9-6-7: WATER SUPPLY EMERGENCIES; PENALTY:
In an emergency situation the city superintendent and/or mayor is authorized under ordinance 305 and this chapter to ration or limit the use of water for lawn and garden sprinkling. The water commission may review this or any action taken by the city superintendent and/or mayor and approve the action taken or modify the action as they deem necessary to maintain an adequate supply of water in the reservoirs for fire protection of the city. Furthermore, this chapter provides that any person using water for the purpose of watering or sprinkling any lawn or garden at a time prohibited by the regulations or rules established by the water commission and approved by the city council shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 2007-03, 9-17-2007)