HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 84-42 - Drought Water PlanORDINANCE 84-42
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A DROUGHT WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN,
PROVIDING AUTHORITY TO THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, -AND
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO DECLARE THAT A NEED FOR
VOLUNTARY AND/OR MANDATORY WATER CONSERVATION EXISTS .OR
THAT A WATER EMERGENCY EXIS`PS; PROHIBITING WATER WASTE
AND RESTRICTING THE OUTDOOR USE OF WATER -DURING
MANDATORY AND EMERGENCY PERIODS; PROVIDING FOR A
PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR A SAVING CLAUSE AND REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, AND PROVIDING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS,•the City Council recognizes that drought conditions
can result in a shortage of the City's water supply, and
WHEREAS; "a Drought Water Management Plan has been developed
to help alleviate,. the Problems associated with such a shortage;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt said plant
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, that the Drought'Water Management
Plan, City of Georgetown,ta copy of which is attached hereto and
P y purposes, , :
incorporated herein"by reference for all ur Dees is hereby
adopted and put in full force and�e.ffect as stated therein.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL 7F THE CITY. OF
GEORGETOWN that:
A. Any person, firm, corporation or entity who shall
violate any mandatory or emergency provision of the Drought Water
Management Plan as adopted or amended shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), and each and everyday
the violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct
offense.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions'
thereof. _
C. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
3g5 &
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this 25th day of July,
1984, and to become effective immediately upon such first reading
as such passage is deemed to be an emergency for the reason that
possible severe drought conditions may be imminent and the
ordinance is necessary for the effective' conservation of water
for the benefit of the public in general and in order to ;protect
the health, safety and welfare of the City,
CARL DOERING, r2aXu
T S}CREZ'ARY
A . ROI o,
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E` MCMASTER,
CITY TTORNEY
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DROUG111' WATFR MANAGE`IENT PLAN
CITY OF GEORGE"TOWN
The purpose of the Drought Water Management Plan is to identify
the conditions that would add up to a water shortage in the City
of Georgetown and to set forth water reduction measures prior to
an actual. water supply emergency. It is an aim of this plan to
distribute the burden of water demand reduction equally among
all water users.
The brought Water Management Plan is made up of four phases.
Each.phase showing the conditions of increasing water shortage
and the steps involved in lessening the threat of a serious water
energency.
PHASE I -WATER CONSERVATION STAGE -VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE
The indicator of this stage will be that the'total pumpa-.-
reaches 5.5 Million gallons per day for three consecutiN
days.or the water level in observation well # 1 begins or
continues dropping rapidly. -
At this time the following steps will be carried out:
1. Formal notification by the Mayor, City Manager, and Director
of Public Works of a possible winter shortage.
Increase efforts to inform the public on water saving tips
and water saving devices.
3. Individually notify major commercial and industrial.users and
request voluntary conservation.
4. Increase efforts to detect and repair leaks in the water
distribution system.
5. Request public to.conserve Indoor water use.
6. Request public to go to an odd/even lawn and garden water
program and confine watering and sprinkling to the hours of 6:00
,A. M. to 10:00 A.M. and 6:00 P. M to 10:00 P. M. with the exception
of commercial nurseries and florists.
7. Request that the operation of ornamental fountains and
waterfalls that draw from City water supply be stopped.
8. Curtail all public water used such as City vehicle washing,
strret cleaning, park landscape irrigation, etc.
9. Prohibit the use of water from fire hydrants for any other
purpose other than fire extinguishing and permitted use.
PHASE II -WATER CONSERVATION SrAGE-MANDATORY COMPLIANCE
The indicator of this stage will be that the water level in
observation well # I falls to a depth of 110 feet below the top
of the casing for two consecutive days. At this time all the
steps of Phase I will be carried out lAti o the following;:
1. F,,rmal notification by the Mayor,City Manager, And Director
of Public Works of a water shortage.
2. Prohibit.all water waste. Water waste being defined as any
water flowing into a street gutter or storm sewer or failure to
repair a controllable leak.
3. Require public to go to an ods}/even lawn and garden water program,
allowing watering only on Saturdays, Sundays,Wednesdays, and
Thursdays between the hours of 6:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M.
to -10:00 P. M. with the exception of commercial nurseries and
florists.
4. Restrict Che washing of cars, trucks. and bouL:s jat residense
to the days and hours specified above and require tl:e use of a bucket
and a hose with a positive shut off nozzle.
5. Restrict the filling. refilling, or adding of water to swimming
and /or wading pools to the days and hours specified above.
PH.'+SE IFI WATER SHORTAGEMANDATORY C()"fFLIAt;OE
The indicator of this stage will be that the water level in
observation Well #1 falls to a depth of 120 feet below the top of
the casing for two consecutive days. At this time all the steps
of Phases 1 and 11 will be carried out plus the following.
1. Formal notification by the Mayor.Gity Manager, and Director
of Public Works of a water shortage.
Prohibit all outdoor washing including but not limited to car
washing , pavement washing, window washing.
3. Prohibit all lawn and garden irrigatfoat except during the
houts of 6:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. and 10:00 P. P4.
using a single hand held hose for application.
N. Prohibit the filling, refiiliaag, or adding of Water to swiminiog,
and /or wading pools.
5. Prohibit the use of ornamental fountains and waterfalls.
rKASE IV- WATER EMERGENCY
The indicator of this stage will be. any of the following
1. Loss of electrical power for a period of more than two hours.
2. Mechanical failure in the system.
3. Inability to maintain safe* water levels in storage tanks.
4. hatter levels in wells fall to a point at which time the well
pump t•reaks suction, .low level lockouts shut down wells or wells
produce unacceptably turbid water.
Fhase IV may be instituted without having; first entered into
Phases I, II, Ill.
At this time all steps of Phases I, IT, III, will, be carried out
plus the following.
t. Formal notification by the Mayor Xity Manager, and Director
of Public Works of a water shortage.
2. Prohibit all outside w,ateruse ewc.epd for the immediate preservation
of the health, safety and welfare .
TE"IINATION OF DROUGHT WATER PLAN
The Mayor has the authority to declare the end to any or all the phases
contained in this plan.
DEFINITIONS:
1. formal Notice - that the Mayor will give notice to the news media
(local newspaper and radio station) and post such notice on city's
bulletin board.