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RESOLUTION NO. 88-109
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, TO ADOPT A VOLUNTARY WATER CONSERVATION
PROGRAM REDUCING WATER CONSUMPTION BY TEN (10) PERCENT
WHEREAS, periodic droughts are a historic fact in
the State of California; and
WHEREAS, because precipitation for the current
water year has been substantially below normal'particularly
in the watersheds of the imported water supplies serving
Southern California, the California Department of Water
Resources has declared 1988 t'o 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 risk and severity of water shortages should the
drought continue into 1989; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of California
has 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, has notified
the agricultural industry within its service area of possible
curtailment of agricultural water deliveries in 1989 should
dry weather patterns continue; 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 existing in California, the MWDOC Board of
Directors approved Resolution No. 1352 on the California
Drought on June 1, 1988; and
WHEREAS, the Resolution request every water
supplier within MWDOC'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 request every water
supplier within MWDOC's service area to develop and implement
specific water conservation measures with a goal of reducing
water use by 10 percent; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Tustin is a water supplier
within MWDOC's service area and has the power and authority.
to adopt water conservation measures as appropriate within
its boundaries;
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 10 percent, to
reduce the risk and severity of water shortages should the
drought continue in 1989, 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 a.m.
9 a.m. and 4 p.m. - 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;
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;
Not waste water while washing cars, or other
vehicles and to 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 uses of
water to eliminate excessive waste.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Tustin
will encourage restaurants within its jurisdiction not to
serve drinking water to 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.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of
The City Council, held on the 3rd day of October, 1988.
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALI FORN I A )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF TUSTIN )
MARY E. WYNN, 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 City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing
Resolution No. 88-109 was duly and regularly introduced, passed and adopted at a
regular meeting ~of "the City Council held on the ~trd day of October, 1988, bythe
fol lowing vote'
AYES · COUNCILPERSONS- Hoesterey, Kennedy,
NOES · COUNCILPERSONS' None
ABSTAINED' COUNCILPERSONS' None
ABSENT' COUNCILPERSONS- None
Edgar, Kelly,
Prescott
MARY E. WY~, City C~erk
City of Td~tin, California