Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Get off my...dirt?

I'm spending my lunch hour composing an Empoprise-BI Business Blog post in my head, and it occurred to me that I could use the phrase "get off my lawn" in the post.

Then I remembered that I live in California.

What's a lawn?

P.S. I thought I had posted Ontario's water conservation ordinance to this blog, but I hadn't - I had just posted it to Facebook. Let me rectify my lack of dissemination.

City Declaration & Drought Update

Drought Alert

Ontario City Council Approves Stage 2 Mandatory Water Restrictions

In response to California’s record drought, on April 1, 2015 the Governor signed an Executive Order mandating a statewide 25% reduction in water use and approved specific mandatory Emergency Conservation Regulations. As part of these mandatory Regulations, water suppliers (like the City of Ontario) are required to implement their local Water Conservation Plans.

On May 5th, the Ontario City Council declared a water shortage and moved from Stage 1 into Stage 2 of the City’s Water Conservation Plan (Plan), effective immediately.
• All customers, other than water dependent industries, shall irrigate between 4pm and 9am two (2) days per week, based on address ◦ Odd Number – Mondays and Thursdays
◦ Even Number – Wednesdays and Saturdays
◦No Irrigating – Tuesdays, Fridays, or Sundays

•Water dependent industries shall irrigate between 6pm and 6am, no more than every other day
•No hose washing of sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking areas or other paved surfaces
•No hose washing of an automobile without a fitted shut-off nozzle
•No public place (ie. restaurant) where food is served, shall serve water unless requested
•No person shall water outdoor landscaping between the hours of 9am and 4pm
•No person shall allow water to be applied to outdoor landscapes in a manner that causes runoff
•No filling or refilling empty swimming pools without permission from the City