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DIVISION 2. CONSERVATION STAGES
No customer of or person who uses water from the city water utility shall knowingly make, cause, use, or permit the use of water received from the city for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, governmental, or any other purpose in a manner contrary to any provision of this chapter, or in an amount in excess of that use permitted by the conservation stage in effect pursuant to this chapter.
The city engineer shall continually review and suggest guidelines which shall set forth the criteria for determining when a particular conservation stage is to be implemented and terminated. Such guidelines shall be updated when, in the opinion of the engineer, the conditions of the utility system have changed so as to necessitate such update. Said guidelines shall be available for inspection at the city clerk's office during normal business hours. (Ord. 1231, 2-21-1989)
Customers of or persons who use the water utility of the city are requested to voluntarily limit the amount of water used during stage 1, voluntary conservation to that amount absolutely necessary for health, business, and outdoor water use. (Ord. 1231, 2-21-1989)
During stage 2, mandatory compliance - water alert, the following restrictions shall apply to all customers of or persons who use the water utility of the city:
(A) All outdoor irrigation by sprinklers shall occur only between the hours of twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight to ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. to twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight on a designated outdoor water use day which shall be once every seven (7) days. Irrigation by handheld hoses, drip irrigation, or handheld buckets is permitted anytime. The above restrictions do not apply to the irrigation of commercial nurseries, commercial sod farms, and similarly situated commercial establishments. Said establishments will be requested to curtail all nonessential water use.
(B) The washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, boats, airplanes, and other types of mobile equipment is prohibited except on designated outdoor water use days between the hours of twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight to ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. to twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight. Such washing, when allowed, shall be done with a handheld bucket or a handheld hose equipped with a positive shutoff nozzle for quick rinses. However, this restriction does not apply to the washing of the above listed vehicles or mobile equipment when conducted on the immediate premises of a commercial carwash or a commercial service station. Furthermore, this restriction shall not apply to the washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, boats, airplanes and other types of mobile equipment (such as garbage trucks and vehicles to transport food and perishables) when said washing is necessary on a more regular and frequent basis in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public. (The washing of each individual automobile, truck, trailer, boat, airplane and/or any other type of mobile equipment in violation of the terms and conditions of this restriction constitutes a separate violation under this chapter.)
(C) The washing or sprinkling of foundations is prohibited except on designated outdoor water use days between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. and twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight.
(D) The filling or adding of water to swimming and/or wading pools is prohibited except on designated outdoor water use days between the hours of twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight to ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. to twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight. However, this restriction does not apply to public swimming pools and wading pools.
(E) The operation of any ornamental fountain or other structure making similar use of water is prohibited.
(F) The use of water for irrigation of golf greens and tees is prohibited except on designated outdoor water use days between the hours of twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight and ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. to twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight. The irrigation of golf course fairways is absolutely prohibited. This restriction does not apply to the irrigation of any golf course or fairways which utilizes wastewater effluent or raw water, or to the irrigation of golf course fairways pursuant to the terms and conditions of an approved compliance agreement issued by the review board.
(G) The use of water from fire hydrants shall be limited to firefighting related activities and/or other activities necessary to maintain the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Canton. This restriction does not apply to businesses which require the use of water for land development and building construction processes. Pursuant to written approval by the water department, said businesses shall be allowed to purchase and draw water from fire hydrants designated for such use by the water department.
(H) 1. The following uses of water are defined as "waste of water" and are absolutely prohibited:
(a) Allowing water to run off into a gutter, ditch, or drain; or
(b) Failing to repair a controllable leak; or
(c) Washing sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, tennis courts, patios, or other paved areas, except to alleviate immediate health or fire hazards.
2. Provided, however, that none of the stage 2 restrictions shall apply to the following uses of water:
(a) The routine and necessary use of water, other than for landscape irrigation, by a governmental entity in pursuant of its governmental functions for the benefit of the public, such as for capital improvement construction projects and for the cleaning of streets to prevent debris and harmful substances from entering water systems via storm sewers;
(b) The routine and necessary use of water, other than for landscape irrigation, for land development (e.g., roadway base preparation, flushing of utility lines, dust control, concrete and asphalt work) and for building construction processes;
(c) The necessary use of water for the routine maintenance and/or repair of water distribution facilities, residential and commercial plumbing and permanently installed landscape irrigation systems;
(d) The use of water necessary to irrigate large, landscaped areas in commercial and institutional establishments as authorized by the terms and conditions of an approved compliance agreement issued by the review board. In no event, however, shall a compliance agreement be approved if the terms and conditions therein do not meet or exceed the purpose and intent of the emergency water conservation plan;
(e) The use of water necessary for the establishment of specially permitted landscaping in new, residential and commercial developments, as set forth in terms and conditions of a permit issued by the review board; and
(f) The use of water pursuant to the approved terms and conditions of a variance granted by the review board.
(I) The washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, boats, airplanes, or other types of mobile equipment upon the immediate premises of a commercial carwash, commercial service station, or private fleet washing facility shall occur only between the hours of twelve o'clock (12:00) noon and five o'clock (5:00) P.M. (Ord. 1231, 2-21-1989)
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