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Water Use | Water Stages
STAGE 1 - THE TOWN OF HIGHLAND PARK IS CURRENTLY IN STAGE 1
Prohibits:
- Over-seeding with cool season grasses
- Hydro-mulching, except in new construction or erosion control
- Excess watering resulting in water run-off
Triggers:
- The Town’s water use is approaching the limit of its contracted supply
- The Town’s demand exceeds 90% of its delivery capacity for seven consecutive days
- The Town’s water demand for any portion of the delivery system approaches capacity
- The water supply source or delivery system becomes contaminated
- The water supply system is unable to deliver water due to the failure or damage of major water system components
Actions: (2% reduction)
- Reduction in municipal operations water usage
- Voluntary water reductions by public and commercial users
- Increase public education on ways to reduce water usage
- Intensify efforts on leak detection and repair
- Initiate voluntary landscape irrigation schedules
STAGE 2 - The Town will initiate Stage 2 when one of more of the following occur:
Triggers: (in addition to Stage 1 triggers)
- Demand exceeds 95% of capacity for three straight days
- Demand in any portion of water system equals capacity
- Level in Grapevine Lake reaches 525.0 feet (10 feet low)
Actions: (5% reduction)
- Publication of mandatory water reduction requirements
- Notify State of implementation of actions
- Initiate Engineering Study on alternatives should conditions worsen
- Municipal reduction in water used for street cleaning, equipment washing, aesthetic water use, landscape irrigation, and routine fire hydrant flushing
- Washing of all vehicles except with a bucket, pail or other normal size receptacle. Commercial car washes shall use minimum practical water settings
- No wasting of water through defective plumbing. Prohibit use of fire hydrants except for fire fighting or as authorized
- Prohibit use of water for aesthetic purposes unless using reused or recirculated water
- Prohibit use of water to wash down sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, tennis courts or any other hard surfaced area except for public health purposes
STAGE 3 - The Town will initiate Stage 3 when one of more of the following occur:
Triggers: (In addition to Stage 2 Triggers)
- Demand exceeds 98% of capacity for three straight days
- Level in Grapevine Lake reaches 520.0 feet (15 feet low)
- District’s usage from Grapevine Lake approaches permit limit
Actions: (10% reduction)
- Publication of mandatory water reduction requirements
- Notify State of Implementation of actions
- Prohibit all aesthetic water usage
- Prohibit all vehicle washing
- Limit landscape and lawn watering to twice a week
- Prohibit make-up water for all pools and hot tubs
- Prohibit establishment of new landscaping
- Implement pro rata curtailment of commercial water usage
- Initiate rate surcharge of 30% for all water usage over 12,000 gallons per month per customer
STAGE 4 - The Town will initiate Stage 4 when one of more of the following occur:
Triggers: (In addition to Stage 3 Triggers)
- Demand exceeds delivery amount
- Demand in any portion of water system seriously exceeds delivery capacity
- Level of Grapevine Lake reaches 515.0 feet (20 feet low)
- District demand exceeds delivery
Actions: (25% reduction)
- Publication of mandatory water reduction requirements
- Notify State of Implementation of actions
- Implement viable alternative water supply strategies
- Prohibit all outdoor water usage
- Implement pro rata water allocations to commercial customers
- Establish maximum residential usage with a revised rate schedule and a 60% surcharge for all usage over 12,000 gallons per month per customer