(A) The Mayor of the village is hereby authorized to implement a restriction of water usage as follows.
(1) Phase I. When the Tiffin River reaches a low where the flow is estimated to be less than ten m.g.d. (million gallons per day) or has been contaminated so as to be unusable, restrictions of water usage shall be voluntary.
(2) Phase II. When the Tiffin River is so low or has been contaminated so as to be unusable that the village is unable to pump on a regular basis to keep the upground reservoirs full, a mandatory water curtailment shall be imposed with the following restrictions:
(a) Prohibit lawn watering although allowed to water bushes and gardens between the hours of 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. All watering has to be done with hose in hand. No sprinklers allowed;
(b) No home car washing; car washing by commercial car washes only; and
(c) No use of fire hydrants, except for fire.
(3) Phase III. When the Tiffin River is so low that the village is unable to pump from the river or has been contaminated so as to be unusable, all commercial and industrial accounts will be curtailed by a percent cutback from normal usage. This percent will be determined by the Mayor and all industries shall be notified by mail to the percent of cutback required.
(B) In addition to mail notification, as provided in this section, the village shall notify the community of the restrictions by utilizing the local newspaper and local radio station.
(C) Whoever violates the mandatory water curtailment, as provided herein, shall be given a written warning for a first offense. For the second offense, water service will be shut off and require a payment of $100 to have service turned back on.
(Ord. 89-9, passed 4-3-1989; Am. Ord. 11-54, passed 9- 6-2011)
Cross-reference:
Authorizing money to be spent in case of water emergency, see § 34.04