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Regular Session
September 8, 2021
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Regular Session
September 8, 2021
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Town Council Meeting
Regular Session
September 8, 2021
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Oro Valley Water Utility
Town Code Chapter 15, Proposed Water Code Amendments
September 8, 2021
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Town Code – Chapter 15, Water Code
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Genesis of the Water Code Amendments
The Water Code Amendments were proposed by the Utility’s Water Resource & Conservation
Subcommittee and brought to the Commission for consideration in 2017
The Commission & Subcommittee agreed on the following objectives:
Update the Water Code to correct deficiencies in current code
Update the code to reflect the community’s commitment to water conservation
Support the goals of the Town’s General Plan & Strategic Leadership Plan
Clearly define “water wasting” and to prohibit the act of “water wasting”
Change the wording of the Water Conservation levels to better align with regional definitions
Give the Utility the tools needed to enforce compliance with the proposed code amendments
Staff is supportive of the Commissions proposed Water Code Amendments
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Town Code – Chapter 15, Water Code
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Proposed changes to the following sections of Chapter 15
Portions of 15-1 thru 15-3: Title, Intent and Purpose
Added definitions for: Commercial, Multi-family Residential, Recurring, Residential & Wasting Water
Portions of 15-18: Water Conservation
Areas of significant change:
15-18-3 Water Conservation Requirements
15-18-4 Restrictions during Town declared Water Shortages
15-18-5 Penalties, violations & enforcement
Portions of 15-19: Violations
Article reorganization
Class one misdemeanors
Tampering with the water system
Unauthorized access of water system
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Town Code – Chapter 15, Water Code
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Examples of water wasting
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Questions?
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Town Council Meeting
Regular Session
September 8, 2021
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