A. The Director may declare a Stage 3 Water Emergency when additional reductions in deliveries or other system constraints will occur to a level such that Stage 2 water use reduction measures will be insufficient to ensure water demands are met in the service area. The declaration may designate the entire City service area or a portion of the service area, if the shortage is not system-wide.

B. On publication of a declaration by the Director of a Stage 3 Water Emergency, the Department will implement mandatory water use reduction programs, and the Director will recalculate the surcharge, and the surcharges will be applied to meet the increased regulation and enforcement expenses of this article.

C. The Director may terminate the Stage 3 Water Emergency when the Director determines that the conditions on which the Director declared the Stage 3 Water Emergency no longer exist. (Ord. No. G-6741, § 2 (Exh. A), 2020)