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For the Record: 03/06/08

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Staff

On to Stage Three

[Editor’s note: While recent rains have helped, we are entering the warm weather months with extremely low water supplies. We cannot will a change in the weather, but we can improve conservation. To that end, Stage Three restrictions were approved at the beginning of this month.
Following are the new restrictions.]

Stage Three restrictions

No irrigation with OWASA drinking water is permitted, except with hand-held hoses or watering cans. Such irrigation shall not occur more than three days each week (Tuesday, Thursday and/or Saturday for odd-numbered addresses; Wednesday, Friday and/or Sunday for even addresses); may be applied to non-grass plant material only; and is limited to one-half inch per week.

All hoses used for hand watering shall be equipped with shutoff nozzles.

No exterior use of OWASA drinking water shall result in the flow of water onto adjacent property or public right-of-way.

OWASA drinking water may not be used for any other outdoor purposes except for emergency fire suppression or other activities necessary to maintain public health, safety, or welfare.

No OWASA drinking water may be used to wash vehicles or building exteriors.

The protection of public health, safety, and welfare may, under special circumstances, require the use of limited amounts of OWASA drinking water for such purposes as washing out garbage trucks, cleaning up hazardous or other unsanitary materials, etc. if other practical alternatives are not available and water is used in the least practical amount.

Water leaks must be repaired within 10 days of notice by OWASA.

No OWASA drinking water may be used to flush or pressure test new water distribution lines unless that water is returned to the OWASA system through methods approved by OWASA. This restriction does not apply to the testing of in-building fire control sprinkler systems.

No OWASA drinking water shall be used to fill or re-fill empty swimming pools or for topping off operating swimming pools.

Water use at individually-metered residences and by individually-metered single-family residential irrigation-only customers is limited to an average of 600 gallons per day in a monthly billing cycle while Stage Three restrictions are in effect. OWASA may temporarily terminate service for exceeding the 600 gallons/day limit.

Restaurants and dining facilities shall serve water only on request of a customer.

Hotels, motels, and other facilities providing sleeping accommodations shall change bed linens only upon request of the customer, or upon customer changeover, or every five days for long-term customers.

No bulk sale of OWASA drinking water will be allowed except for purposes necessary to maintain public health, safety, or welfare.

No OWASA drinking water may be used for fire department training or equipment testing.

For information on Penalties for violating the water use restrictionsincluding possible termination of OWASA service, please see http://owasa.org/pages/StageThree2008.asp#Restrictions.

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