Drought stage refill ban

Definition

The stage at which the water utility stops a pool being drained and refilled.

Why It Matters

The same drought plan that governs the landscaper next door carries a clause of its own for pools, in the same stage list of the same ordinance. Under the City of Murphy's plan, stage three stops an existing pool being drained and refilled except to replace normal loss. Stage four stops the permitting of private pools, though one already permitted may be completed and filled, and existing pools may top up but still may not be drained and refilled. The city manager orders these, so a stage is a power available and not an automatic consequence. Weekly service is untouched, so what an ordered stage takes is the acid wash, the drain-and-refill and the new build, which is the better-margin end of the route. Ask for the split between recurring service and water-dependent work. One ordinance governs both trades, which is worth knowing when a route and a landscaping book share a service area.