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<br />A new watering policy should also reduce the total amount of water demand on <br />the system, which would help ensure the sustainability of the resource, less <br />stress and fatigue on the pumping infrastructure, and reduce the potential even <br />more of running out of water, on hot dry summer days when Xcel requires the <br />city to go to ZERO draw on its water production system. I.e. turn off the power to <br />all the city’s water production facilities, and run off generator power. <br /> <br />The two options: <br />1. Keep the current policy, which will put a greater strain on City pumping <br />requirements during the day. Which will also waste more water due to <br />evaporation, and by some people’s accounts, damage grass by <br />burning it. Or <br />2. Adopt the above changed policy, which will balance out daily use <br />surges, waste less water due to evaporation, and provide a lesser risk <br />of dangerously low water levels during peak control time periods. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Therefore it is staff’s recommendation to adopt the above new lawn watering <br />policy. <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Michael Schnur Lead Utility Operator <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />