Legal Documents of White Pine

The Town of White Pine designated the chief water treatment plant operator to be the drought plan implementation manager. He is ultimately in charge of managing the water system. In addition, the mayor of the town, the chief of the fire department and distribution supervisor make up the drought management group responsible for overseeing the implementation of the plan. They advise and assist the chief operator in gathering information, assessing the situation and recommend/advise/approve the chief operator's actions. The task group is activated and will meet as necessary once a "drought alert" has been initiated. A "drought alert" corresponds to the US Drought Monitor's categorization of the water system's service area as being characterized as under "severe" drought conditions. The task group monitors water system conditions, including water demand, water supply, forecasted conditions, hydraulic conditions, water quality issues, impacted communities, public notification, plan modifications, staffing, trigger points and other issues related to the implementation of the plan. The task group and chief operator must also maintain records of their actions, system conditions at the time of management actions taken, and their effects. Finally, the drought management group and plan implementation manager must also determine and announce the step-down and/or deactivation of the plan. (as added by Ord. #07-16, June 2016)