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• CITY OF ST. ANTHONY EMERGENCY POTABLE WATER PLAN <br /> page 9 <br /> Water used for human needs at hospitals, nursing homes, and similar type of facilities <br /> are the highest priority. Non-essential water uses by the residential and other customers <br /> are the lowest priority. <br /> 1) Car washing <br /> 2) Lawn sprinkling <br /> 3) Washing of all household items <br /> Education Efforts for Conservation: <br /> -quarterly newsletter <br /> -education of school children <br /> -brochures on water conservation <br /> -state plumbing codes for conservation measures <br /> -city council restrictions on use of potable water <br /> Implementing of Conservation Measures: <br /> Supply and demand could institute reduction in water allocations. Notification of residential, <br /> commercial and industrial reductions is done through the news media and contact by Police, <br /> Fire and Public Works Departments This must be done immediately with notification to the City <br /> Manager, Director of Public Works and City Council. <br /> Definition of Shortness of Supply: <br /> Water demands used faster than production. Ground water levels (aquifer supply) and reservoir <br /> levels (two million storage treatment capacity.) verses demand. <br /> Non-compliance to water conservation is a direct violation to the City Ordinance and is subject <br /> to a citation by the Police Department. Penalties for non-compliance of the City Ordinance is <br /> a gross misdemeanor. <br /> Water Supply Protection: <br /> In case of drought, supply contamination or mechanical problems with pumping water the <br /> measures for conservation must be decided by the City Manager and City Council according to <br /> the City Ordinance. Any long term measures will be ordered by the City Council according to <br /> the City Ordinance. <br />