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8.B. - Page 15 x.v OSED TEXT OF EMERGENCY REGULATIONS Article 22.5. Drought Emergency Water Conservation Sec. 863 Findings of Drought Emergency (a)The State Water Resources Control Board finds as follows: (1)On January 17, 2014,the Governor issued a proclamation of a state of emergency under the California Emergency Services Act based on drought conditions; (2) On April 25, 2014,the Governor issued a proclamation of a continued state of emergency under the California Emergency Services Act based on continued drought conditions; (3) The drought conditions that formed the basis of the Governor's emergency proclamations continue to exist; (4)The present year is critically dry and has been immediately preceded by two or more consecutive below normal, dry, or critically dry years; and (5)The drought conditions will likely continue for the foreseeable future and additional action by both the State Water Resources Control Board and local water suppliers will likely be necessary to further promote conservation. Authority: Wat. Code, 1058.5. References: Wat. Code. §§ 102, 104, 105. Sec. 864 Prohibited Activities in Promotion of Water Conservation (a)To promote water conservation, each of the following_actions is prohibited, except where necessary to address an immediate health and safety need or to comply with a term or condition in a permit issued by a state or federal agency: (1)The application of potable water to outdoor landscapes in a manner that causes runoff such that water flows onto adjacent property, non-irrigated areas, private and public walkways, roadways, parking lots, or structures; (2)The use of a hose that dispenses potable water to wash a motor vehicle, except where the hose is fitted with a shut-off nozzle or device attached to it that causes it to cease dispensing water immediately when not in use; (3)The application of potable water to driveways and sidewalks; and (4)The use of potable water in a fountain or other decorative water feature, except where the water is part of a recirculating system. (b)The taking of any action prohibited in subdivision(al of this section, in addition to any other applicable civil or criminal penalties, is an infraction,punishable by a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500)for each day in which the violation occurs. Authority: Wat. Code, 1058.5. References: Wat. Code, &§ 102, 104, 105.