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Chapter 9 Demand Management Measures THE CITY OF PL£ASANTON The City anticipates continuing and possible expansion of its water conservation program to meet the upcoming new legislative regulatory requirements under the Making Water Conservation a California Way of Life plan currently under development. 9.2.1 Water Waste Prevention Ordinances 9.2.1.1 DMM Description The City prohibits water waste within its service area, as defined by PMC §14.04.060 with permanent wasteful water use violations of water service. In 1991, the City approved Ordinance No. 1508, which added Chapter 9.30 of the PMC and established water conservation stages and prohibitions to prevent water waste. In March 2014, City Council approved a significant update to PMC Chapter 9.30, which updated the definitions of water shortage stages with associated levels of water rationing, the expected water conservation measures under each stage, and prohibitions of wasteful water use when the chapter is in effect. A water shortage emergency can be declared by either the City Manager or by resolution of the City Council. As described in Chapter 8, a water shortage can expand the City's water use restrictions, depending on the shortage stage as defined in the City's Water Management Plan. 9.2.1.2 Implementation over the Past Five Years to Achieve Water Use Targets To protect and preserve the community water supply, eliminating water waste is always essential, regardless of the water supply level. Therefore, PMC Chapter 14.04 defines wasteful water use as violations of water service. To incorporate the importance of recycled water as an alternative to landscape irrigation service within the City's recycled water distribution system, PMC Section 14.04.060 was updated in February 2018 to include a new definition of water waste: use of potable water for outdoor landscaping through a dedicated irrigation meter within the City's recycled water use area. The City's current definitions of water waste include: 1. Use of potable water between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to irrigate grass, lawns, groundcover, shrubbery, crops, vegetation, and trees, with the exception of hand watering and drip irrigation. 2. The application of potable water to outdoor landscaping in a manner that causes runoff such that water flows onto adjacent property, non -irrigated areas, private and public walkways, roadways, parking lots or structures. 3. Use of potable water to irrigate outdoor landscaping during and within 48 hours after measurable rainfall. 4. Use of potable water to wash down sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking lots, open ground or other hard surface areas by the direct application of water thereto, unless needed for health or safety reasons. 5. Use of potable water in non -recirculating decorative ponds, fountains and other water features, with the exception of child water -play features. 6. Allowing potable water to escape from breaks within the person or consumer's plumbing system for more than eight hours after the person or consumer is notified or discovers the break. WEST YOST 9-2 City of Pleasanton 2020 Urban Water Management Plan May 2021