Thornton 2002 WCPlan

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Project Name: City of Thornton Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Water Conservation Plan
• Date: 2/6/2002
• County: Adams
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

ARTICLE I II
WATER COMSERfATIOM
(Adopted 6-13-77 as Ord. No. 761)

Section 133. That the City Code of the City of Thornton,
Colorado, is hereby amended by the addition of Section 40-95 as
follows:

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9 40-95 Statement of pOlicy

The City Council of the City of Thornton. Colorado recognizes
that the conservation of water resources In Colorado is in the best
interest of the publiC health. safety and welfare of every citizen and
property owner and that the waste of water resources is contrary to
the best interest of every citizen and property owner. The welfare of
Thornton and its inhabitants requires a stable water supply, not only
for them. but also that part of the adjacent are. dependent on
Thornton for a water supply. While it is the purpose of Thornton to
maintain a water supply adequate to meet the needs of Thornton and the
area dependent upon it for water supply. there are many elements which
make it uncertain whether the supply can always be adequate for all.
and therefore, In times of shortage, and In order to encourage the
proper use of water and to discourage and restrict waste of the water
resources, the followin9 policy and authority is adopted.

Section 134. That the City Code of the City of Thornton,
Colorado, is hereby amended by the addition of Section 40-96 as
follows:

9 40-96 Basis for curtailment on use of water

The ~tilitles Board shall from time to time determine the amount ---
of available potable water supply for use in the Thornton water system
and shall detel'1lllne the expected deRlands for said water by all the
customers of the Thornton water system for any given period of time.
In the event the Utilities Board shall determine at any given time
that there are Insufficient potable water supplies to meet all of the
present and anticipated projected needs. the Utilities Board may
order, in times of such shortage, curtailments on the use of water on
the following basis, the first listed curtailment being adopted to
meet the least serious situation and the succeeding curtailments being
adopted In addition to prior listed curtailments, the last to meet the
gravest possible situation and one which every reasonable precaution
must be taken to avoid:

A.

The curtailment of all outside irrigation for lawns. trees,
shrubs, flowers, gardens and other outside useS shall be
accomplished by scheduling the hours and days which outside
water use can occur in residential. commercial and
---rodustrial establishments.

B. The curtailment of outside Irrigation purposes may be
accomplished In an even more restrictive manner than In
Subsection A Immediately above, said restrictions to be
determined and announced by the Utilities Board.

C. Prohibition of all outside Irrigation uses except for com-
merCIal greenhouses.

O. Curtailment and prohibition of every use except for domestic
use and for essential commercial enterprises and industry.
as determined by the Utilities Board.

E. The curtailment of fn-house domestic uses pursuant to a
schedule to be announced by the Utilities Director upon the
approval of the City Counc,l and Utilities Board.

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