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suspension of the current 25% mandatory reduction that will allow for additional information from the State regarding 2015 water allocations. After the 90 days, at the Council's April 21, 2015 meeting, staff anticipates that depending on projected water supplies, the City Council will consider action to continue the current emergency drought measures or reduce them to match the minimum State of California requirements. Notwithstanding any suspension of the City's stage 3 mandatory reductions, State restrictions are still in place for all Californians and these will remain in effect until at least April 15, 2015. A summary of these requirements are: 1. 20% voluntary water reduction over the 2013 consumption. 2. Irrigate in a manner that does not create runoff or flooding of water. 3. Irrigate only between 6 PM and 9 AM. 4. Do not irrigate on consecutive days and only once per week October through March, 2 days a week April through September. 5. Do not water hardscape surfaces, sidewalks, patios, driveways, etc. 6. Fix water leaks within no more than 8 hours after detection. 7. Restaurants only serve water on request. 8. Must use a cover for swimming pools. 9. No use of potable water for ponds, fountains, and other water features. 10.No use of potable water for construction if a feasible alternate source is available (recycled water). 11.No use of potable water for pressure washers. If unforeseen drought conditions should dramatically change in the interim, staff will return to Council for authorization to continue the emergency declaration to protect the community water supplies and act accordingly to the situation. It is important that the community know and remember that the drought is not yet over and that we all need to be vigilant and keep our consumption as low as possible and do all that we can to comply with 20% voluntary reduction over 2013 use. While we received a significant amount of rain in December 2014 to start the new water year, January 2015 turned out to be as dry as 2014. Precipitation has increased in February with rain and snow in the Sierra's during the last few days in the month. General Water Matters The slightly improved outlook for 2015 compared to this time in 2014 is encouraging. Nonetheless, staff remains confident that the community will continue to be engaged in exercising water conservation whenever possible and remains hopeful for additional precipitation through the remainder of the winter. On December 1st, 2014 the State Water Project released its initial allocation for 2015 supplies at 10%. With the full Zone 7 request of 80,619 acre/ft for the Tri-Valley, that resulted in delivery allocation of 8,062 acre/ft for 2015. This allocation was revised up to 15% on January 15, 2015 for a total allotment now of 12,093 ac/ft. The State revised the water supply allocation again on March 2, 2015 to 20% to 16,124 acre/ft for 2015. This number will be revised as the season progresses and we find out how much precipitation the state receives in March. The allocation last year kept changing due to weather conditions and we ended up at 0% allocation through the summer until September 1, 2014, when it was revised up to 5% for the remainder of the year. Zone 7 reported at its December 2014 meeting it has Page 3of4