07/27/2026
*Stage/Level 2
6 CULINARY WATER CONSERVATION CONTINGENCY PLAN
The following water conservation contingency plan is adopted as part of this plan:
Level 1 – Normal Years -- In this condition there is currently plenty of culinary and irrigation
water available for normal purposes.
• Eliminate watering on City property between the hours of 10 am and 6 pm.
• Encourage voluntary public water conservation measures (i.e., only watering during the cooler
parts of the day).
• Mail information on conservation measures, which can be used outside as well as inside.
Level 2 – 75% of Normal REQUIRED Supply – In this condition, it is difficult to keep the culinary
water tanks full during the daylight hours if people are using culinary water for outdoor purposes.
• Eliminate watering of City property.
• Educate the public about the water supply shortage and request cooperation using local public
service radio announcements and local newspapers.
• Consider enactment of stiff emergency rate increases on overage tiers to curtail outdoor
watering, without driving commercial customers out of business.
• Enact mandatory public conservation measures.
• Enforce outside watering restrictions, including watering times and quantities.
Level 3 – 50% or Less of Normal REQUIRED Supply – In this condition, it is difficult to maintain
culinary tank levels during the full 24-hour day.
• Warn the public about water supply shortage and request continued cooperation using local public
service radio announcements, local newspaper advertisements, and posted public flyers.
• Enact stiff emergency rate increases on overage tiers to further curtail outdoor watering,
without driving commercial customers out of business.
• Strictly enforce all conservation policies with stiff fines for non-compliance.
• Physically restrict water supplies to (in order of priority):
1. All outside irrigation systems.
2. Parks and other non-essential support facilities.
3. Commercial users, restricting the largest, non-animal life support users first.
4. Residential areas.
5. Commercial animal life support users.
6. Any other non-life support areas, insuring water supplies to hospitals, hospices, and all other
health care facilities, and controlled designated area water facilities.
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Justin Jackson
Culinary and Waste Water
Fairview City