GOAL

Achieve a 20% reduction in total gallons per capita per day.

TRIGGERING CRITERIA

The Town purchases 100% of its potable water from the City of Dallas. Therefore, the emergency water management triggering measures will be the same as those of the City of Dallas.

Water Awareness may be triggered by any one of the following:

Water supplies are low

Total raw water supply in connected lakes or the western or eastern reservoirs has dropped below 45% (55% depleted) of DWU’s share of the total conservation storage.

Water demand approaches system capacity

Water demand approaches system capacity – Water demand has reached or exceeded 95% of delivery capacity for 2 consecutive days.

Short-term deficiencies limit supply capability

Water demand approaches a reduced delivery capacity for all or part of the system, as determined by DWU and or emergencies specific to the town of Addison.

Contamination

Natural or man-made contamination of the water supply source(s) occurs.

ACTIONS AVAILABLE

Specific actions taken during any drought situation will be determined the City Manager or the official designee. The City Manager may also take other actions not listed, if deemed necessary. Following is a menu of possible actions. All requirements of Stage 2 shall remain in effect during Stage 3 except:

ALL WATER CUSTOMERS

• Foundations, shrubs, and trees may be watered with a hand-held or soaker hose on the same five-day rotational basis as landscapes for up to two hours.
• Public gardens may water only between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.
• Nurseries may water plant stock only between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m.
• Prohibit operations of ornamental foundations.

CITY GOVERNMENT

• Implement and recommend engineering alternatives.
• Continue implementation of all restrictions from previous stages.
• Continue public education campaign teaching and encouraging reduced water use practices.

TERMINATION CRITERIA

All initiated actions will remain in effect until the conditions which triggered Stage 3 have been alleviated. If Stage 3 is initiated because of excessive demands, all initiated actions will remain in effect through September 30 of the year in which they were triggered, or until the director of Dallas Water Utilities determines that conditions exist which will allow removal of Stage 3 actions.

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