PORT ANGELES — The City Council will consider an ordinance tonight establishing water use restrictions in the event of a water shortage.
The proposed ordinance doesn’t mean the city is experiencing a shortage. It just gives the city the legal framework to deal with a shortage should one occur.
The ordinance establishes five stages ranging from the least serious Stage 1 to the most serious Stage 5. The five stages of water shortage are anticipated, serious, critical, emergency and regional disaster.
Stages 1 and 2 can be declared by the city manager. Stages 3 through 5 must be declared by the City Council.
The council will discuss the ordinance during tonight’s 6 p.m. meeting in City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St.
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