CITY OF BELMONT IN STAGE 3 WATER CONSERVATION-Effective 10-17-07

Customers Urged to Comply with Mandatory Water Conservation Requirements

Based on the measurements of Duke Energy s drought indicators the Catawba Wateree basin is in a Stage 3 level drought as identified in Duke's Low Inflow Protocol or LIP.

 As a result of this designation the City of Belmont has declared that Stage 3 water conservation measures be observed by all of the City s water customers as of Monday October 8 2007.

Through this notification the City is calling upon its customers to comply with all mandatory water use restrictions particularly limiting plant and landscape watering handheld hoses only to one day per week during designated hours and eliminating all residential vehicle washing.

A specific list of the actions to be observed during the Stage 3 declaration follows:

 The watering of lawns is prohibited at all times.

Watering of plants shrubs and trees shall be limited to one 1 day per week and shall be limited to the hours of 8 00 p m through 6 00 a m. Even numbered addresses shall be allowed to water on Saturdays Odd numbered addresses shall be allowed to water on Sundays.

Only handheld hoses with spring loaded nozzles may be used for watering. Residential vehicle washing is prohibited.

 Public commercial washing businesses may continue normal operations but shall ensure that water is not wasted.

 Planting new ornamental plants or seeding of lawns shall be deferred until the water emergency no longer exists.

The filling or refilling of swimming pools is prohibited.

The operation of outdoor ornamental water fountains is prohibited.

The use of water for washing down exterior areas including but not limited to buildings driveways and or parking lots is prohibited Street washing shall be limited to that necessary to meet regulatory requirements.

Restaurants and other food service establishments must utilize single serving utensils and plates paper or plastic and shall serve water to patrons only upon request.

Commercial industrial and construction operations shall eliminate all possible waste of water. The Utility Director may impose additional mandatory restrictions as determined to be appropriate and necessary. Any practice listed above may be modified or additional practices may be added at the discretion of the Utility Director.

Additionally all water customers are urged to take the following actions to further reduce water use at all times.

Faucets should not be left running while shaving brushing teeth or washing dishes.

The use of clothes washers and dishwashers should be operated with full loads when used.

The use of flow restrictors and other water saving devices is encouraged.

Showers should be used for bathing and should be limited to five minutes or less.

Any leaking faucets pipes or toilets should be repaired.

Penalties Any person violating the mandatory provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed 100 for residential customers and 500 for commercial or industrial customers. Each occurrence of a violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be considered a separate violation.

Discontinuance of service Pursuant to the provisions of N C General Statute 160A 312 and this section water service may be temporarily discontinued for willful disregard of this ordinance All applicable penalty fees may be applied in the event of service suspensions in the event of continued gross noncompliance with this section removal of the meter and service will be deemed proper and service will be discontinued. Tap fees deposits and any other fees paid will be forfeited.