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August 2016
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City of Morgan Hill
2015 Urban Water Management Plan
Table 8-2 Restrictions and Prohibitions on End Uses
Stage
Restrictions and
Prohibitions on
End Users Category
Additional Explanation or Reference
Penalty, Charge,
or Other
Enforcement?
0
Landscape - Limit
landscape irrigation
to specific times
Prohibits watering or irrigating lawn, landscape, or other vegetated area 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. with the following exceptions:
- Using a hand-held bucket or similar container
- Using a hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing water shut-off nozzle or
device
- For very short periods of time for the express purpose of adjusting or repairing an
irrigation system
Yes
0
Landscape - Limit
landscape irrigation
to specific times
Prohibits watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape, or other vegetated area using a
system or device that is left unattended for more than fifteen (15) minutes per day
per station. Exceptions include low-flow drip systems where no emitter produces flow
more than two (2) gallons per hour, and weather based controllers or stream rotor
sprinklers with 70% efficiency standard.
Yes
0
Landscape - Restrict
or prohibit runoff
from landscape
irrigation
Prohibits watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape, or other vegetated area that
causes or allows excessive flow or runoff onto sidewalk, driveway, street, etc.
Yes
0
Other - Prohibit use
of potable water for
washing hard
surfaces
No washing down hard or paved surfaces except with the use of hand-held water
container, hand-held hose with a positive self-closing water shut-off device, low-
volume high-pressure cleaning machine equipped to recycle any water used, or low-
volume high-pressure water broom.
Yes
0
Other - Customers
must repair leaks,
breaks, and
malfunctions in a
timely manner
Requires repairs to be made to breaks, leaks, or other malfunctions no more than ten
(10) days upon receiving written notice from the City.
Yes