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(Series of 2002)
A RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE CURRENT STAGE ONE DROUGHT
DECLARATION, AND TERMINATING THE TEMPORARY EXCESS
WATER USE CHARGES IN EFFECT DURING THE 2002 IRRIGATION
SEASON.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ASPEN PARTICIPATED IN A
STATEWIDE PROGRAM OF WATER CONSERVATION DURING THE
2002 SUMMER IRRIGATION SEASON, AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ASPEN STAGE ONE DECLARATION,
TOGETHER WITH VOLUNTARY WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES,
MET ITS GOAL OF REDUCING WATER USE BY 10% DURING THE
SUMMER IRRIGATION SEASONi AND
WHEREAS THE MEASURES IMPLEMENTED DURING A STAGE
ONE DROUGHT CONDITION ARE AIMED AT REDUCING OUTSIDE
WATER USE, AND
WHEREAS THE CONTINUATION OF THIS PROGRAM INTO THE
WINTER MONTHS WOULD NOT CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY TO
LOCAL OR STATEWIDE DROUGHT EFFORTS, AND
WHEREAS, THE POTENTIAL NEED FOR CONTINUED WATER
CONSERVATION EFFORTS NEED TO BE REVIEWED SUBSEQUENT TO
THE WINTER SNOWFALL SEASON.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1 That the City Council of the City of Aspen hereby suspends its
Stage One drought declaration and terminates the system of temporary excess
water use charges in effect for the 2002 irrigation season for any meter read after
Octobergl, 2002.
/H~le~ K~ i~Kla~erud, IVl~yor
I, ~thun S. Koch, duly appointed and acting Ci~ Clerk do--celtiC ~at
the foregoing is a tree and accurate copy of ~at resolution adopted by ~e City
Council of ~e city of Aspen, Colorado, ar a meeting held~2002
-- ~ Kathr~ S. Koch, City Cler~