CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: AUGUST 5, 2015
PREPARED BY: Anthony Eulo, Program Administrator/Community Services
APPROVED BY: City Manager
TITLE
REVISIONS TO WATER WASTE ORDINANCE
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
1. Waive First and Second Reading of the Ordinance; and
2. Introduce Ordinance.
BODY
COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Enhancing public safety
Protecting the environment
2015 Focus Areas
Participate in Regional Issues
Impacts of Drought Conditions
REPORT NARRATIVE:
The City last updated its water waste ordinance in 2009. Based on a regional model, the current ordinance establishes permanent restrictions on wasteful water use and details actions the City will take during times of water shortages. While the ordinance has served the City well and enabled the City to meet and exceed water conservation goals, there are refinements which could strengthen the ordinance, eliminate inappropriate restrictions, or clarify its intent.
Attached is a redline version detailing the proposed changes to the ordinance. The major revisions are:
1. Expanding the ordinance to include all potable water used in the City, not just the water delivered by the City's water system, since water pumped by private wells is drawn from the same aquifer;
2. Fine tuning the restrictions on pool construction to require the provision of covers with all new pools, require all new pools to be covered during Level 2 water shortages, and delaying restrictions on pool construction until a Level 3 water shortage is declared. This reflects the fact that covered pools do not consume substantial amounts of water and are not a major driver of water demand;
3. Requiring the use of recycled water for dust control when recycled water is available within five miles of a construction site in order to minimize the use of potable water for this purpose while not requiring an excessive consumption of fuel an...
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