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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. O-1314-26 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING SECTION 21-405 OF CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NORMAN TO REQUIRE YEAR ROUND CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS AND PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION STAGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY OF NORMAN WATER CONSERVATION PLAN, AND SET FORTH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR VARIANCES THEREFROM; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF.
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BACKGROUND: During the annual Council Planning Retreat, one of the topics of discussion that was prioritized was updating the current Water Conservation Plan (the "Plan"), including examining whether the City should consider implementing year round mandatory watering restrictions. The purpose of this memorandum is to review the conservation measures contained in the current Plan and discuss changes to watering restrictions.
The Water Conservation Plan 2011 (as amended through February 26, 2013):
The current Plan dictates that the City undertake certain mandatory water conservation measures when drought patterns begin. There are 3 stages of conservation measures. Stage 1 Conservation is Voluntary Water Conservation. Stage 1 may be implemented when one or more criteria are met - (1) The City water demand is expected to equal the capacity of Norman Utilities Authority ("NUA"), (2) Lake Thunderbird water level drops to a water level of 1034.0 feet, (3) There is a temporary reduction in the source of supply from Lake Thunderbird, (4) A large portion of the distribution system is temporarily out of service, (5) the Oklahoma City emergency connection is not available for use; or (6) the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District ("COMCD") requests a slight reduction in member cities usage.
Stage 2 Conservation is Moderate (Mandatory) Conservation and may be implemented when (1) the City water demand exceeds the NUA's supply capacity by greater than 3 million gallons per day (mgd) for t...
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