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DATE:
TO:
FROM:
MAY 14, 1990
WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
RONALD A. NAULT, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
NEW BUSINESS N0. 3
5/21/90
Inter - Com
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION 90-53 VOLUNTARY WATER CONSERVATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution 90-53 adopting a Voluntary Water Conservation
Program reducing water consumption by ten (10) percent and
authorize staff to release the attached Press Release.
DISCUSSION:
California is entering the fourth consecutive year of drought.
This condition, combined with other adverse events for water supply
in Southern California, has reduced the potential water supply for
Orange County in 1990 and may impact future years. To respond to
the current water shortage and the potential for serious shortages
in later years, the Municipal Water District of Orange County
(MWDOC), has asked municipalities to seek a ten (10) percent
reduction in water use.
Historically, the City of Tustin has utilized its own wells to
extract fifty eight ( 58 ) percent of its water, and has relied on
imported water for approximately forty two (42) percent of its
water. The City of Tustin purchases its imported water from the
East Orange County. Water District (EOCWD), who then receives water
from MWDOC. MWDOC purchases water from the Metropolitan Water
District (MUD) and other sources. MWDOC provides imported water
for about two thirds of the County.
The City of Tustin's wells and reservoirs are replenished by the
lower Santa Ana Ground Water Basin which is managed by the Orange
County Water District.
The City of Tustin has a water treatment demonstration project, in
conjunction with Orange County Water District to collect data
previously unavailable on the feasibility of Ion exchange for
nitrate removal and reverse osmosis. If this project proves
feasible and effective, the City of Tustin would be able to extract
approximately seventy (70) percent of its water from the ground
water basin.
Because of planning and foresight by many of the cities in Orange
County, our water supply remains stable and reliable as opposed to
many areas throughout the state. Many of the newly constructed
areas in the county and in Tustin have been built with low flow
conservation devices. While Tustin is better prepared for the
effects of the drought than other areas, it is essential that we
encourage water conservation.
The City of Tustin's water awareness/conservation plan of action
would include:
I. Public Awareness of Conservation Efforts.
A. Obtain/distribute publications from MWDOC.
B. Supply water conservation kits for residents.
C. Water bill messages.
D. Press release. (Attachment I)
E. Notify restaurants (Attachment II)
F. Encourage landscapers and nurseries to promote water
savings irrigation.
G. Community Service representative to promote conservation
at local meetings.
II. City Awareness of Conservation.
A. Resolution "Voluntary Water Conservation". (Attachment III)
B. Contact Public Works - conservation.
1. Shorter watering -time - parks and medians.
2. Check City Hall and public facilities for possible
conservation areas.
C. Water Conservation displays at City Hall and Water billing
counter. May is "Water Awareness Month".
D. Prioritize water capital project that would conserve:
1. Leaking mains
2. Reservoir repair
E. Regulate City Contracts where landscaping is involved to
require drought resistant plants.
F. Propose funding for additional wells.
If the drought continues, the City would then need to implement
mandatory conservation measures and ordinances. Water conservation
ordinances normally include three phases:
Phase One usually calls for no hosing of driveways or other hard
surfaces, car -washing only from buckets or hoses with a shut-off
valve, restrictions on non -circulating fountains, serving water in
restaurants by request only, and restricting residential and
governmental irrigation to every other day at non -peak hours.
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Phase two includes all of Phase One, plus: Water allotments are set
based on a percentage of use during the previous year (or a similar
method) , with pricing structures modified to encourage compliance;
residential and governmental exterior irrigation is further
curtailed; and irrigation for water -dependent industries
(nurseries, golf courses, etc.) is cut back to every other day.
Phase three is implemented only in an extreme emergency and
includes all of Phases One and Two, plus: Water allotments are
further reduced; residential outdoor irrigation is prohibited
except by bucket and irrigation by water -dependent industries is
placed on an every -third -day basis, similar to Phase two
residential restrictions; and, there should be no use of water from
fire hydrants, except for health and safety reasons, and municipal
water service (street cleaning, etc.) would be severely restricted.
At this time staff recommends that only a Voluntary Water
Conservation Resolution be adopted.
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Ronald A. Naul
Director of Finance
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RESOLUTION 90-53
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN
ADOPTING A VOLUNTARY WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM REDUCING
WATER CONSUMPTION BY TEN (10) PERCENT
WHEREAS, periodic droughts are a historic fact in the State
lof California; and
WHEREAS, California is entering a fourth consecutive year of
below normal precipitation; and
WHEREAS, because precipitation for the current water year has
been substantially below normal particularly in the water sheds of
the imported water supplies serving Southern California, the
California Department of Water Resources has declared 1990 to be
a critically dry year, and many communities in the State will
suffer water shortages; and
WHEREAS, a drought management program is essential to reduce
,the severity of water shortages; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of California has asked all
Californians to conserve water on a voluntary basis; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Water District of Orange County's
(MWDOC) fundamental responsibilities are to obtain water from
Metropolitan and other sources, to distribute adequate supplies of
high quality imported water to the public at the lowest feasible
cost, and to conserve such supplies in times of shortages; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of the critical water conditions
xisting in California, the MWDOC Board of Directors approved
esolution No. 1406 on the California Drought on March 21, 1990;
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WHEREAS, The Resolution requests every water supplier within
WDOC's service area to alert its customers to the necessity and
eans of saving water and to carefully monitor water uses to
revent waste and request every water supplier with MWDOC's service
rea to develop and implement specific water conservation measures
ith a goal of reducing water by ten (10) percent; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tustin is a water supplier within MWDOC' s
service area and has the power and authority to adopt water
--onservation measures as appropriate within its boundaries.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Manager is
authorized to implement a voluntary drought management program,
with a goal of reducing water use by ten (10) percent, to reduce
the risk and severity of water shortages should the drought
continue in 1990; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Tustin urges all
consumers to:
Adjust sprinklers and irrigation systems to avoid over -spray, run-
off and waste;
Avoid watering in the hot part of the day and during morning and
evening peak hours (6 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 8 p.m.) and avoid watering
on windy days;
Install low -watering landscaping and energy efficient irrigation
systems where appropriate;
Shut off decorative fountains unless a water recycling system is
used; _
Do not hose down driveways, sidewalks and other paved surfaces,
except for health or sanitary reasons;
Install pool and spa covers to minimize water loss due to
evaporation;
Do not waste water while washing cars, or other vehicles and use
a bucket or a hose with an automatic cutoff valve;
Retrofit indoor plumbing fixtures with low -flow devices;
Check faucets, toilets, and pipes (both indoor and outdoor) for
leaks and repair immediately;
Reduce other interior or exterior used of water to eliminate
excessive waste.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Tustin will encourage
restaurants within its jurisdictions not to serve drinking water
Ito any customer except upon request and to notify customers through
appropriate written notification in all serving areas; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Tustin 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
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that if voluntary measures do not
achieve the goal of a ten (10) percent reduction in water use, the
City of Tustin may consider the adoption of a mandatory water
conservation program.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of
1990.
ATTEST:
Mary Wynn
City Clerk
City of Tustin
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Richard B. Edgar
Mayor
Cit
of Tustin
AT. ANT I
Department of Finance
May 22, 1990 PRESS RELEASE
CONTACT: CITY OF TUSTIN WATER BILLING 544-8890
CITY COUNCIL URGES CUTBACK IN WATER CONSUMPTION
Since rainfall for the past four consecutive years has been
substantially below normal, particularly in the water shed areas
serving Southern California, the California Department of Water
Resources has declared 1990 to be a critically dry year.
The Municipal Water District of Orange County has requested
every water supplier within its service area to alert its customers
to the necessity and means of saving water. Complying with this
request, the Tustin City Council ha's adopted a voluntary water
conservation program, with a goal of reducing water consumption by
10 percent, in order to reduce the risk and severity of water
shortages should the drought continue.
The City is suggesting all consumers follow these water use
guidelines:
* Adjust sprinklers and irrigation systems to avoid over -spray,
run-off and waste;
* Avoid watering in the hot part of the day and during morning
and evening peak hours ( 6 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 8 p.m.) and avoid
watering on windy days;
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* Install low -watering landscaping and energy efficient
irrigation systems where appropriate;
* Shut off decorative fountains unless a water recycling system
is used;
* Do not hose down driveways, sidewalks and other paved
surfaces, except for health or sanitary reasons;
* Install pool and spa covers to minimize water loss due to
evaporation;
* Do not waste water while washing cars, or other vehicles and
use a bucket or a hose with an automatic cutoff valve;
* Retrofit indoor plumbing fixtures with low -flow devices;
* Check faucets, toilets, and pipes (both indoor and outdoor)
for leaks and repair immediately;
* Reduce other interior or exterior used of water to eliminate
excessive waste.
In addition, the City is encouraging restaurants in Tustin not
to serve drinking water to any customer except upon request and to
make customers aware of this through written notification
(available through the City) in all serving areas.
Additional information is available by contacting the City of
Tustin Water Service Billing Department at (714) 544-8890.
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ichment II
S� City of Tustin
Department of Finance
Dear Restaurant Owner;
The State of California's drought situation has been in the news
a lot lately, and there has been conflicting statements about its
effect on Orange County. The truth is that historically, the City
of Tustin has utilized its own wells to extract fifty eight (58)
percent of our water, and has relied on imported water for
approximately forty-two (42) percent of our water. Because to some
extent we do rely on imported water from many sources, it is
important that we also do our part to conserve water.
The City of Tustin is encouraging restaurants in Tustin not to
serve drinking water to any customer except upon request. Enclosed
please find table tents for your tables to explain this situation.
We would appreciate any assistance you may give us in our
conservation efforts.
If you have any questions or if you would like further information,
please contact Irma Hernandez at 544=8890, extension 262.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Ronald A. Nault
Director of Finance
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"EVERY DROP OF WATER WE WASTE IS A DROP WE WILL NEVER TASTE"
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