§ 40-511. Declaration of emergency; prohibiting uses and withdrawals of water.

Whenever the city commission determines that an emergency exists due to an inadequate supply or reserve of water and the inability of the city to safely deliver an amount of water daily sufficient to meet the needs of the industries and individuals being supplied potable water by the city water system and that it is essential to the public well-being that certain uses of water not essential to the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of the city and other persons supplied water by the city be restricted, the city commission may, by an appropriate resolution duly adopted, declare the existence of such emergency and prohibit or limit the uses and withdrawals of water by any person from the water supply system of the city for any or all of the following purposes until such time as the city commission declares by an appropriate resolution that the aforesuch emergency no longer exists:

(1)

Watering yards, gardens, etc. The sprinkling, watering, or irrigation of shrubbery, trees, grass, ground cover, plants, vines, gardens, vegetables, flowers, or any other vegetation.

(2)

Washing mobile equipment. The washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, campers, mobile homes, railroad cars, or any other type of mobile equipment.

(3)

Cleaning outdoor surfaces. The washing of sidewalks, driveways, filling station aprons, porches and other outdoor surfaces.

(4)

Cleaning buildings. The washing of the outside of dwellings and the washing of inside and outside of office buildings.

(5)

Cleaning equipment and machinery. The washing and cleaning of any business or industrial equipment and machinery.

(6)

Ornamental fountains. The operation of any ornamental fountain or other structures making a similar use of water.

(7)

Swimming pool. Filling or adding water to the contents of swimming and wading pools.

(8)

Escape through defective plumbing. The escape of water through defective plumbing, which shall mean the knowing permission for defective plumbing to remain out of repair.

(Prior Code, § 20-19)