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Home My WebLink About5611 RESOLUTION NO. 5611 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, RATIFYING THE MAYOR'S AUGUST 9, 2021 DECLARATION OF STAGE I WATER SHORTAGE EMERGENCY WHEREAS, on August 9, 2021, the Mayor declared a Stage I water shortage emergency affecting the residents of the City's Hidden Valley/Braunwood neighborhood (HVB) currently serving 12 residential customers pursuant to RCW 35.21.210, RCW 38.52 and ACC 13.14; WHEREAS, the HVB system is an isolated system and is not connected to the remainder of the City's water supply; and WHEREAS, because the water usage patterns in HVB have nearly tripled their documented average and continued water consumption at that rate will result in HVB running out of water entirely by the fall of 2021, the Mayor further determined and declared that exigent circumstances required immediate implementation and enforcement of water emergency measures without Council action; and WHEREAS, on July 14, 2021, the Department of Ecology issued a drought emergency order that included the HVB area; and WHEREAS, the Council has received information regarding the nature and urgency of the water emergency affecting HVB, and agrees that a water shortage emergency exists in HVB; WHEREAS, the Council intends to ratify the Mayor's August 9, 2021 emergency declaration; Resolution No. 5611 August 10, 2021 Page 1 of 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES as follows: Section 1. The City Council ratifies the Mayor's determination that on and after August 9, 2021, an ACC 13.14.030.A Stage I water shortage emergency exists in HVB that necessitated the Mayor's immediate action without advance Council action; Section 2. The Mayor or Mayor's designee was and continues to be authorized to implement measures necessary to address the emergency, and any action taken prior to this resolution in furtherance thereof is hereby ratified. Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect and be in full force upon passage and signatures. Dated and Signed this 16th day of August, 2021. CITY OF AUBURN IlltSC1414114/Y KUSo OR ATT ST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: 14i'h -' 1)411'ea Shawn Campbell, MM Clerk Kendra Comeau, City Attorney Resolution No. 5611 August 10, 2021 Page 2 of 2 Printed Date: 8/9/2021 Hidden Valley/Braunwood Water System Map Created by City of Auburn eGIS Imagery Date:May 2015 I / I . , HIDDEN VALLEY/BRAUNWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD _Ilk" - 1 limINE • 4 7T - ill 1),i, Lo • - I if 1r1:.„itlillk �.�._ �. �7, [[7��,, tl{�: +y\1 rye:: I r� �'i WE +(lf �� [4;I:A=J T E■ L _. I — CI — It-, aFr 11r rJ7j;` Lo — #Jt.. :.._ L 111111 4l1 Jl �!'` '-7 I _. fa* , • lir 1 r , Igys:a E:11-5 1..." • • , *ice*•a //G� **op •nuu' HNHI S�_ _=_E.w _ — c� Irl? mt ..yf. I — — . ,.0ti suit 1\ = � Tr qtr =ICS I I 111 UIIIII_II I1 III _.. 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OP ril- ,,, �.N � I 2,666,7 0 1,333.3 2,666.7 Feet _ 1 1 1in = 1,333 ft 1:16,000 - -I'', i NA D_1983_State P Ian e_Washi ngto n_N orth_F IPS_4601_Feet t " l{ CITY OF -* * (, Nancy Backus, Mayor • WASHINGTON 25 West Main Street *Auburn WA 98001-4998 *www.auburnwa.gov*253-931-3000 I . WATER EMERGENCY DECLARATION 2021-02 A DECLARATION OF STAGE I WATER EMERGENCY IN THE HIDDEN VALLEY/BRAUNWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD, FOR THE PROTECTION OF • PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE WHEREAS, RCW 35.21.210 authorizes the City to control and regulate its water supply; and WHEREAS, RCW 38.52 and ACC 13.14 authorize the Mayor to declare emergencies and to exercise emergency powers related(to.the City's water supply including the implementation of water conservation measures when necessaryto protect the health, welfare and safety of the City's water users; and' • • . . • . . WHEREAS, ACC 13.14.030 establishes different stagesof water emergencies - depending on'the immediacy and pervasiveness of a water shortage, and'authorizes the Mayor to determine the geographical area(s) of the City's water Ripply'that;may.be affected by a shortage and corresponding emergency; and • WHEREAS, by an agreement in 1990, the City accepted the water system • serving the Hidden Valley/Braunwood (HVB) neighborhood into its water supply. The - HVB water supply comes from a single well that has legally binding limits on its water. production amounts to serve the 12 residential customers: Given these legal and logistical water supply limitations, the 1990 agreement included provisions requiring HVB residents to (inter alia) restrict outdoor irrigation to a maximum of 7 properties at Declaration 2021-02 August 9,2021 Page 1 of 3 CITY OF *__- _ _ . * Nancy Backus,Mayor _ - WASHINGTON 25 West Main Street * Auburn WA 98001-4998 * www.auburnwa.gov * 253-931-3000 a time,using no more than 10 gallons of water per minute; and WHEREAS, given observed and documented water usage patterns, the yearly average water use by HVB residents is expected to be 450 gallons per day. Since the spring of 2021, however, the water use by HVB residents has nearly tripled this expected average,to 1,025 gallons per day; and WHEREAS, this recent excessive water use by HVB residents greatly exceeds the expected water use average and the water use restrictions in-the 1990 agreement;• and WHEREAS, this rate of HVB water consumption amounts=to a Stage I water - I emergency under ACC 13.14.030.A because continued water consumption at this rate will result in the HVB water system running out of water entirely,bythe fall Of 2021,. ' potentially leaving HVB residents with no reliable water supply; ' • WHEREAS, to protect the public health, safety and welfare rof.HVB residents, and pursuant to the above legal authorities, NOW THEREFORE I, Nancy Backus, Mayor of the City.of Auburn;_declare as follows: Section 1. To protect the public health, safety and welfare of HVB residents ' and pursuant to RCW 35.21.210, RCW 38.50 and ACC 13:14 I•do herebydeclare'a - ' Stage I water emergency in the HVB neighborhood. Declaration 2021-02 August 9,2021 Page 2 of 3 CITY OF *,._. * Nancy Backus, Mayor WASHINGTON 25 West Main Street * Auburn WA 98001-4998 * www.auburnwa.gov* 253-931-3000 Section 2. Pursuant to Section 1, I hereby direct the City of Auburn public works department to engage in public education efforts with HVB residents regarding the necessity and benefits of their water conservation. Section 3. I further determine that pursuant to ACC 13.14.030.F, the urgency of the anticipated water shortage in HVB constitutes exigent circumstances that necessitate immediate implementation and enforcement of the requirements in a Stage I Anticipated Water Shortage emergency. Dated and signed: S' ' CITY OF AUBURN 1 ANCY` KUS, MAYOR • Declaration 2021-02 August 9,2021 Page 3 of 3