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RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br /> <br />Board Memorandum <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIESDATE <br />:MARCH14, 2016 <br />ITEM NO <br />: 9 <br />File ID –16-0752–Discussion <br />SUBJECTRESOLUTION EXTENDING STAGE THREE OF RIVERSIDE’S WATER <br />: <br />CONSERVATION PROGRAM TO COMPLY WITH THE EXTENSION OF THE STATE <br />WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD MANDATORYEMERGENCY DROUGHT <br />REGULATIONS <br />ISSUES <br />: <br />The issue for Board of Public Utilities considerationis to recommend City Council adopt aresolution that <br />will implement (declare) Stage Three of Riverside’s Water Conservation Program, which extendsto <br />November 7, 2016 the mandatory water restrictions necessary to comply with the California State Water <br />Resources Control Board’s(SWRCB) February 2016 extension of the emergency regulationsrelated to <br />the drought. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities recommendthat the City Council adopt the attached resolution which <br />extendsStage Three of Riverside’s Water Conservation Programto November 7, 2016. <br />BACKGROUND <br />: <br />California is currently in the sixth year of a significant drought resulting in severe impacts to California’s <br />water supplies and its ability to meet all of the demands for water in the State. On January 17, 2014, <br />Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. declared a drought state of emergency. On April 25, 2014,the Governor <br />signed an Executive Order that directedthe SWRCB to adopt emergency regulations as it deems <br />necessary, pursuant to Water Code section 1058.5, to ensure that urban water suppliers implement <br />drought response plans to limit outdoor irrigation andother wasteful water practices. <br />The SWRCB adopted regulations at its meeting on July 15, 2014 which consisted of three requirements: <br />1.a prohibition on certain types of water use; <br />2.an order for all urban water suppliers to implement mandatory conservationmeasures; and <br />3.an order for water suppliers with 3,000 or more service connections to provide monthly data on <br />water production. <br />Theseregulations included prohibitions on certain activities, including: <br />Watering of outdoor landscapes in a manner that causes runoff; <br />Washing of hard surfaces such as driveways and sidewalks except to preserve public health and <br />safety; <br />Washing a motor vehicle, unless the hose is fitted with a shut-off nozzle; and <br />Use of decorative fountains or water features except where thewater is recirculated. <br />Page 64 <br />