HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.062-19 RESOLUTION # 62
(Series of 2019)
A RESOLUTION DECLARING THAT WATER SHORTAGE CONDITIONS
ARE NO LONGER EVIDENT IN ASPEN, COLORADO, AND RESCINDING
WATER USE CONTROLS PUT INTO EFFECT BY RESOLUTION NUMBER
117, SERIES OF 2018.
WHEREAS, Pitkin County is no longer experiencing drought conditions as
determined by the U.S. Drought Monitor; and
WHEREAS, peak snowpack in the Colorado River Basin is 128% of
average; and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center forecasts that water
supply in the Roaring Fork Watershed this runoff season will be between 110-
130% of average; and
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen has established procedures to guard against
potential shortages in its water supplies pursuant to Municipal Code Section
25.28.020; and
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen recognizes the actions of its citizens in both
mandatory water use restrictions and increased water use rates during the recent
water shortage; and
WHEREAS, improved watershed conditions no longer meet the criteria for
water shortage set forth in the City of Aspen's Municipal Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
That the City Council of the City of Aspen hereby declares that water
shortage conditions are no longer evident in the City of Aspen, Colorado. It is
further resolved by the City Council that the temporary water rates contained in
Section 25.28.40 of the Municipal Code and water restrictions are hereby
rescinded.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Aspen on the 20th day of May 2019.
Steven Skadron, Mayor
I, Linda Manning, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the
foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at a meeting held, May 20, 2019.
Linda Manning, C ty Clerk