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Kyle Canyon Operating Conditions

The Kyle Canyon Water Management
Plan addresses are drought and water
supply conditions.

Historically low precipitation for several years has significantly reduced the amount of water available through natural recharge into Kyle Canyon's groundwater aquifer.

The Kyle Canyon Water District has adopted a Water Management Plan to address drought and water supply conditions.

The plan is based on four operating conditions as described below:

Sustainable

In the sustainable operating condition, water supplies from the groundwater aquifer are sufficient to meet the needs of the Kyle Canyon community. This stage is triggered when water supplies are being used at a rate that doesn't exceed the wells ability to naturally recharge. Water levels in each of the community wells are stabilized, and there's no immediate concern of infrastructure failure.

Response: Water is available to meet indoor and outdoor needs.

Concerned

The concerned operating condition implies that water supplies from the groundwater aquifer are being used at a rate consistent with the well's ability to naturally recharge. This stage is triggered when water levels fall below the following operating stages:

• Echo Well No. 3 - 90 ft. from surface
• Echo Well No. 4 - 170 ft. from surface
• Echo Well No. 5 - 120 ft. from surface
• Rainbow Well - 145 ft. from surface

Response: Reduce outdoor water demands. Water is available for indoor demands.

Critical

In the critical operating condition, water supplies from the groundwater aquifer are being depleted at a rate higher than the well's ability to naturally recharge. Well failure is highly likely or imminent. This stage is triggered when water levels fall below the following operating stages:

• Echo Well No. 3 - 110 ft. from surface
• Echo Well No. 4 - 230 ft. from surface
• Echo Well No. 5 - 140 ft. from surface
• Rainbow Well - 165 ft. from surface

Response: Significantly reduce outdoor water use. Water should be available for all indoor needs.

Emergency

The emergency operating condition indicates that a well outage, infrastructure failure or water quality issue has occurred. During emergency conditions, all or part of the community's water system has failed and resources are not adequate to meet the demands of the community.

Response: Expect service interruptions, poor water quality and/or water shortages.