Res 15-009RESOLUTION NO. 15 -009
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA,
RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER'S DECISION TO APPROVE
THE CITY'S REVISED LANDSCAPE WATERING SCHEDULE AND RESTRICTIONS,
CONSISTENT WITH CHAPTER 8.94 OF THE POWAY MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the City of Poway imports nearly 100% of its potable water supply from
Northern California and the Colorado River via contractual arrangements with the San
Diego County Water Authority and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California;
and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2014, Governor Edmund G. Brown issued a Governors
Proclamation No. 1 -17 -2014 declaring a State of Emergency to exist in California due to
severe drought conditions; and
WHEREAS, the January proclamation calls on all Californians to reduce their water
usage by 20% compared to calendar year 2013 regardless of previously achieved water
use reduction percentages or local water supply enhancements that may have been
implemented since the 1991 drought; and
WHEREAS, on July 15, 2014, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted
regulations requiring urban water suppliers to activate water shortage contingency plans to
a level that activated mandatory outdoor irrigation restrictions so long as they achieved
desired reductions, or risk penalties up to $10,000 per day; and
WHEREAS, on July 22, 2014, the Poway City Manager declared a Level 2 Water
Shortage Alert, and on August 5, 2014, the Council ratified the declaration; and
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2015, the State Water Resources Control Board
expanded and extended emergency water conservation regulations originally established
on July 15, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the State Water Resources Control Board is expected to announce its
water allocations from the State Water Project in early April; and
WHEREAS, on April 14, 2015, the Metropolitan Water District, which distributes
water to Southern California, is expected to decide on water allocation amounts; and
WHEREAS, on April 23, 2015, the San Diego County Water Authority will determine
mandatory water cutbacks for its member agencies including the City of Poway; and
WHEREAS, since Poway's outdoor watering restrictions went into effect in August,
2014, water use in Poway decreased by about 4% when compared with 2013, which falls
short of the Governor's mandate of 20% savings; and
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WHEREAS, Chapter 8.94 of the Poway Municipal Code provides that landscape
watering shall be conducted only in conformance with landscape watering schedules and
restrictions for commercial and residential properties approved by the City Manager; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 8.94 of the Poway Municipal Code states that the watering
schedule and restrictions may address factors such as how many days during the week,
which days of the week, the amount of time per watering station, and other pertinent
details; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager approved a revised landscape water schedule.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway as
follows:
1) As set forth in the Poway Municipal Code Chapter 8.94 — Water Conservation Plan
— the City Manager's decision to approve the City's revised landscape watering
schedule is hereby ratified, and takes effect on May 1, 2015.
2) The revised landscape watering schedule will restrict outdoor irrigation to two days
per week, before 8 a.m. and after 8 p.m., and not during or within 48 hours after
measurable rainfall.
3) The revisions to the landscape watering schedule become effective beginning May
1, 2015.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway at a
regular meeting this 7th day of April, 2015.
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sheila . Cobian, CMC, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Sheila R. Cobian, CIVIC, City Clerk, of the City of Poway, do hereby certify under
penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 15 -009 was duly adopted by the City
Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 7t" day of April 2015, and that it was
so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: CUNNINGHAM, MULLIN, GROSCH, VAUS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: LEONARD
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
Sheila Cobian, CIVIC, City Clerk
City of Poway