CC RESOLUTION 3549Resolution 3549
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
A PROGRAM OF VOLUNTARY WATER CONSERVATION
TO REDUCE WATER CONSUMPTION BY TEN PERCENT.
WHEREAS, the City of E1 Segundo's sole source of water is that
water imported from the State Water Project and the Colorado
River by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California;
and
WHEREAS, precipitation for the current water year has been
substantially below normal, particularly in the watersheds of
the imported water supplies serving Southern California; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Water Resources has declared
1987 a dry year and 1988 a critically dry year, requiring
increased dependency upon long -term storage to meet water
demands; and
WHEREAS, an active water conservation program is essential to
reduce the risk and severity of water shortages should the
drought continue in 1989; and
• WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of California has asked all
Californians to conserve water on a voluntary basis; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
has adopted Resolution 8195 urging counties, cities, water
retailers, and other appropriate jurisdictions within its service
area to develope and implement specific water conservation
measures with a goal of reducing water use by 10 percent; and
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved, that the City Council of the City
of El Segundo, California, urges the City of E1 Segundo and every
one of its customers and consumers to voluntarily conserve water
with a goal of reducing water use by 10 percent; and
Be it further resolved, the City of E1 Segundo will:
a. Audit its landscape irrigation systems to maximize
irrigation efficiency; adjust sprinklers and
irrigation systems to avoid overspray, runoff and
waste;
• b. Irrigate its landscape between the hours of 10:00
p.m. and 10:00 a.m. and avoid watering on windy
days;
C. Not hose down driveways, sidewalks and other paved
or hard - surfaced areas, except for health or
sanitary reasons;
d. Retrofit plumbing fixtures with low -flow devices
except for those fixtures that require high -flow
for health and /or sanitary reasons;
e. Check faucets, toilets, and pipes, both indoor and
outdoor, for leaks and repair them immediately.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of El Segundo urges
its customers to:
a. Adjust sprinklers and irrigation systems to avoid
overspray, runoff and waste;
b. Water lawns, gardens and landscapes between the
hours of 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m., and avoid
watering on windy days;
C. Install new landscaping, using drought resistant
plants and trees, and efficient irrigation systems;
d. Shut off decorative fountains unless a water
recycling system is used;
e. Not hose down driveways, sidewalks and other paved
or hard - surfaced areas, except for health or
sanitary reasons;
f. Install pool and spa covers to minimize water loss
due to evaporation;
g. Not allow the hose to run while washing the car,
and to use a bucket or a hose with an automatic
cutoff nozzle;
h. Retrofit indoor plumbing fixtures with low flow
devices;
i. Check faucets, toilets and pipes, both indoor and
outdoor, for leaks and repair immediately.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Clerk shall certify
to the passage and adoption of this Resolution; shall enter the
same in the book of original Resolutions of said City; and shall
make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the record
of the proceedings of the City Council of said City, in the
minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 2nd
1988.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Ronald L. Hart City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo,
California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the whole number of members of
the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing
resolution, being Resolution No. 3549 was duly passed and adopted
by the said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of
said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a
regular meeting of the said Council held on the 2nd day of
August 1988 and that the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Anderson, Clutter, Dannen,
and Mayor Jacobson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman West
WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this 22nd day
of August, 1988.
City Clerk of the
City of El Segundo, California
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