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Water Shortage Contingency Plan <br />Table 4. Water Shortage Contingency Plan Demand Reduction Actions (DWR Table 8-2) <br />THE CITY OF <br />PLEASANTON <br />Expand Public Information <br />Demand Reduction Actions <br />How much is this going to <br />Penalty, Charge, <br />Shortage <br />or, down It. <br />reduce the shortage gap? <br />Additional Explanation or Reference <br />or Other <br />Outdoor irrigation of lawn and ornamental landscaping shall be <br />Theo ore the only co q—, mot <br />Include units used <br />Up to 25% reduction in <br />Enforcement? <br />Level <br />will be accepted by the WUEdoro <br />(volume type or <br />(optional) <br />supgim <br />2 <br />Doone submittal root Select those <br />'hero 1. <br />Percentage) <br />rvaww^tin <br />Increase Frequency of Meter <br />Commercial customers should post waterconservation messages <br />Track customer water usage using advanced metering <br />prohibition <br />Reading <br />(see Note l( <br />infrastructure (AMI) <br />No <br />1 <br />Construction activities shall use recycled water, ratherthan <br />Will be determined by City's response to upcoming State Water <br />water for construction and dust <br />centro) <br />Reduce S stem Water Loss <br />y <br />Could reduce system loss <br />Loss Standard. Ci tywiII be develo pingo water loss program to <br />No <br />by up to 25-35% <br />address requirement. <br />Increase Water Waste Patrols <br />Expand Public Information <br />Public information campaign would be expanded upon each <br />m <br />Capaign <br />(see Note l) <br />stall;chadip. <br />No <br />Outdoor irrigation of lawn and ornamental landscaping shall be <br />Landscape - Limit landscape <br />Up to 25% reduction in <br />limited to one day per week Octoberthrough March, and no more <br />irrigation to specific days <br />landscape irrigation use <br />than three non-consecutive days per week April through <br />Yes <br />2 <br />September. <br />CII - Other CII restriction or <br />Commercial customers should post waterconservation messages <br />prohibition <br />(see Note 1) <br />on bathroom lavatory mirrors. <br />No <br />Other- Prohibit use of potable <br />3,000gaI/acre/day for <br />Construction activities shall use recycled water, ratherthan <br />water for construction and dust <br />centro) <br />construction areas <br />to h stormmanderthat does <br />system. result in water <br />discharging to the storm dein system. <br />dischapotablrging <br />Yes <br />City defines this activity as increasing water waste response by <br />Increase Water Waste Patrols <br />(see Note 1) <br />leveraging potential leak data through City's Meter Management <br />No <br />Program. <br />Depends on extentand <br />Decrease Line Flushing <br />frequency ofcurrent <br />Citywill evaluate line 8ushingon a case-by-case basisto ensure <br />No <br />3 <br />flushing activities <br />no reduction to water quality. <br />Lawn watering and landscape irrigation, for all customer classes, <br />shall be reduced to no more than one day per week during the <br />Landscape - Limit landscape <br />Up to 33% reduction in <br />months of October through March, and no more than two non- <br />Yes <br />irrigation to specific days <br />landscape irrigation use <br />consecutive days per week during the months of April through <br />September. <br />Single-family residential individually metered and multi -family <br />(non -irrigation) classes shall be limited in the use of all outdoor <br />watering to hand -watering using a hose with a positive shut-off <br />rimle, drip, or subsurface irrigation on two non-consecutive days <br />perweekonly. <br />Commercial nurseries, public sport fields, golf courses, and other <br />waterdependent i ndustries shall work together with dry staff <br />Landscape - Limit landscape <br />Up to 56% reduction in <br />under the direction of the directorto develop an approved <br />Yes <br />irrigation to specific days <br />landscape irrigation use <br />irrigation schedule. <br />4 <br />All other water customer classes shall be limited in the use of all <br />outdoor watering to hand -watering using a hose with a positive <br />shut-off nozzle, drip, orsubsurface irrigation to two non- <br />consecutive weekdays; specified as Mondays and Thursdays <br />unless otherwise granted permission for alternate watering days <br />Iby the director. <br />Other- Prohibit vehicle washing <br />100-200 <br />Washing of autos, trucks, trailers, and other types of mobile <br />except at facilities using <br />gal/year/residential <br />equipment is permitted only at commercial car wash facilities <br />Yes <br />recycled or recirculating water <br />connection <br />that recycle all or part of the water. <br />Water Features - Restrict water <br />5 use decorativewaterconservation, <br />Public display of <br />Potable water shall not be used for decorative ponds, basi ns, <br />Yes <br />features, such as fountains <br />such <br />see Note 1 <br />_ <br />lakes, waterways, and fountains. <br />The irrigation of turf or lawn using potable water is prohibited. <br />All water customers, with the exception of commercial nurseries, <br />golf courses, sport fields, and other water dependent industries, <br />shall be limited in the use of all other non -lawn area watering to <br />Landscape - Limit landscape <br />6 <br />Up to 60% reduction in <br />hand-wateringfrom a containerof lessthan five -gallon capacity <br />Yes <br />irrigation to specific days <br />landscape irrigation use <br />on Saturday and Sunday only. The aforementioned water <br />dependent industries shall work with city staff under the <br />direction of the di rector to develop an approved irrigation <br />_ <br />schedule. <br />NOTES: (1) T rese actions boost the effectiveness of other actions, so a shortage <br />gap reduction estimate cannot be quantified. (2) Actions introduced in a <br />lower stage will also be used in higher stages, <br />unless otherwise noted. <br />8 City of Pleasanton <br />Last Revised: 05-05-21 <br />