1991-06 Water Conservation0
RESOLUTION NO. 91-6
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE ESTABLISHING A
WATER CONSERVATION POLICY.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Water Conservation
Policy for the City of Okeechobee are as follows:
1. The City of Okeechobee will, to the greatest extent
possible, conserve, protect and appropriately manage
natural resources to promote the highest environmental
quality possible.
2. The City of Okeechobee will implement programs and
policies to conserve the supply and protect the quality
of current and projected water sources.
3. In water shortage emergencies, the City of Okeechobee
will follow the conservation plans, guidelines and
recommendations of the South Florida Water Management
District. The City has adopted RESOLUTION 89-9,
entitled, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,
FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO PROHIBIT OR CURTAIL
CERTAIN NONESSENTIAL USES OF WATER AND TO CONSERVE
AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES DURING A DECLARED WATER
SHORTAGE AND WATER SHORTAGE EMERGENCY: DEFINING THE
TERMS PERTAINING THERETO: PROVIDING FOR THE APPLICATION
OF RESOLUTION, PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
PROVIDING FOR EXCEPTIONS, APPEAL PROCEDURE AND
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR EMERGENCY ADOPTION AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES."
4. The City of Okeechobee will restrict the location and/or
intensity of land uses which have the potential to
adversely affect the quality or quantity of drinking
water supplies.
5. The City of Okeechobee will reduce its per capita water
consumption by 10 percent by the year 2000.
6. The City of Okeechobee Department of Public Utilities
shall encourage conservation through special rate
structures. Rates are increased when a residential
customer reaches 15,000 gallons per month, as described
by Resolution 89-5.
7. The City of Okeechobee will support the adoption of a
local ordinance requiring a permanent ban of lawn
watering between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
8. The City of Okeechobee will support the adoption of a
local ordinance requiring xeriscape (drought tolerant
landscaping) for use on City property and encourage the
use of xeriscape on property owned by others.
9. The City of Okeechobee will continue their routine
maintenance and repair of the distribution system, such
as fixing identified leaks in water lines or joints, and
by ensuring that all water meters are functioning
properly. The City of Okeechobee will also meter
• significant City uses presently unmetered.
10. The City of Okeechobee will support the adoption of an
ordinance that will require all new construction to
provide functional low water -using plumbing fixtures.
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11. The City of Okeechobee will implement a public
information campaign to promote water conservation by its
water customers.
I CERTIFY that the following are the names and official
signatures of those persons authorized to act by the foregoing
resolutions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and
affixed the seal of this City, this 3rd day of September, 1991.
es E. Kirk, Mayor
ATTEST:
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nnie S. Thomas, CMC, City Clerk