Urban Water Management Plan 2015

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?

Other - Prohibit

vehicle washing

except at facilities

using recycled or

recirculating water

All commercial conveyor car wash systems must have installed recirculating water

systems, or secured a waiver of this requirement from the City.

Yes

Landscape - Limit

landscape irrigation

to specific days

Limits watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area to three to

five days per week (as necessary to achieve reductions as determined in the discretion

of the superintendent) on a schedule

established and posted by the City. During the months of November through March,

watering or irrigating of lawn, landscape or other vegetated area with potable water is

limited to no more than one day per week on a schedule established and posted by

the City. This provision does not apply to landscape irrigation zones that exclusively

use

very low flow drip type irrigation systems when no emitter produces more than two

(2) gallons of water per hour. This provision also does not apply to watering or

irrigating by use of a hand-held bucket or similar container, a hand-held hose

equipped with a positive self-closing water shut-off nozzle or device, or for very short

periods of time for

the express purpose of adjusting or repairing an irrigation system.

Yes

Other - Customers

must repair leaks,

breaks, and

malfunctions in a

timely manner

Requires repairs to be made to breaks, leaks, or other malfunctions within seventy-

two (72) hours upon receiving written notice from the City, unless other arrangements

are made with the City.

Yes