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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - April 15, 1992 (52)CIN OF LODI AGENDA TITLE: 1992 Water Conservation Program MEETING DATE: '1 15, 1992 PREPARED BY: PuDl is Works Director COUNCIL COMMUNICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: This item is for information only. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: T! e City Council. at its last regular Council meeting of April 1, 1992, asked for a recap of the City's water conservation program. The original water conservation ordinance was adopted by the City Council i n 1977 and was not changed until last year. At that time. the following major changes were made to the ordinance: 1. Established no watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. from May 1 through September 30. 2. Eliminated Monday as a landscape watering day. The watering days are as follows: ° Premises having odd numbered street addresses on Yednesday, Friday and Sunday; Premfses having even numbered street addresses on Tuesday. Thursday, and Saturday. 3. Made provisions for watering new lawns and plantings aside the allowed watering times and days. 4. Increased fines for wasting water. 5. Provided control of overxaterina during winter months. Starting Monday, April 13, 1992. the City w i I I be using three part-time Water Conservation Officers to patrol for water wasting and to answer water complaint cabs. These part-time personnel w i I I be rotated to provide patrol at all different hours. I n addition to water conservation patrol and responding to complaints, our 1992 program w i I I include: 1. Active participation in Yater Awareness Month during the month of Hay. 2. Providing an information booth at the Lodi Grape and Wine Festival during the month of September. 3. Participating in the annual County Conservation Fair in October with an information booth. 4. Providing an infomation booth at the City's Crime Prevention Fair in May. APPROVED THOUAS A PETERSON C*V Marr ncrc.a ww. CC -1 CHATB;U0.1/TXTW.02M (CO -COM) April 8, 1992 l" 1992 Water Conservation Program Apri 1 15. 1992 Page 2 Promoting water conservation i n a joint effort with the Lodi News Sentinel to produce a semiweekly artirle called "Water Wise". Continuation of our classroom education program. 1116 will again enlist the help of all Public Works and other City personnel to alert the Water Conservation Office of water waste occurrences. Attached for your information i s the information sheet which our Water Conservation Officers use as a handout or when giving a water waster their first informal water waste notice. The City of Lodi also has available to the public the attached magnetic reminder of Lodi watering days and times. These can be picked up at no charge at City Hall or our Water Conservation Office at 1331 South HEm Lane, Lodi. The annual cost of our total water conservation program last year was approximately $42,000. At the same time. we realized a savings in water pumping costs of approximately $60,000. Water conservation does pay for itself. FUNDING: Not applicable. ack Ronsko Works Director JLR/Im Attachments CMATERCO.Z/T 10.02M (CQ.COM) April 6, 1992 F ZLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WATER CONSERVATION OFFICE (209) INFORMATION SHEET 333-6829 Requirements of the City of Lodi Water Conservation Ordinance .............................................................................................................. Ordinance R"ulrements -JhW ll ftludga but is rent limited to: 1. Allowing a controllable leak of water to go unrepaired. 2 Watering lawns. flovver beds. landscaping, ornamental plants or gardens except on watering days as follows: Odd -numbered addresses on Wednesday. Friday and Sunday; Even -nu m bered addresses on Tuesday. Thursday. and Saturday. (WATERING IS NOT Al LOWER ON MONDAYS) 3. Watering lawns, flower beds. landscaping. ornamental plants and gardens between to a.m. and 6 p.m. from May 1 through September 30 each year. p011lii"$1M DEMEd THOSE HOURS IS NOT AIIOVYI=DI 4. Washing down sidewalks. driveways, parking areas. tenets courts, patios. other paved areas or buildings a Washing any motor vehicle, trailer, boat. moveable equipment except with a bucket. A hos* shall be used for rinsing only and for not more than three (3) minutes. 6. Use ora hose without a positive start off name. 7. Allowing excess water to flow into a gkmer or any drainage area for longer than three (3) minutes. a Ove watefing lawns or landscapes fro rim November t through February 28. or during and Immediately afief a rain. ■.�/a#!##R##f#Kiri**yflrf/x#i!**#1#*#!/f■.....�i//i##/ft/ii!!#i#*!##ifiR/i!i►//#tft/#iAH####!f#!//f!#*fRf*w* WOW WMUM bates and EMoraernent - Educatton and cooperation is our first goal, but the R)Nowing eilorconem % procedvres and charges will be followed for water wasting. -1st Water Waste - City will leave an information sheet deserlbing thewaste so that it may be ct rrected. -2nd Water Waste'- City will give written notice requiring corrective action. -3rd Water Waste*- City will ghre written notice, and a $35 charge wll I be added to the next utliity bill, -4th Water WM**- Citywill give written notice, and a $75 charge will be added to the next utility bill, the This is Not a CiteHer, ifyou have received any previous notice within the last 12 months. 8 written notice will follow. Revised 5/91 MSG - 216 WATER uONSERVATi4N OHDINANCE Lodi Municipal Code,ChWer 131M. Atticle tit. wast•. (Section 13.ob.?," N ti nes event of a - — 4*acre of within a 12 month pealed. t Gay him sand a «arrear nmtiir lite dmm. tlanfe) end Waft) of The waste of water is prohibited and any waste shah make the person W440 wasta to the person ww ?@MOre $ata utility bill for Nes OJI)OCt to the provisions of this artit o. premiere *hsra the .rwaie►p IeNned. Mention 13.09-2301 wafts Of water' i►tclnrdre but is not Wnited to the foWw*i% a1. Fad►we to repair a o0wo"able teak of .rater, 13. The watariwp, of lawns flovrrbedt. Irdaorp0l, , ornsrntntal plants Or Owdans an days or at tirrrat olho "min those showed in Section 13.06.240 of this artiste; C. WNMWtg of *kWMN %. driv ooll". parking area$, teralia monrta. patio.. M*Oft Of Other tideem paved areas Or buildktps eitpapl wfwn required to rsrrtove any splNepe of arbalmnoat Mat may be a dwW 10 pudic haattlt at saaety; O. Washing will water any rrtaft vettictes, trailers or nwvabia equipment oehtM sere rsigt a Fin,+serest ate sftmtaitg ter valmlcM or equipwwd bV we of ■ hose ter not mare Mean til talsmio e: F. Use of a hose without a po*h* slat ors nomie; F. The snares walnktg of any area so that vralur Vows Melo a boater or army d inapa are for a period ermoetdkrg thus mkw tw Q The unnecessary nmw tg of waw in any residential, oatrnerdet or industrial e0011 h'ftIr I alb the fIcer. pwfrtwnt, flronoid at (team afty drain at aalnegr arm with any 04m4w temt or In trey way for mora then H. ivar water ft of lavwms or Banda mpm fmtrm November i Ovaugh F46PAry M at dufing or kntnedm* bNowiil a rain. WatOffIV d&rNt*Us• (Section 13.09.240) A. Olrya. 'no of lar- k llowapeQs. iaredscapkng. OrttartarttM phnts or gardsra Woegomd the Vest rah be allowed as ioladna►t: t. Pfwr* eh■ bg odd w4ra mmad street addresses on Wadomeday. Fddry sed Sander. 2. Promfees lad even nuttbarsd Street addressee an Tuesday. Thursday, avid as lurday. g. Hours. Waft'" of fawns. flowarbod kndmmpft ofim WntM pirate or gardens stall be showed at ewy haw em oept Mat between MW 1 sed September 30 OrAmitva) of each yew waterkq betweat the hours of 10 a.m, and 0 pm Is pmol+bksd EnforceflsefN prpoedtatfes. Owtk)n t3.os.290) A. Whenever the cky ll mats aware of a wastes ©f water the City own rW* the parson at go prfntisee where the waste d wool ooaemd by delko" an Irtfmmwlbn $Met. The Ittlorrrtaeion Sheat shad d.sm 0 v the wash of walsr In ader that tt be corrocled, oared or abated krnrrnedhalN�r or wilhkt such spaolNe4 time ea ties Gry believes N rarsortabie urn�ar illi.' okclonv mote. In addition, the Information Shat may be giver► b any other person known to the sky who is responsible for that haste of water or the oorrection thereof and may be defivand to the premises every tkma a waste of Water occurs G. an ue event of a lardwaste wales wghkn t2 wtomflw mf army Previous was" d tarn, a vwlltart wN nes awe n d I p- - i Wp a t lktr- doles chWV b be add" real ww Wit mOft DIll. a. bt the evesof a south tuella Mater wfi A 12 trtontfa of arty previous tvaeM of +alar, a weNeew WIN be wmaNeO MMetirr0 a seventy bve dolly Cho"b ba to as Wert mon" Y bin E. In tete avant of a f0h or eaY vrafas of oiler within 12 months of any previa+$ w=91 of a wrttteh 010"Cle wOt ba rnahtd assaplrtp a one hundred and Nfty Chard. b be added ter the rwA ma►tMy nay+. dhr wmay also, rete owner a taer to pay ttx Hee oat d briahation of ■water aerobe ha a prerequitifs to continuing service. The City nit also a lbw too Now devlme an eht ureter srrvica and raquir die a esu 10 pay for the eget- nal installation arta/or removal. St kt apalca lon (swim ta.o� �e0) rt taw Puthlic Wake Di►aao► Cir a rapmaertraasa detenwktea else serfeae application of $fryd time of fhis rsele may rause Un" in ddel or ptafsaie htrai1ah a b aloha, or N wear speeht okroumammow rxiM. an abiet owl be vaalrad. "mill grarrna0ertgsisvrarld kncfnmde� btR dot tet as/aAyil,w ft speck newly carded arses. wealhing dawn samara wast had preewr wwftirng a buhdhng be1®re psYNYrg dS I IN d ate pAMie war dkeesor may ha appeal" 10 ars Cay as daeaxibetf In 13.09296 of this amide. Appeals. maation t3.o3.?70) IF Ne fulling made by the Pinbhs worha is h uas"aftnory b taw Paean + ommins r+wraii0eltNon. at. nW. within troy deya $fan motllintion C stat C1tY1► aetloti, a Mitten appasl so the city 0ourraN. The vwtitan tpprM tiveN be by aha Cary Gornall vMatkt >*b days horn era dries d m The Shall aures a Nur ndwp an the appeal wlihfN frilly drys the heasYag The ^Of Wbrlrs Director's dadsiort. eotian or (hail res isim an dASCt during Such p ttoe d reoonskWaNah erorpt my scarps abeaad wider lays amide will be stayed unth the Clly hM triadky dsdafow. VblattkWkWmflon. M cam n3*2sq In addition to de enforossn"w chwom art forth in this articte, any Person who we lseW4 defined In this atticio. may oho be charged with an iniraoapw. EatterpencyWatWCoatb~ipn- a oeef.acO rt>13.W-N f The purpose of wrwgmW *awQXW anh to and moe" wP-*—ateP-*—and/or mQply da entMlQthe low wow" cannot Or may not be adegmm and des Mice b rich derrerdt may rear In harm to the water Syrian and/or the health and seely We public The public Works Oiwcloror a npressntatiw slwh deterrmire the deers of wy nerger detennk►a Must additional restrictions of water use or otter appropri4ction as mutt be taken to protect the tater system and the cilizent Lod. so muerte tem Simms intlDr UtKtn LODPS WATERING DAYS AND TIMES IDDD street addresses: Sunday, Wednesday and Friday EVEN t addresses: Tuesday, Thurs ay and Saturday NO wawwv bftwom 1 Oam and ap o May 1 st thru Snotwr bw 30th