§ 36-31. Restrictions.

(a)

While water is flowing over the Lake Orange spillway, normal conditions will be deemed to exist with no withdrawal or conservation restrictions to be enforced. A water shortage shall be declared to exist with respect to Lake Orange whenever the level of Lake Orange reaches the second of seven stages shown on table I, or whenever emergencies develop such that citizens cannot be supplied with water to protect their health, safety and welfare without curtailing the water demand. Conservation measures and a limit on withdrawals shall be instituted upon reaching the alert stage and made more restrictive through successive stages of drought in an effort to prolong the availability of water. Each public water user must make allowance to pass below its intake facilities the prescribed minimum flow established for its service area plus the proportionate share of other water users' share plus instream flow need calculated for the Eno River below Lake Ben Johnston. Water withdrawal rates for public water users and instream flow releases shall be instituted in the amounts and per the conditions shown in table II.

(b)

A water shortage shall be deemed to exist, with respect to University Lake whenever the level of University Lake reaches the second of the six stages shown on table I, or whenever emergencies develop such that citizens cannot be supplied with water to protect their health, safety and welfare without curtailing the water demand.

(c)

In the event of a water shortage in either University Lake or Lake Orange, or both, the Chair of the Board of Commissioners is authorized, empowered and directed to issue a public proclamation declaring to all persons the existence of such state and its severity, and place in effect the restrictive provisions authorized in section 36-33.

(Ord. of 7-10-1986, art. 1, eff. 7-10-1986; Amend. of 6-16-2009, § 36-31, eff. 6-16-2009)