For the Gales Addition, Monroe, and Mount Angeles Water Systems, the District will follow any City announcement lowering or ending a drought response. For all other District Water Systems, the District will determine when to lower or end a drought response.
After September 1st, District Staff will review streamflow, well level, and precipitation data from gauges in Clallam County to determine when to end the drought response. The data from streamflow gauges and wells that were used to issue the alert will be used to determine when to end the alert. Precipitation and other factors deemed critical by the District will also be considered when ending a drought response.
Typically in mid-September, rains return and the alerts are ended. If rains come earlier, then the drought stage indicated in that month would be lowered. If rains come later, then the drought stage indicated in September will continue later into the fall.
The Stage 1 monitoring would end upon an NRCS forecast of greater than 110 percent of normal on May 15, zero snowpacks reached after June 15, or the end of snowmelt runoff season after July 15.
A reduction in consumption of 5 percent since the beginning of the Stage 2 drought response, or consistently rising streamflow or well levels after September 15th would allow the District to end a Stage 2 alert or lower the stage by one.
A reduction in consumption of 10 percent since the beginning of the Stage 3 drought response, or consistently rising streamflow or well levels after October 1st would allow the District to end a Stage 3 alert or lower the stage by one.
A reduction in consumption of 20 percent since the beginning of the Stage 4 drought response, or consistently rising streamflow or well levels after October 15th would allow the District to end a Stage 4 alert or lower the stage by one.
A reduction in consumption of 30 percent since the beginning of the Stage 5 drought response, or consistently rising streamflow or well levels after November 1st would allow the District to end all alerts.