water, limit the installation of new landscaping to drought tolerant trees, shrubs and groundcover. Prohibit installation of new turf or hydroseed. Customers may apply for a waiver to irrigate during an establishment period for the installation of new turf or hydroseed. (0-1%).

f. During warm/dry season: up to two days per week turf watering when using potable water (5-20%). Cool/wet season: turf shall not be watered unless utilizing nonpotable water during extended dry spells (1-5%).

g. Mandatory rationing (up to 30%).

1. All measures implemented in Stages 1 through 3.

2. All activities are intensified and production is monitored daily for compliance with necessary reductions from customer baseline (up to 40%).

3. All consumption reduction methods from Stage 3 and intensified as needed; additionally:

a. Fix leaks or faulty sprinklers within one day (0-1%).

b. Existing pools shall not be emptied and refilled using potable water unless required for public health and safety purposes (0-1%).

c. Water use for new landscape installations or renovations is not authorized (0-1%).

d. Previous waivers for watering during an establishment period will be revoked (0-1%).

e. Warm/dry season outdoor irrigation: up to one day per week turf watering when using potable water (10-30%). Cool/wet season: turf shall not be watered unless utilizing nonpotable water during extended dry spells (1-5%).

4. Water use penalties under HDWDC 5.70.020 available.

1. All measures implemented in Stages 1 through 4.

2. Source of supply for the system is severely curtailed to the level that requires each customer to restrict their water use for only human health and safety purposes (up to 50%).

3. All activities are intensified and production is monitored daily for compliance with necessary reductions from customer baseline (up to 50%).

4. All consumption reduction methods from previous stages and intensified as needed.

5. Update current water shortage condition response measures based on board approvals and direction, state policy directives, emergency conditions, or to improve customer response.

6. Water use penalties under HDWDC 5.70.020 available.

7. Catastrophic event (supply reduction up to 50%): implement applicable actions for catastrophic events (such as boil water order).

1. All measures implemented in Stages 1 through 5.

2. Source of supply for the system is severely curtailed to the level that requires each customer to restrict their water use for only human health and safety purposes. Customer rationing may be implemented (>50%).

3. All activities are intensified and production is monitored continually for compliance with necessary reductions from customer baseline (more than 50%).

4. All consumption reduction methods from previous stages and intensified as needed.

5. Update current water shortage condition response measures based on board approvals and direction, state policy directives, emergency conditions, or to improve customer response.

6. Catastrophic event (supply reduction greater than 50%): implement applicable actions for catastrophic events.