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ATTACHMENT 6 E. Level: Stage 4 — 35% or more Mandatory Reduction. Earlier stages have been in effect and the reduction goal is not being met, or new definable events require increasing the reduction goal. The following mandatory restrictions shall be applicable during a Stage 4 activation of the water shortage contingency plan: 1. All of the prohibitions and restrictions set forth during normal supply, as well as the voluntary Stage 1 restrictions, and the prohibitions and restrictions in Stages 2 and 3, shall all be in effect and shall all be mandatory. 2. The irrigation of turf or lawn using potable water is prohibited. All water customers, with the exception of commercial nurseries, golf courses, and other water dependent industries, shall be limited in the use of all other non-lawn area watering to hand-watering from a container of less than five-gallon capacity on Saturday and Sunday only. 3. No person shall drain and refill swimming pools and spas. Nor shall new pools be filled. 4. The use of potable water for washing autos, trucks, trailers, other mobile equipment, and the exterior of any building or structure through a hose, including pressure washing, is prohibited. 5. Laundromats are prohibited from using non-efficient washing machines. 6. Public health and safety: These regulations shall not be construed to limit water use which is immediately necessary to protect public health and/or safety. A. Stage I A; 10 percent voluntary reduction in water use. The director may declare a Stage I A reduction in water use and thereby impose a voluntary reduction in water use as follows: 1. Every customer shall use no more water than the customer used during the comparable billing period in 1990, and every customer shall eliminate wasting potable water in an effort to aid the city in achieving a 10 percent reduction in the amount of water used by all customers during comparable billing periods in 1990. New customers shall not use in excess of 90 percent of the city's estimated consumption for similar customers. 2. To achieve this reduction, each residential customer shall reduce its summer water use by 10 percent, each nonresidential customer shall reduce its summer bimonthly use by 10 percent and ach irrigation customer shall reduce its summer use by 20 percent. B. Stage I B; 15 percent voluntary reduction in water use. The director may declare a Stage I B reduction in water use and thereby impose a voluntary reduction in water use as follows: 1. Every customer shall use no more water than the customer used during the comparable city in achieving a 15 percent reduction in the amount of water used by all customers during comparable billing periods in 1990. New customers shall not use in excess of 85 percent of the city's estimated consumption for similar customers. 2. To achieve this reduction, ch residential customer shall reduce its summer water use ch irrigation customer shall reduce its summer use by 25 percent. C. Stage I C; 20 percent voluntary reduction in water use. The director may declare a billing period in 1990, and every customer shall eliminate wasting potable water in an effort to aid the city in achieving a 20 percent reduction in the amount of water used by all customers during•... - . - - - - ••! • - - - - •- - - - : - -- - -- • ' estimated consumption for similar customers.