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REQUEST: Utility Department Requesting the City Commission Adopt Resolution
#2001-09 Implementing Water Shortage Restrictions.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this Board item is for the City Commission adopt Resolution
#2001-09 implementing Water Shortage Restrictions as provided for in Ordinance
#2001-11.
CONSIDERA TIONS:
This resolution is needed to implement water shortage restrictions that are
necessary to protect the water resources that have been negatively impacted by the lack of
rainfall the last two years, This resolution enables staff to enforce the water restrictions
implemented on January 15,2001 by the St. Johns River Water Management District. It
exceeds SJRWMD restrictions by the fact that residential reclaimed water usage is
proposed to be included in the ordinance,
It is our intent to exclude reclaimed water irrigation by the golf courses and parks
in the proposed resolution, The golf courses and our Parks Director have indicated that
they will work to voluntary comply with the restrictions for rough areas, practice fields,
passive areas, and other non-play areas, The irrigation restrictions issued by the
SJRWMD order declaring a severe water shortage within Seminole County have been
previously distributed and this resolution mimics those restrictions with the addition of
reclaimed water.
Staff is recommending the inclusion of reclaimed water for the following reasons:
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March 26,2001
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. Reclaimed water should also be considered a resource
. Reclaimed demand exceeded supply 19 times in 2000 (ran out)
· Un~formity of enforcement
· Ifwe utilize the well on the golf course to augment the reclaimed water
supply, the SJRWMD requires reclaimed water irrigation to also
follow the restrictions. In 2000, we augmented with 81 million gallons
from the well.
Police, Code Enforcement and Utility staff will conduct enforcement of the
restrictions,
FUNDING:
No funding is needed at this time, It is anticipated that any revenues collected
from fines would go to the General fund to cover enforcement costs,
RECOMMENDA TION:
It is recommended that the City Commission adopt Resolution #2001-09
Declaring an Emergency Water Shortage and Implementing the Restrictions
included in the Resolution,
IMPLEMENTA TION:
Notification of the restrictions will included in the water bill, newsletter and a press
release, Enforcement will be by Utility, Code Enforcement and Police staff
ATTACHMENTS:
1, Resolution #2001-09
COMMISSION ACTION:
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF WINTER
SPRINGS DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WATER SHORTAGE
CONDITION AND IMPLEMENTING THE RESTRICTIONS
DEFINED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF PRIOR
INCONSISTENT RESOLUTIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Winter Springs has received below average rainfall
for the last two years resulting in significantly lower groundwater levels; and
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WHEREAS, conditions are such that there is a possibility that insufficient
good quality water will be available to meet user demands and a reduction in total water
use within the area is necessary to protect water resources from serious harm; and
WHEREAS, City Ordinance #2001-11, Section 19-203, authorized the
implementation of water restrictions by, adoption of a resolution; and
WHEREAS, 'the S1. Johns River Water Management District issued an Order
Declaring A Severe Water Shortage effective January 15, 2001; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 40C-21, Florida Administrative Code is the SJRWMD's
Water Shortage Plan; and
WHEREAS, the SJRWMD imposed Phase " Severe Water Shortage
Restrictions in accordance with 40C-21.631, F,AC. as part of the Order;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SEC~ION I - The City Commission of the City of Winter Springs hereby
declares that an emergency water shortage condition exists affecting Winter Springs said
emergency and the water restrictions set forth hereunder shall continue in full force and
effect until such time the City Commission adopts a resolution declaring the emergency
has ceased to exist.
SECTION II - Landscape irrigation for all water sources, including reclaimed
water, is limited to two days per week and shall not occur between the hours of 10:00 AM,
and 4:00 P.M. Irrigation of existing landscape with even or no addresses is only allowed
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on Thursday and Sunday; odd addresses are limited to Wednesday and Saturday. New
landscape is authorized to be irrigated on any day between the hours of 4:00 P,M, and
10:00 AM, during the first 60 days following its installation, Reclaimed usage by golf
courses and public parks shall be voluntarily reduced and exempt from these provisions,
Personal vehicle washing and hand watering are permitted using a handheld hose
equipped with an automatic shut off nozzle. Agricultural, nursery, and commercial car
washing restrictions are in accordance with F.AC, 40C-21-631 - Phase II Severe Water
Shortage, a copy of which is attached hereto and fully incorporated herein by this
reference,
SECTION III - The water restrictions set forth hereunder shall be enforced
by the City as provided for in Ordinance #2001-11,
SECTION IV - All prior inconsistent resolutions of the City Commission are
hereby repealed in their entirety to the extent of the conflict with this resolution,
SECTION V - This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption by
the City Commission.
Passed and adopted this 9th day of April ,2001.
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PAUL P. PARTYKA, MIJORi
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2. Irrigation of fairways, rouftis and nonplaying areas on the first nine holes
course ill be restricted to the hours of 12:01 a,m, to 8:00 a,m. on Monday, Wednes
Sat urday .
3. Irrigation of fairways, rou~lS and nonplaying areas on the last nin of the
course will be r tricted to the hours of 12:01 a.m, to 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Thurs and Sunday.
4. A lications of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides should b coordinated with
irrigation schfflules.
(f) Watff B
1. Watff bas creation watff use should be voluntarily r uced.
2. Draining of fac . ies into seWffS or onto impe:vious s faces will be prohibited.
(4) Miscellaneous
(a) Heating and Air condi . ning Use
1. The use of watff for heat will be restricte to that amount of watEr necessary to
maintain a maximum temperature of 68 de Fahrenhe' .
2. The use of watEr for cooling an . co itioning will be restricted to that amount of
watff necessary to maintain a minimum temperatu of 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) DewaeringUse
Discharge of fresh watff to tide from waering . I be prohibited.
(c) Othff Outside Uses
1. Washing and cleaning st s. or othEr impe:vious areas with
watff will be prohibited.
2.. Mobile equipmen washing with watEr will be res . ted to the hours and days
prescribed for existing landscae irrigation in paragraph (3)(c). using only w vollIIl1e methods.
3. Outside' pr ure cleaning shall be restricted to only low lIIl1e methods. sevm
days per week
A (d) Divffs' n and impoundment into non-District facilities watff used
impoundment into n-District facilities should be voluntarily reduced.
(e) thetic Use
1. Outside aesthetic uses of watff will be prohibited.
2. Insile aesthetic uses of watEr should be vohmtarily reduced.
Sped1ic uthority: 373.044, 373.113 F.S. Law Implemented: 373.175, 373246. F.5. HisbJry--New
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40C-21.631 Phase IT Severe Water Shortage. The folbwing restrictions shall apply when a
Phase II watff shortage is declared by the District.
(1) EssmtiallDomestkfUtility/Comrrercial
(a) Essmtial Use
1. The use of watEr for flfefighting. and health or medtal purposes will not be
restricted.
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Fire hydrant flushing will be undfftaken only on an emergency basis.
Sanitary seWEr line flushing and testing will not be restricted except on a voluntary
(b)
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per day.
Household and Domestic Type Use
Residential type domestic use should be vollHltarily reduced to 50 galbns per person
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2, Domestic type use in industrial and co~rcial estrolishments should be vohmtarily
reduced.
(c) Water Utility Use
1. Initial pressure at the point of use (meter) will be reduced by 15% where it is
operationally feasible to do so. Prior to the reduction of pressure, the utility will notifY the
appropriate f1m-f1ghting agencies and make arrangements for diroct commmicatbn when additional
pressure is required. .
2. New water line flushing and disinfection will be restricted to the hours of 9:00 p.m.
to 7:00 a.m. seVEn days per week
3. As appropriate the utility should institute additional vollIDtary conservatioo
measures such as reclaiming of backwash water, improving and accelerating leak detoction surveys
and repair progams, installing and calibrating meters, and stabilizing and equalizing system
pressures.
(d) Power Production Use
Water used for power production should be vollIDtarily reduced.
(e) Conurercial and Industrial Process Use
1. Conurercial car washes will be restricted as folbws:
a. for washes servicing passenger vehicles and mobne equipment weiWing less than 10,000
pounds.
i. use in excess of 75 galk:>ns per wash will be prohibited and
ii. use equal to or less than 75 galk:>ns per wash should be vollIDtarily redoced:
b. for washes servicing mobne equipment weiWing 10,000 pouOOs or more,
i. use in excess of 150 galk:>ns per wash will be prohibited and
Hi. use equal to or less than 150 galbns perwash should be vollIDtarily reduced.
11- 2. Water use for conurercial and industrial processes should be vollUltarily redoced.
(2) Agriculture
(a) Agricultural Use
1. Overhead irrigation, inch.tding portable volume guns, will be restricted to the hours of
2:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m.
2. Low volume irrigation hours will not be restricted.
3. Flood and seepage irrigation will not discharge tailwaters from the property.
4. All irrigation systems will be,opernted in a manner that will maximize the percmtage
of water withdrawn and held whim is plared in the root zone of the crop and will minimize the
amolIDt of water which is witlxlrawn and released or lost to the user but is not immooiately avafiable
for other users.
5. Users having access to more than one source Class will maximize the use of the lesser
or least restricted source class.
(b) Livestock Use
Livestock water use should be voluntarily redoced.
(c) Aqu((;ultural Use
Aqu((;ultural water use should be vollIDtarily reduced.
(d) Soil Flooding
1. Soil flooding for pest control or soil preservation will be prohibited.
2. Soil flooding to permit harvestingof sod should be vollIDtarily redoced.
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(e) Freeze Protection
WatEr use for freeze protection will be reslricted to sitrntions in whidl official weather
forecastingservices predict temperature; likely to cause permUlent damage to crops and when the
wet bulb temperature drops to 43 Fahrenheit or lOWEr,
(3) Nursery/Landscape Irrigat ionJRecrea ion
(a) Nursery Use
1. Low volume irrigation uses and low volume hand watEring should be vollUltarily
reduced.
2. Overhead irrigation uses will be restricted as follows:
a. insiie - 8:00 am. to 8:00 p.m., seVEn days per week
b. outside - 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., on odd numbered days.
3. Flood irrigation systems w.ill be restricted to 6 days per month.
4. Ap P lications of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides should be coordinated with
irrigation schedules.
(b) Landscape irrigation - New Installation
1. For iristallatiOns which have been in p lare for less than 30 day s and
a. less than 5 acres in size, watEr use for irrigation shall be restricted to the hours of 2:00 a.m.
to 8:00 a.m., Monday. Wednesday and Friday,
b. 5 acres or greater in size, watEr use for irrigation shall be restricted to'the hours of
12:01 a.m. to 8:00 a.ffi., Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
2. Low volume hand watEring of new lands cap ingshould be vollUltarily reduced.
3. Clealing and adjusting of new irrigation systems will be restricted to 10 minutes per
zone on a one time basis.
(c) Landscape Irrigation - Existing Installation ,
1-, 1. For existing installations less than 5 acre; in size, watEr use for irrigation will be
restricted to thehoUls of 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., two days per week
a. Installations with odd addresses will be permitted to irrigate on Wednesday and
Sat urday .
b. Installations with even addresses or no address will be permitted to irrigate on
Thursday and SunPciy.
2. For existing installations 5 acres or greaer in size, watEr use for irrigation will be
restricted to the hOUlS of 12:01 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., two days per week
a. Installations with odd addresses will be permitted to irrigate on Wednesday and
Sat urday .
b. Installations with even addresses or no address will be permitted to irrigate on
Thursday and Sunday.
3. Ap P lieations of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides should be coordinated with
irrigation schedules.
(d) Recreation Area Use
Existing and new recreation area wate: use will be restricted as provided in paragraphs ( b)
and (c) respecti~ly.
(e) Golf Course Use
1. Irrigation of greens and tees should be voluntarily teduced and will be accomp Iished
during nonclay light hours.
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. l 2. Irrigation of fairways. roUgIS and nonplaying areas on the fLrst nine hole; of the
course will be reslricted to the hours of 12:01 a,m, to 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday and Saturday.
3. Irrigation of fairways. roUgIS, and nonplaying areas on the last nine holes of the
course will be reslricted to the hours of 12:01 a.m, to 8:00 a.m. on Thursday and Sunday.
4. Applications of fertilizers. herbicides and pesticides should be coordinated with
irrigation schooules.
(f) Wate:- Basoo Recreation Use
1. Wate:- basoo recreation wate:- use should be vollUltarily reduced.
2. Draining of facilities into sewffS or onto impevious surfaces will be prohibited.
3. Existing facilities will not be refilled except for makeup water.
(4) Miscellaneous
(a) Heating and Air Conditioning Use
1. The use of wate:- for heating will be reslricted to that amolUlt of wate:- necessary to
maintain a maximum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. The use of wate:- for air conditioning will be restricted to that amolUlt of wate:-
necessary to maintain a minimum temperature of 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) Dewa:eringUse
Discharge of fresh wate:- to tide from dewa:eringwill be prohibited.
(c) Othe:- Outside Uses
1. Washing or cleaning strrets, driveways: sidewalks. or other impffVious areas with
wate:- will be prohibited.
2. Mobile equipment washing with wate:- will be restricted to the hours and days
prescribed for existing lands cap e irrigation in p aragrap h (3) (c) using only low volume methods.
3. Outside pressure cleaning will be reslricted to only low volume methods. sevm days
per week.
A (d) Diversion and impoundment into non-District facilities water used for diversion and
impoundment into non-District facilities should be voltmtarily reduced.
(e) Aesthetic Use
1. Outside aesthetic uses of wate:- will be prohibited.
2. Insne aesthetic uses of wate:- should be volWltarily reduced.
Spedfic Authority: 373.044, 373.113 F.S. Law Impkmented: 373.175, 373246, F.S. HisfDry--New 1-
1-84.
40 - 641 PhaseID Extreme Water Shortage. The folbwing restrictions will apply whe
Phase III s is declared by the District.
(1) Ess mesttlUtility/Comme:-cial
(a) Essmtial
1. The use of wate:-
reslricted.
2.
3.
(b) Housch d Domestic Type Use
1. ential typedomestic use should be vollUltarily reduced to
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will not be
basil,
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