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5.0 Demand Management Measures <br />The City of San Marcos Drought Response Plan includes year -round restrictions and four <br />drought response stages with progressively stringent demand management measures as outlined <br />below. <br />5.1 Year -Round <br />The following allowances and restrictions are in effect at all times, unless superseded by <br />more stringent restrictions upon implementation of a drought response stage. <br />• Waste of water is prohibited at all times. <br />• Irrigation with hose -end sprinklers and automatic sprinkler irrigation systems is <br />prohibited during the day between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. <br />• Irrigation with hand -held bucket, hand -held hose, soaker hose and drip irrigation <br />systems is allowed on any day and at any time. <br />• Irrigation of golf courses, athletic fields and commercial nurseries with sprinklers <br />is prohibited during the day between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. <br />• Vehicle washing. <br />• Charity car washes are prohibited unless held at a commercial car wash. <br />• Non - commercial vehicle washing is allowed on any day and at any time, but <br />must be done using a hand -held bucket or a hand -held hose equipped with a <br />positive shutoff device. <br />o Commercial vehicle washing is allowed on any day and at any time. <br />• Swimming pools are allowed to operate and be filled as normal. It is <br />recommended that pools be covered while not in use to minimize evaporative <br />losses. <br />• Operation of non - recirculating aesthetic water features is prohibited at all times. <br />• Washing impervious surfaces is allowed but should be limited unless required for <br />health and safety. <br />• Foundation watering is allowed on any day and at any time. <br />• Other non - essential water uses are allowed but reasonable measures shall be taken <br />to limit usage. <br />E <br />