(A) For the protection of the public health, welfare and safety of the town, the Town Manager is authorized to determine when certain conditions exist in the town requiring water conservation or rations measures be imposed and to develop and enforce such conservation measures when the Town Manager determines that a water emergency exists in the town. The conservation measures may include voluntary conservation measures, mandatory conservation measures, and water shortage emergency measures. The Town Manager may impose water conservation measures on all town water customers and other persons who use town water for such period of time as the Manager determines constitutes a water emergency.
(B) The following definitions apply:
CUSTOMER. All persons in whose name the town maintains an account for water use, or who are responsible for payment of water passing through a particular meter. All customers are responsible for any use of water that passes through the meter for which they are responsible.
EMERGENCY. That any one or all of the following difficulties are being encountered: Water supplies are below the level necessary to meet normal needs causing serious shortages; there is inadequate water treatment capability; water transmission capability is disrupted or inadequate; finished water storage problems exist to the level that normal needs cannot be met; or any other unforeseen circumstances which results in or may result in a severe water shortage.
MANAGER. The Town Manager for the Town of Clayton, or his designee.
NONRESIDENTIAL USER. Every user except residential users, but does not include hospitals and health care facilities.
PERSON. Any individual, association, partnership, firm, company, limited liability company, corporation, trust, estate, governmental entity or any other legal entity, or its legal representatives, agents or assigns.
RESIDENTIAL USER. Any person who receives water service for a single or multifamily dwelling unit. The term RESIDENTIAL USER does not include educational or other institutions, hotels, motels, or similar commercial establishments.
WATER. All water available to the town for treatment by virtue of the town's water rights or withdrawal permits and any treated water introduced by the town into its portable water distribution system, including water purchased or offered for sale. Water does not include treated wastewater effluent reclaimed for reuse in irrigation or other approved uses.
(Ord. passed 5-5-97; Am. Ord. 2021-06-05, passed 6-7-21)