Item 26 - Grant Application for Solar Power Project

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G. The State of California's Drought Emergency Water Conservation regulations provide that the City of Santa Ana must reduce its monthly total potable water production by 12%, using 2013 as the base year. H. On May 19, 2015, the City Council amended Chapter 39, Article VI of the Santa Ana Municipal Code's to include "Water Shortage Contingency Plan". Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code section 39-105 and Water Code sections 350 and 353, the City Council shall adopt such regulations and restriction on the delivery of water and the consumption within said area of water supplied for public use as will in the sound discretion of the Council conserve the water supply for the greatest public benefit with particular regard to domestic use, sanitation, and fire protection. I. By Resolution No. 2015-025, the City Council of Santa Ana declared that a water shortage now exists through the area served by the City of Santa Ana Water Resources Division and is ordering that water customers must reduce their monthly total potable water consumption by 12%, using 2013 as the base year; and pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code section 39-105, the City Council declared a Phase 2 Water Supply Shortage that implements additional regulations and restrictions on the delivery of water and the consumption within said area of water supplied for public use as will conserve the water supply for the greatest public benefit with particular regard to domestic use, sanitation, and fire protection. The following is the recommended City of Santa Ana Drought Action Plan, based on the Phase 2 Water Supply Shortage: Per Section 39-106 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the following water conservation requirements are effective at all times and are permanent (these requirements are found in section 39-106 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code and are repeated here for convenience): (1) Washing down sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking areas or other paved surfaces, except as is required to dispose of dangerous liquids or alleviate safety or sanitary hazards and then only by use of a hand-held bucket, or hand-held hose equipped with a positive self -closing water shut-off device is prohibited. (2) The use of water to clean, fill or maintain levels in decorative fountains, ponds, lakes or other similar aesthetic structures unless such water is part of a recirculating system is prohibited. (3) No restaurant, hotel, cafe, cafeteria or other public place where food is sold, served or offered for sale shall serve drinking water to any customer unless expressly requested. (4) Using water to wash or clean a vehicle, including but not limited to any automobile, truck, van, bus, motorcycle, boat or trailer, is prohibited, except by use of a hand-held bucket or hand-held hose equipped with a positive self -closing water shut-off nozzle or device. (5) Hotels, motels and other commercial lodging establishments must provide customers the option of not having towels and linen laundered daily. Commercial lodging establishments must prominently display notice of this option in each bathroom using clean and easily understood language. 2 PREVIEW Date: Nov 03, 2021 Workspace ID: WS00800354 Funding Opportunity Number: R22AS00023