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RESOLUTION NO. �'�r-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL of THE CITv. -
OF TUSTIN, CALII-ORtiIA, URGING WATER CONSERVA-
TION MEASURES. -
WHEREAS, California suffered a severe drought in 19769
requiring the California State 'rater Project and the Federal
Central Valley Project to draw heavily on long --term storage to
meet their water commitments; and
WHEREAS, rainfall in the current water year has been
substantially below normal, particularly in Northern California
and the Central Valley, and, in the absence of major storms
within the next few months, 1977 will be another year of seri-
ous drought which will cause water shortages in many communi.tie }
and farming areas of the State; and
WHEREAS , the Governor has asked for the cooperation and
active participation of all public officials and people of the f
State of California in conserving of hater supplies during this
drought; and
WHEREAS, while Southern California, through programs
developed over many years by its water agencies, has a presently
adequate water supply, an active water conservation program is
essential;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY .OF - TUS T I N
hereby resolves that it hereby urges that every householder,
farmer and business within Southern California exercise the
greatest care in the use of water so as to protect this valu-
able resource and avoid waste; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that every Southern California
water supplier is urged to alert its customers to the necessity
and means of saving water and to carefully monitor vvater uses
to prevent waste; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all of -the residents and
businesses of Tustin are urged to consider the following con-
servation measures:
1. Retrofitting existing bathroom showerheads with
low -flow showerheads or water flow restrictors.
2. Retrofitting bathroom toilet tanks with plastic
bottles or rubber or plastic "dams".
3. washing cars with a bucket instead of a hose.
4. Cleaning sidewalks with brooms and not using
hoses and water*
5. Installing timers on sprinkler systems.
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Incorporating moisture sensing devices into auto- -~
matic sprinkling systems to determine whether
sprinkling is needed.
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Not watering during the heat of the day and not
watering on windy days.
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3 . Installing aerat ors on sink ta.ps . �
9. Detecting leaks in toilets by putting food coloring j
in the tank and watching for coloring of the bowl.
10. Using a dishpan when washing dishes by hand.
11. Shortening shower time.
12. Insulating h.ot water pipes in order to shorten the
wait for hot water.
13. Restaurants serving water only on request. �
14. Farmers planting low -water -using crops.
.15. Installation of drip irrigation systems.,
16. Replacing flood irrigation with sprinkler irrigation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Tustin
City Council, held on the 1,.����� day of u �=�- �,--- 19770
MAYORt/
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK .
�.+ STATE OF CALIFORNIA• •
COUNTY OF OPvINGE )SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
RUTH C. POE, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Tustin., California, does hereby
certify that the whole number of the members of the City
Council of the Citv of Tustin is five; that the above and
foregoing Resolution No. 77-84 was duly and regularly
introduced, read, passed and adopted at a regular meeting
of the City Council held on the 15th day of auc„ar
1977, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN: SHARP, WELSH, EDGAR, SALTARELLI, SCHUSTER
COUNCILMEN: NONE
COUNCILMEN: NONE
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