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Fi <br />DRAFT URBAN WATER MANA GEMENT PLAN <br />landscaping, weather, and presence of a pool. The allocations are not based on historical <br />water use. <br />Currently, the WAP is setup for single - family customers only. The WAP could easily be <br />adjusted to include the multiple - family class, and to the landscape class using landscape <br />area measurements collected via the BMP 5 program. For the commercial class, it is <br />difficult to assess water need because of the heterogeneous nature of how water is used. <br />For this class, other approaches will be needed to avoid basing cutbacks on historical <br />water use. 13 <br />During droughts, the City will cutback or suspend its proactive program of flushing water <br />distribution mains. The City can also read its water production on a daily basis to keep <br />close watch on water consumption. <br />The City has a policy of retaining $2 million as an emergency reserve, which may include <br />financial contingency to drought circumstances. The City also has the ability to changes <br />its water rates relatively quickly to secure the financial integrity of its water enterprise. <br />Extra revenues collected via higher rates associated with WAP and other conservation <br />incentives will also be used to offset loss of revenues from lower water sales. <br />The City's draft contingency ordinance consists of the format of the water shortage <br />ordinance used in the early 1990s as shown in Appendix D. The content of the ordinance <br />follows the water shortage contingency plan shown in Table 3.2. <br />13 For example, a surcharge on all commercial water use could be employed to moderate water demands to <br />-- acceptable levels. Surplus revenues would need to be distributed back to the class via lower meter charges, <br />expanded commercial conservation programs, or other to ensure cost -of- service equity over the long term <br />PIA <br />