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Home My WebLink AboutReso - CC - 038-1991RESOLUTION NO. 38-91 RESOLUTION AMENDING WATER RATIONING PLAN RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame, that WHEREAS, this Council by. its Resolution 28-91 on March 4, 1991 declared an extreme water shortage emergency and adopted a water rationing plan setting forth certain water use rules and regulations, and WHEREAS, it has been determined that amendments are necessary to the provisions concerning penalties and enforcement for water use in excess of allocations; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND DETERMINED that Exhibit "A" attached hereto is hereby adopted as the water rationing plan; it shall supercede in all rresspects Exhibit "A" of Resolution 28-91. Mayor I, JUDITH A. MALFATTI, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 1St day of April 1991, and adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBER: BARTON, LEMBI, 0-MAHONY NOES: COUNCILMEMBER: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER: HA N, PAGLI 0 City -Clerk EXHIBIT A WATER RATIONING PLAN RESOLUTION NO. 38-91 1. Allocations. a. The following allocations of water shall apply during the water shortage emergency and reductions shall apply to similar calendar periods for 1987. 2 Classification Single -Family Residential Multi -Family Residential Commercial, Industrial and Institutions Irrigation & Outside Usage 60 gallons per person per day with maximum of 300 gallons per day per residence. 37% reduction or a maximum of 150 gallons per day per unit; or 60 gallons per person per day whichever is less. 37% Reduction 90% Reduction b. Initial allocations for new accounts shall be established based on the number of occupants of residential units at 60 gallons per person per day and by considering similar uses and/or standard use figures for commercial and in- dustrial. C. A change in use shall be reason to adjust the existing allocation for the new use. d. Banking shall be limited. Those accounts with existing unused allocation (bank) shall retain the unused alloca- tion up to a maximum of 10,000 gallons as of May 31, 1991. After June 1, 1991, banking shall be credited up to 3600 gallons for that bimonthly billing period. Water Use in Excess of Allocation. (a) Penalties. 1) Excess water consumption is all billing units over allocation; 2) Charges for excess water use shall be two times the regular unit charge for each unit in excess of allocation up to 110% of allocation. The charge for excess water use shall be five times the regular unit charge for each unit over 110% of allocation up to 120% of allocation. The charge for excess water use shall be ten times the regular unit charge for each unit over 120% of allocation. 3) No excess use charge shall be applied to any customer using less than 2,000 gallons per month. (b) Flow -restricting Devices. The City Manager may, direct the installation of a flow - restricting device under the following conditions: 1) The customer has been mailed or personally served at least one written warning of being fifty percent (50%) or more over allocation for a billing period or has had a least two (2) written warnings of violations of the use restrictions. 2) The restricting device shall be removed only after a minimum 3 -day period has elapsed and only upon payment of the appropriate installation and removal charges. 3) After one removal of a restricting device, if the customer is again fifty percent (50%) or more over allocation for a billing period or receives another violation notice of the use restrictions, the City may install a flow -restricting device which shall remain in place until this water rationing plan shall terminate and the appropriate charge for removal is paid. 4) No restrictor shall be placed on a customer using less than 6,000 gallons per month. 5) Restriction devices may be installed or water service discontinued if a customer fails to repair broken or defective plumbing within five (5) days after receipt of notice of the need for repairs. (c) Discontinuance of Water Service. The City Manager may direct that water service be discontinued for repeated violations of water use restrictions under the following circumstances: 1) Notice of intention to terminate service shall be delivered by certified mail or personal service. It shall state that a hearing will be held before the City Manager and shall direct the customer to show cause why his service should not be terminated. The notice shall be served at least five (5) days before said hearing. 2) At the hearing the City Manager shall determine whether or not the customer's service shall be restricted, terminated or such other remedy as may be appropriate. His decision may be appealed to the City Council which may affirm, reverse or modify his decision. (d) Meter Siz Charges for installation and removal of flow - restricting devices are as follows: 5/8" to 1" 1-1/2" to 2" 3" and larger Installation Cost $ 50.00 100.00 Actual Cost Removal Cost $25.00 50.00 Actual Cost First installation to be a minimum of three days; second and last installation ten days minimum. Actual cost shall include all material, labor, equipment and overhead charges. The charge for discontinuance of water services shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and shall be paid prior to reactivating the service. 3. The following Regulations and Restrictions are adopted: (a) Broken or defective plumbing, sprinklers, watering or irrigation systems which permit the escape or leakage of water, shall be immediately repaired. (b) Irrigation of lawns, gardens, parks, median strips and landscaping of any type except playing (ball) fields, shall be reduced by 90% as compared to the same billing period of calendar year 1987. (c) No use of water shall be allowed which results in flooding or runoff in gutters, driveways or streets. (d) Potable water shall not be used for washing building structures or parts thereof or any similar purpose. (e) Restaurants shall serve water to customers only upon request. (f) No potable water shall be used to clean, fill or maintain levels in decorative fountains. (g) Sidewalks, walkways, driveways, patios, parking lots, tennis courts or other hard surfaced areas shall not be cleaned using water from hoses or by other use of water directly from faucets or other outlets. (h) Draining and filling of any existing or new swimming pools, spas, hot tubs with City supplied water shall be prohibited. Topping off will be allowed to the extent that the designated allocation is not exceeded. (i) Service connections for new construction incorporating water -saving devices shall be granted as long as condi- tions of this resolution are met, provided no new landscaping shall be installed during the water shortage. Irrigation systems may be installed but not connected. (j) Use of potable water for consolidation of backfill, dust control or other nonessential construction purposes is prohibited. The use of groundwater and/or reclaimed water is permitted when approved by the Department of Health. (k) Water used for all cooling purposes and for commercial car washes must be recycled. (1) Verified water waste as determined by the Department will serve as prima facie evidence that the allocation assigned to the water account is excessive; therefore the allocation will be subject to review and possible reduction. (m) All hoses shall have a positive shut off valve. A hose shall not be used for washing automobiles, motorcycles, RVs, trucks, transit vehicles, trailers, boats or other vehicles. (n) The irrigation of median strips in commercial property with potable water is prohibited. The use of groundwater and/or reclaimed water is permitted when approved by the Department of Public Health. (o) The use of potable water for street sweepers/washers is prohibited. The use of groundwater and/or reclaimed water is permitted when approved by the Department of Public Health. (p) All commercial, industrial and institutional customers not meeting allocations, shall be required to install water saving devices as appropriate. 4. Exceptions. (a) When considering exceptions, the Director of Finance may use the Calendar Year 1986 if the water use records show the customer clearly conserved water in 1987 compared to 1986. (b) If a customer does not have a 1987 record, then the amount of allocation shall be established by considering similar uses and/or standard use figures, such as a standard number of gallons per person per day for residential. 5. Implementation. This plan shall become effective upon adoption by the City Council, except as specified below. (a) Allocations shall be effective on April 1, 1991. (b) Excess use charges shall be effective on bills beginning June 1, 1991. REK/mg (3/26/91) (\REK\EXHIBITA.FMT)