RESOLUTION NO 28 2005 RESOLUTION OF THE INDIO WATER AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF INDIO WATER EMERGENCY AND SETTING DECLARING

A CALIFORNIA

REGULATIONS
PERIOD

AND

RESTRICTIONS

FOR

THE

SUMMER

CONSERVATION

JITLY 1

2005 THROUGH OCTOBER 31 Water square

2005

WI the Indio REAS to approximately twenty five and 000 65

Authority IWA currently provides potable water service miles of the Coachella Valley with a service population of

WHEREAS summertime represents the highest demands for WHEREAS priority

use sanitation and fire

demand from the

July 1

2005

through

October

31 2005

s City

water system during the year and to human

for

potable
and

water must be

given

domestic consumption

protection

human

WHEREAS consumption
on

because of current sanitation and fire of water

delivery conditions the requirements for water protection may not be met absent certain regulations

for and

restrictions

the

use

during

this

period

of the year and

WHEREAS the City is experience experiencing tremendous growth in residential and commercial development which developments presently use potable water delivered through temporary water meters for grading dust control street washing and construction and WHEREAS
create
a

the IWA has determined that the

problems

within the water

delivery system

potential

water

shortage

emergency condition within its service area and

EAS the I
conservation
out
measures

IWA has determined

be in

place

which allow

public benefit requires that enforceable regulations and restrictions on water use as set

that

in Water Code Section 3S0 et seq and and restrictions

are

WHEREAS such regulations incorporated here and REAS WI

set out in Exhibit

attached and

the IWA has conducted

duly

notice

hearing

on

such

regulations

and

restrictions at which all

parties

of emergency and present their

given opportunity respective needso

were an

to be heard to

protest such declaration

NOW THEREFORE
as

the Board of Directors of the Indio Water

Authority

resolves

follows All recitals set out above the

true and correct and

are

represent the findings of the IWA for

public

benefit

Ze

A water

shortage

October 3 1 2005 3 The

emergency hereby is declared for the period from the Summer Conservation Period

July 1 2005 through

Regulations

and Restrictions set out in Exhibit A shall be in effect for conservation of water conflicts

during

that

period

of time to

provide

supersede any and all Code Section 357 PASSED

vote

through priorities rules regulations or ordinances

in its allocations and shall

as

provided

in Water

VED AND AD APPR PTED this

ZOt day

of June 2005

by

the

following

AYES

Barba Bastidas Friestad Crilbert Godfrey Hunt

Ramos

Watson Wilson

Fesmire

NOES None

MELA ATTESTa

FESMIRE PRE

IDENT

THIA

HERNANDEZ

SECRET

EXHIBIT A Resolution No 2Q05 28 INDIO WATER AUTHORITY Summer 2005

Water Conservation and Restrictions

Regulations

Effective

July 1 2005 through

These

October

31 2005

the

following regulations

and restrictions shall

be in effect

sanitation and fire

regulations and restrictions are based upon priority protection uses sharing top priority

of use with

domestic

Domestic

Use

There

shall

be

no

restriction the

at

present

on

domestic

use

of water restrictions
are

Notwithstanding authority mandatory in the event that consumption reduction goals encouraged to reduce overall consumption by 10
the IWA Board
reserves

to make the
are

following

not met

Residents

Residential minimize

landscaping irrigation and

and

potable non

uses

Residents

voluntarily

will be

should be curtailed

avoid overspray and runoff Car washing and Installation of low flow showerheads and change

encouraged to driveway washing

over

to low flush

toilets if not already

3

will be

emphasized

Industrial and Commercial Users Industrial and commercial will be

to minimize

users

encouraged
measures

and runoff from their facilities The IWA Board restrictions in the event that

reserves

the

irrigation avoid overspray right to adopt further mandatory

a

voluntary

to not result in

reduction of 10

of

mption conc
a

00 PM through 6 00 AM daily to irrigation must be restricted to 9 irrigation benefits and minimize excessive evaporation All

maximize

b
c

high water demand processes that Maintenance washing should be curtailed Any
Water conversation devices such
restroom
as

other

can

be switched to these hours should do

so

low flow toilets should be installed

during

any

remodeling

Cooling

towers must be

inspected
leaking
this

should be evaluated for f Where other

sources

for leaks and all leaks fixed All water based processes and potential water savings

of water other than the

potable

water

system

can

be used

they existing

should be activated g

during

period
as

Large

commercial

irrigators

such

golf

courses

and cemeteries should evaluate

irrigation

rates and attempt to

optimize their demand

Construction Water Users

control filling water trucks street cleaning Program period Current meters on or before must be returned to the City July 1 2005 In the event that a construction meter is not removed the City is authorized to enter private property to remove such meter and such Construction Water User will not be eligible to receive a construction meter after the Summer Conservation Program period Construction Water Users will be 10 control including but not limited expected to switch to other means of providing PM to use of All American Canal Water subject to the necessary permits existing private water wells and new temporary irrigation wells No construction water meters will be provided during the Summer Conservation
Construction water meters for

grading

dust

etc will not be available for the Summer Conservation

Program Commencing

1 2005 Construction Water Users may apply for new construction meters which shall be granted based upon policies to be adopted by IWA Existing Construction Water Users that believe they cannot switch to other sources shall prepare a statement giving the reasons why they cannot switch and submit it to the
November Director of Public Works Cost alone will not be
an

acceptable

reason

for

granting

an

exception Such Construction Water Users shall apply for an exception prior to the Tuly 1 2005 implementation date of the Summer Conservation Program Any meter provided as an exception will be restricted to no more than 3 50 gallons per minute by placement of or orifice plate on each meter at the cost of the user The meter will also agate valve and be equipped with an appropriate backflow device The City reserves the right to rescind the approval of the temporary construction meters at any time if that approval will compromise the available supply of domestic water for the City
5 New

development water
of providing

meters

In the event that the

potable
new

water distribution

system is

not

capable

expanded potable

water service to

construction in the

City

of Indio

the Indio Water

Authority

will consider

suspension

of the installation of additional water

meters until the end of the Summer Water Conservation

Program