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Pertaining to the Saint Paul Regional Water Services drought response plan authorizing the implementation of water use restrictions and related penalties for noncompliance.
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WHEREAS, Minnesota is experiencing extreme drought conditions causing significant decrease in the volume of water flowing through the Mississippi River; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul (“Board”) derives most of its water supply from the Mississippi River and such intake may contribute to reducing the water levels of the river; and
WHEREAS, as part of the Board’s water appropriation permit from the State of Minnesota, it is required to implement conservation measures during extreme drought conditions; and
WHEREAS, restrictions on water use including, but not limited to, outdoor watering bans may be necessary to assure the safety and wellbeing of the residents within the Board’s water system service area and to maintain compliance with its water appropriations permit; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul hereby establishes the following restrictions for all its customers within its water system service area as follows:
1. If flow of the Mississippi River at Brooklyn Center, MN reaches the Restrictive Phase as defined in the State of Minnesota’s Statewide Drought Plan, or if voluntary measures are not resulting in adequate progress towards defined goals in the Drought Warning Phase, the Board’s Saint Paul Regional Water Services’ General Manager or their designated representative may instate mandated restrictions.
2. The first mandated restrictions would require that customers with an odd number address draw water for outdoor use when necessary only on odd-numbered calendar days, and those with even numbered addresses may draw water for outdoor use only on even-numbered calendar days.
3. If odd/even mandatory restrictions do not result in adequate demand reduction in water use, ou...
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