Vista Irrigation District - Conservation & Education

Water Conservation
Educational Programs
Water Supply Response Levels


	Vista Irrigation District 1391 Engineer Street Vista, CA 92081-8836 Phone: 760.597.3100 Fax: 760.598.8757 Email: info@vid-h2o.org Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday Through Friday)

WATER SUPPLY RESPONSE LEVEL 2 – Water Conservation

A Level 2 may be declared when the Water Authority notifies its member agencies that due to cutbacks caused by drought or other reduction in supplies, a consumer demand reduction of up to 20 percent is required in order to have sufficient supplies available to meet anticipated demands. The District Board of Directors may declare Level 2 and implement the mandatory Level 2 conservation measures identified in this resolution to achieve a consumer demand reduction of up to 20%. The General Manager shall have the authority and discretion to implement water conservation measures commensurate with the level of demand reduction required and/or the reduction targets achieved, as described below. The General Manager shall inform the Board of Directors of the status of the implementation of the measures set forth in this section and the resulting water conservation in a timely manner.

All persons using District water shall comply with Level 1 water-use efficiency practices during Level 2, and shall also comply with the following additional conservation measures:

	1.	Limit residential and commercial landscape irrigation to assigned days per week on a schedule established by the general manager and posted by the district. This section shall not apply to landscape irrigation systems using weather based irrigation controllers, or commercial growers or nurseries.
	2.	Limit lawn watering and landscape irrigation using sprinklers to time limits per watering station per assigned day as established by the general manager and posted by the district. This provision does not apply to landscape irrigation systems using water efficient devices, including but not limited to: weather based controllers, drip/micro-irrigation systems and stream rotor sprinklers.
	3.	Turf/Plant establishment is allowed if required by a landscape permit or necessary for erosion control, landscape renovation after a natural disaster, or establishment, repair or renovation of public use fields for schools or parks. New turf/plantings are exempt from the irrigation limitations set forth in a level 2 condition for a period of 30 days following the date of planting.
	4.	Water landscaped areas, including trees and shrubs located on residential and commercial properties, and not irrigated by a landscape irrigation system, on the same schedule set forth in section 1 by using a bucket, hand-held hose with positive shut-off nozzle, or low-volume non-spray irrigation.
	5.	Repair all leaks within seventy-two (72) hours of notification by the district unless other arrangements are made with the general manager.