(A) Whenever the Mayor (or the highest ranking operating official) of the city receives notification, that the supply or pressure demand of water cannot be accommodated and general welfare is likely to be endangered, or conditions within the water system of the city are likely to endanger the general welfare of the consumers, the Mayor (or the highest ranking operating official) shall determine that a state of emergency exists and prescribe the following regulations, which shall apply for all properties collected to the city water system:
Sprinkling of lawns and landscaping and all outdoor water use shall only be allowed for properties with even-numbered addresses on even-numbered dates within a month and for properties with odd-numbered addresses on odd-numbered dates within a month.
(B) Whenever the Mayor (or the highest-ranking operating official) receives notification that provisions in subsection (A) are not sufficient, or conditions within the water system are likely to endanger the general welfare of the consumers, the following emergency regulations shall apply for all properties connected to the city water system:
Sprinkling of lawns and landscaping and all outdoor water use shall not be allowed.
(C) The city, within 24 hours of notification, shall cause these regulations to be posted at the city's public offices and publicly announced by means of broadcasts or telecasts by the stations with a normal operating range covering the city, and may cause the announcement to be further declared in newspapers of general circulation when feasible.
(1) The regulations shall become effective immediately after notice of enforcement of the ordinance as posted at the city offices.
(2) Upon notification from the Keregnondi Water Authority and in conjunction with the Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division of the State Department of Environmental Quality that the emergency regulations are no longer necessary, the city shall cause a public announcement lifting the water restrictions.
(Ord. 2019-5-51, passed 5-6-2019)