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<br /> <br /> <br />A LEVEL 4 DROUGHT STATUS HAS BEEN DECLARED <br /> <br />What does this mean? It means ALL outside lawn irrigation is BANNED. <br />This affects both Commercial and Residential outside lawn irrigation. <br /> <br />Effective Date: Thursday, July 11, 2002, <br /> <br />LEVEL 4 DROUGHT RESTRICTIONS INCLUDE: <br /> <br />1) All Outside Lawn Irrigation is Banned, <br />(Hand watering of flowers and plants with a spray nozzle attached to a hose is allowed) <br />2) Voluntary in-home water conservation methods are strongly encouraged. <br />(See the District's website for 49 examples, @ evergreenmetrodistrictcom) <br />3) Water use in excess of 14,999 gallons per billing period will be billed at a rate of $20,00 per <br />1,000 gallons of use, . <br />4) Fines will be levied against any customer who waters their lawn during the ban. Fines will <br />be $50.00 for the first offense, $100 second offense, $250 for a third offense and $500 for <br />subsequent offenses. <br /> <br />Background Information: <br />] The Evergreen Community is in the middle of the driest period ever recorded in the Bear Creek <br />Basin - with stream flows at 2,0% of average coming into Evergreen Lake, Outside irrigation <br />(both residential and commercial) continues to be the primary factor in higher water <br />consumption during the summer. <br /> <br />A Level 4 Drought has been declared as of July 11, 2002 due to the fact that the flow from Bear <br />Creek is insufficient to allow water to flow over the Evergreen Dam, Therefore, the District is <br />using its emergency supply: Evergreen Lake, The Level 4 Drought declaration will be <br />temporarily lifted once there is a continuous 24-hour flow over Evergreen Dam. Notices will be <br />posted on our website at www,evergreenmetrodistrictcom, on the District's answering machine, <br />and throughout the community. A Level 4 Drought Status will be automatically declared each <br />time water stops flowing over the Dam, so please bear with us and check the website and/or <br />other sources before watering. <br /> <br />When the Level 4 Drought Status is lifted, you may resume watering every third day, <br />following the District's schedule of DIAMOND, SQUARE, CIRCLE, listed in the Denver <br />papers and on the District's website, <br /> <br />We appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this difficult time. <br /> <br />Contact us at 303-674-8820 extension 13 for daily updates. <br />