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• Mandatory Stage — During this stage, the City and its purveyors will implement more aggressive supply-side actions and will limit or prohibit certain retail water use activities. • Emergency Stage — If supply conditions worsen and the mandatory stage does not meet the required demand reduction, this stage will establish emergency restrictions, which may include rate surcharges. Recommendations for implementing the four stages of the DRP will be made to the City's Public Works Director by a Drought Advisory Committee which will be formed at the direction of the Public Works Director. The Drought Advisory Committee will be composed of: • two (2) representatives from the City's Public Works Department, • one (1) representative from the City's Parks Department, • one (1) representative from the City's Facilities Department, • one (1) representative from the City's Administration Group, • one (1) representative from the Snohomish County PUD and, • two (2) representatives from the Everett Water Utilities Committee (EWUC). STAGE 1 - ADVISORY The Advisory Stage will be triggered by two primary conditions: • Spada Reservoir storage is less than 80 percent of normal operating capacity as of April 1, due to exceptionally low precipitation, and/or carryover storage from the previous year. • The snowpack and inflows that feed Spada Reservoir are less than 80 percent of normal levels as of April 1. The Advisory Stage will focus on external communications. The City will inform wholesale and retail customers that the potential exists for a future water shortage. This message will include the following basic elements: • There is a lower than normal supply of water in the Spada reservoir. • The conditions may return to normal, but it is too early to tell. • If the conditions don't improve, additional steps may have to be taken to reduce water consumption. • Customers are encouraged to use water wisely to avoid the possibility of more stringent actions. In addition to advising customers about the potential of water shortage, the Advisory Stage will prompt a number of actions: • The Drought Advisory Committee will be assembled to monitor the situation and assign responsibilities. 3