Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 06-20-16
To: Mayor and Council Members
From: Office of the City Attorney
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Consideration, discussion, possible approval of and authorization to execute Resolution No. 929, a Joint Resolution of the City Council of the City of Broken Arrow and the Broken Arrow Municipal Authority approving and authorizing a Water Conservation Program; authorizing the City Manager to monitor the water system and to implement appropriate water conservation measures, as conditions warrant, such as drought, water shortages, pressure and delivery problems, or any use of water that adversely affects or may adversely affect the public health, safety or welfare, all in accordance with the Water Conservation Program
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Background:
The City of Broken Arrow Water Conservative Program (WCP) is a short-term water emergency plan that enables implementation of a three-stage water conservation approach during periods of extremely high demand or water shortages. The program is to assure City customers of an adequate water supply to meet their basic needs during these unusual periods. The temporary, short-term water conservation program is designed to be used only as long as an emergency situation arises; whereby, the system demand exceeds the total quantity of water available to the system whether produced at the BAMA owned treatment facility or in conjunction with treated water purchased from another system.
There are several benefits associated with the Water Conservation Plan, namely:
* Enables adequate quantities of potable water are available for the customers of Broken Arrow to meet their domestic needs for health, safety and well-being.
* Allows maintenance of an adequate supply of water for personal, commercial and industrial needs, as well as a sufficient supply for life safety and fire suppression needs.
* Maximizes the availability of stored water in the six (6) sto...
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