(a) A water emergency shall exist when there is an inadequate water supply to assure the maintenance of sufficient pressure in the water system of the Municipality to provide for fighting fires or when there is an anticipated problem with the quality or quantity of drinking water.
(b) The determination of the possibility of such inadequate pressure, quantity or quality, in the water system shall be made by the Manager, with the advice of the Fire Chief of the Cardinal Joint Fire District, and/or the Public Works Supervisor.
(c) Whenever the Manager, in accordance with subsection (b) hereof, has determined that a water emergency exists, the Manager shall proclaim the existence of such emergency and shall give publicity to such proclamation by newspaper, radio, television and any or all of such means as are available and will most rapidly acquaint the citizens of the Municipality with the proclamation.
(d) The proclamation authorized in subsection (c) hereof shall prescribe uses of water to be limited or forbidden and shall fix times for such limitation or prohibition of use with particularity.
(e) The use of water contrary to the limitation or prohibition of the proclamation thereafter and during the existence of the water emergency shall constitute a violation of this section.
(f) When the Manager, with the advice of the Fire Chief of the Cardinal Joint Fire District and/or Public Works Supervisor, determines that the water emergency no longer exists, he shall inform the citizens as set forth in subsection (c) hereof.
(g) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 1992-11. Passed 3-3-92.)