DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN

STAGE 1 – MILD WATER SHORTAGE CONDITIONS

                TRIGGERS:

• Notification from CRMWD that they are initiating Stage 1
• Daily demand reaches or exceeds 45 MGD for 5 consecutive days

                RESPONSE:

• City will reduce flushing of mains and increase use of alternate source
• Customers will be asked to voluntarily reduce landscape irrigation

STAGE 2 – MODERATE WATER SHORTAGE CONDITIONS

                TRIGGERS:

• Notification from CRMWD that they are initiating Stage 2
• Daily demand reaches or exceeds 55 MGD for 5 consecutive days or 60 MGD for 1 day

                RESPONSE:

• Further reduce flushing of mains
• Reduce irrigation of public landscape areas
• Further increase use of alternate source
• Mandatory limits on days and time of day for landscape irrigation
• Mandatory limits on days and time of day for vehicle washing                              

         (non-commercial) and filling of spas and pools

• Restaurants serve water only on request
• Non-essential water use prohibited (sidewalk and drive washing)

STAGE 3 – SEVERE WATER SHORTAGE CONDITIONS

                TRIGGERS:

• Failure or threatening failure of a major system component
• Total daily demand reaches system limit
• Notification from CRMWD that they are initiating Stage 3

                RESPONSE:

• Further reduce flushing of mains
• Further reduce irrigation of public landscape areas
• Further increase use of alternate source
• Increased restrictions on days and time of day for irrigation
• Prohibited use of City water for watering on golf courses

STAGE 4 – CRITICAL WATER SHORTAGE CONDITIONS

                TRIGGERS:

• Notification from CRMWD that they are initiating Stage 4
• Treated water storage levels do not refill overnight

RESPONSE:

• Discontinued flushing of mains
• Discontinued irrigation of public landscape areas
• Increase use of alternate source
• Further reduction in days and time of day for irrigation
• No use of sprinklers – manual watering only
• Prohibited vehicle washing except at commercial stations
• No filling of pools and spas
• No new customers

STAGE 5 – EMERGENCY WATER SHORTAGE CONDITIONS

                TRIGGERS:

• Major break or failure causing unprecedented loss of capacity
• Natural or man-made contamination of source of supply

RESPONSE:

• No flushing of mains
• No landscape irrigation of public areas
• Use of non-contaminated source only                 
• No outdoor use
• No commercial outdoor use

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