DURATION OF WATER USE RESTRICTIONS
Colorado Springs City Code § 12.4.1310
in effect12.4.1310: DURATION OF WATER USE RESTRICTIONS:
Utilities will regularly evaluate the estimated supplies of water available to the water system to determine whether it is necessary to continue the water use restrictions of a declared stage or level. Stages and levels may be declared in accord with sections 12.4.1305 , 12.4.1306 , 12.4.1307 , 12.4.1308 and 12.4.1309 of this part and, if water supply conditions warrant, the Chief Executive Officer may either downgrade or withdraw a declaration of a Stage I, Stage II, Stage III or Stage IV shortage, subject to City Council approval by resolution at the next regular City Council meeting occurring at least twenty (20) days after the date of the Chief Executive Officer’s downgrade or withdrawal. If a declared shortage has not previously been withdrawn by the Chief Executive Officer or City Council, it shall automatically be withdrawn on December 31 of the year in which it was declared. (Ord. 02-59; Ord. 03-41; Ord. 13-10; Ord. 14-23; Ord. 19-99)
Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-20333Fetched: 11/1/2026