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• Data collection (e.g., stream flows, snowpack conditions, weather forecasts, reservoir levels) and computer modeling of projected supply, demand and storage will be intensified. • The City will develop a fact sheet that outlines the water situation for water system customer service staff throughout the EWSA. • Planning and preparation for the Voluntary Stage will be initiated including an assessment of staffing impacts, training needs, and communication strategies. • The City and/or its purveyors may consider the need for a rate surcharge to promote water conservation. STAGE 2 — VOLUNTARY The Voluntary Stage will be triggered by two primary conditions: • Spada Reservoir storage is not projected to be at standard operating capacity as of June 1, due to an exceptionally low snowpack, precipitation, and/or carryover storage from the previous year. • Spada Reservoir storage and predicted inflows are at, or below, 75 percent of normal levels and indicate the need for a more systematic response to the water supply situation. The Voluntary Stage will be a call to action. The City will inform wholesale and retail customers that water supply conditions have not improved and that their help is needed to reduce water consumption. This message will include the following elements: • The water supply in Spada reservoir continues to be lower than normal. • There is a reasonable probability that the conditions will not return to normal. • Water purveyors in the EWSA are taking steps to limit water use. • Customers are encouraged to voluntarily reduce demand to avoid the need for more stringent actions in the future. In the Voluntary Stage, the City and its purveyors will implement a number of water- saving steps and will ask retail customers to limit certain specific water-related activities. These actions are shown in Figure 1: 4