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- Section 9.30.050. Amend classifications to match those in existing utility billing system. Add "Special Landscape Area" customers as defined by the California Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, Government Code §65591 et. seq. - Section 9.30.060. Revise stages to match Urban Water Management Plan, and delete references to 1990-91 water usage amounts. - Sections 9.30.070 - 9.30.120. Consolidates these sections to describe how water conservation is calculated. Director of Operation Services to determine reduction based on prior year, or average usage from similar billing periods and customer's prior average usage from 1 to 4 prior years, if available. For example, average July & August 60 day water usage from 2010 = 32 units, 2011 = 28 units, 2012 = 34 units and 2013 = 26 units; 4 year average is 30 units; if Stage 2 m andatory 20% reduction then maximum use in July & August 2014 = 24 units. Also allows consideration of other data if insufficient historic usage. - New Section 9.30.080. Revise existing conservation measures and their applicability at each stage of any declared water shortage. These include new conservation m easures from the Urban Water Management Plan, Tri-Valley Water Retailers Water Shortage Contingency Plan adopted in 2009, best practices from other agencies such as EBMUD, and reflects more current resources such as recycled water. Conservation measures are cumulative, as stated in the code, such that measures from Normal Supply and Stage 1 voluntary 20% all apply plus the listed Stage 2 measures if a Stage 2 mandatory 20% reduction is declared by the City Council. - Old Section 9.30.130 / New Section 9.30.090. Preserves the provision for administrative emergency shut-off. - Old Section 9.30.140 / New Section 9.30.100. This section originally provided for the City Council to adopt penalties for excess water usage as part of the Master Fee Schedule. Penalties were adopted in Resolution 91-59, and increased in amount as the stage of water shortage increased. Penalties are now proposed to be stated directly in the municipal code. The penalties start at an additional $2 for all units on the water bill when the customer does not achieve mandatory reduction. Regular water costs are $1.97 to $3.23 per unit. Additional penalties apply for customers who repeatedly fail to meet reduction goals, and penalties increase as the stage of water emergency becomes more severe. - Old Section 9.30.160 / New Section 9.30.120. Appeals regarding director's adjustments are proposed to be appealable to City Manager, whose consideration of a written appeal is final. Adjustments can be granted for health and safety considerations, economic hardship, medical requirements, or unusual household size. (Sample determinations are provided as Attachment 5.) A redlined version of the recommended changes is included as Attachment 6 Page 3 of 4