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Table 17.Utilizing surface water as an alternative source NAS If not covered above, describe additional emergency measures for providing water(obtaining bottled water, or steps to obtain National Guard services, etc.) • On an emergency basis, water could be hauled into Elk River from other cities such as Ramsey, Otsego, Big Lake and Zimmerman by tanker. • If bottled water was to be distributed, the Elk River Emergency Operations Center would be activated to assist in the distribution of bottled water. • Any support required from the Minnesota National Guard would be coordinated through the State Duty Officer. Allocation and Demand Reduction Procedures Complete Table 18 by adding information about how decisions will be made to allocate water and reduce demand during an emergency. Provide information for each customer category, including its priority ranking, average day demand, and demand reduction potential for each customer category. Modify the customer categories as needed,and add additional lines if necessary. Water use categories should be prioritized in a way that is consistent with Minnesota Statutes 103G.261 (#1 is highest priority) as follows: 1. Water use for human needs such as cooking, cleaning, drinking, washing and waste disposal; use for on-farm livestock watering; and use for power production that meets contingency requirements. 2. Water use involving consumption of less than 10,000 gallons per day(usually from private wells or surface water intakes) 3. Water use for agricultural irrigation and processing of agricultural products involving consumption of more than 10,000 gallons per day (usually from private high-capacity wells or surface water intakes) 4. Water use for power production above the use provided for in the contingency plan. 5. All other water use involving consumption of more than 10,000 gallons per day. 6. Nonessential uses—car washes,golf courses, etc. Water used for human needs at hospitals, nursing homes and similar types of facilities should be designated as a high priority to be maintained in an emergency. Lower priority uses will need to address water used for human needs at other types of facilities such as hotels,office buildings, and manufacturing plants.The volume of water and other types of water uses at these facilities must be carefully considered.After reviewing the data, common sense should dictate local allocation priorities to protect domestic requirements over certain types of economic needs. Water use for lawn sprinkling, vehicle washing, golf courses, and recreation are legislatively considered non-essential. 26 66