These restrictions apply to all properties within the city limits and/or served by the municipal water utility.
(A) No person, firm, corporation, or municipal or other government facility or operation shall waste, cause or permit to be wasted any water.
(B) No person, firm, corporation, or municipal or other government facility or operation shall cause or permit the flow of fugitive water onto adjacent property or public right-of-way.
(C) The restrictions in divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply to the following:
(1) Storm runoff allowed under provisions of the city's Drainage Ordinance as currently adopted or subsequently amended;
(2) Flow resulting from temporary water supply system failures or malfunctions. These failures or malfunctions shall be repaired as quickly as possible;
(3) Flow resulting from firefighting or routine inspection of fire hydrants or from fire training activities;
(4) Water applied as a dust control measure as may be required under Chapter 9, Article 5 of this code;
(5) Water applied to abate spills of flammable or otherwise hazardous materials, where water is the appropriate methodology;
(6) Water applied to prevent or abate health, safety, or accident hazards when alternate methods are not available;
(7) Flow resulting from routine inspection, operation, or maintenance of the municipal water supply system;
(8) Flow resulting from routine inspection or maintenance of irrigation systems;
(9) Water used by the Traffic Engineering Division, City of Albuquerque, in the course of installation or maintenance of traffic flow control devices;
(10) Water used for construction or maintenance activities where the application of water is the appropriate methodology and where no other practical alternative exists.
(Ord. 18-1995; Am. Ord. 24-1998) Penalty, see § 6-1-1-99