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HomeMy WebLinkAbout88-663 - Resolutions RES~UTION NO. 88=663 A RES(~UTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF P~CHO CUCAFDNGA. CALIFORNIA. ADOPTING A PROGP~ OF V~UNT~RY WATER OONSERVATION TO REDUCE WATER 00NSUMPTION BY TEN PERCENT ~ · WHEREAS, because of inadequate rainfall, the State' Department of Water Resources declared 1987. to be a-dry year. and 1988 a critically dry year. and only the existence of water in storage has prevented .the declaration of a drought year. which may nevertheless be subsequently declared if ptored water falls below a critical level; and WHEREAS. precipitation for the current water year has been substantially, below normal, particularly in' the watersheds of ~he imported water supplies serving Southern California. and many communities in the State will suffer water shortages; and WHERE., 'the Governor of the State of California ha~ asked all Californians to conserve water on a voluntary basis; and WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan), in recognition of the critical water conditions existing in the State. is considering curtailment of agricultural water deliveries in 1989; and WHEREAS, in recognition of the critical water conditions existing in the State. Metropolitan's Board of Directors approved a Resolution on the California Drought (Resolution) on May 9, 1988; and WHEREAS, the Resolution requests every water supplier in Metropolitan's service area to alert its customers to the necessity and means of saving water and to carefully monitor water uses to prevent waste; and WHEREAS, the Resolution further requests every water . supplier in Metropolitan's service~ area ~to develop and implement specific water conservation measures with a goal of reducing water use by 10 percent; and WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cucamonga is a water . supplier in Metropolitan's service area; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga has the power and authorlty to adopt water conservation measures within, its city's boundaries. Resolution No. 88-663 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga 'does hereby resolve that the Mayor is authorized to implement a voluntary drought conservation program, with a goal of reducing water use by 10 percent, to reduce the risk and seVerity of water shortages should the drought contin6e in I§'89; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga will: a. Audit its landscape irrigation systems to maximize irrigation efficiency; adjust sprinklers and irrigation systems to avoid overspray, runoff and waste; b. Not irrigate its landscape during, the hot hours of the day and/or during the morning and evening peak hours, ~nd avoid waterl/~g on windy days; c. Minimize water used to flush sewers or hydrants; d. Shut off decorative fountains unless a water recycling system is used; e. Not hose down driveways, sidewalks and other paved' surfaces, except for health or sanitary reasons; f. Retrofit plumbing fixtures with low-flow devices except for those fixtures that require high-flow fixtures for health or sanitary g. Check faucets, toilets, and pipes, both indoor and outdoor, for leaks and repair them immediately. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rancho Cncamonga urges its customers to: a. Adjust sprinklers and irrigation systems to avoid overspray, runoff and waste; b. Avoid watering in the hot part of the day and/or during morning and evening peak hours, and avoid watering on windy days; c. Install new landscaping, low-water-using trees and plants and efficient irrigation syst~ns; d. Shut off decorative fountains u~less a water recycling system is used, except for health or sanitary reasons; e. Not hose down driveways, sidewalks and other paved surfaces, except for health or sanitary reasons; f. Where possible, install pool and spa covers to minimize water loss due to evaporation; g. Not allow the hose to run while washing the car, and to use a bucket or a hose with an automatic cutoff valve; h. Retrofit indoor plumbing fixtures with low-flow devices; g. Check faucets, toilets, and pipes, both indoor and. outdoor, for leaks and repair them immediately. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga requests that: ~so~tion No. 88-663 Page 3 a. Parks, schools and golf'courses not water during the hot hours of the day, during the morning and evening peak hours, and on windy days; b. Restaurants, or other public places where food is served, not serve drinking water to any customer unless expressly requested. BE iT FURTHER REs~ED'~at the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga finds that a phased'program beginning with voluntary measures to reduce consumption will best achieve the goal of conserving the water supply without causing unnecessary adverse economic consequences; and BE IT FURTHER RESCLVED that if voluntary measures do not achieve the goal of a ten percent reduction in water use, or if a drought condition is declared by the State of California, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga will consider the adoption of a mandatory water conservation program. The staff and legal counsel are directed to prepare such a program for the City of Rancho Cucamonga for consideration. PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 2nd day of November, 1988. AYES: Buquet, Brown, Stout, Wright NOES: None ABSENT: King Dennis L. Sto~t, Mayor ATTEST: Beverly ~ Authelet, City Clerk I, BEVERLY A. AUTH~LET, CITY ~ERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 2nd day of November, 1988. Resqlution No. 88-663 Fage 4 Executed this 3rd day .of November, 1988. at Rancho Cucamonga, · Ca1 ifornia. · B'everly A./Authalet~ Cit~-~Clerk !