Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/10/2014

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First Priority - Domestic water supply, excluding industrial and commercial uses of municipal water supply, and use for power production that meets contingency requirements. Second Priority - Water uses involving consumption of less than 10,000 gallons per day. Third Priority - Agricultural irrigation and processing of agricultural products (ex. water fill station for agricultural use). Fourth Priority - Power production in excess of the use provided for in the contingency plan under first priority. Fifth Priority - Uses, other than agricultural irrigation, processing of agricultural products, and power production (ex. car washes). Sixth Priority - Non-essential uses. These uses are defined by Minnesota Statutes 103G.291 as lawn sprinkling, vehicle washing, golf course and park irrigation, and other non-essential uses. While initial emergency responses may include actions to augment supplies and/or reduce demands, severe water shortages would require water allocation in accordance with these priorities. Limitations would be imposed on the sixth priority first, followed by the fifth priority, fourth priority, and so on. The City recognizes domestic use, defined as use for general household purposes for human needs such as cooking, cleaning, drinking, washing and waste disposal, as the top priority to be maintained in an emergency. Water used for human needs at hospitals, nursing homes, and similar types of facilities would be designated as top priority to be maintained in an emergency. Lawn Sprinkling would be banned during a water shortage. This ban could be enforced by the local police department. If further action was required the City, the City would review local allocation priorities to protect domestic requirements over certain types of economic needs. City of Ramsey, Minnesota - M21.34343 Page 11-3 Water Emergency and Conservation Plan Prepared by Bolton & Menk, Inc.