In the event that the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation declares a water shortage crisis, the village president may order the following measures to reduce the water demand of the village to the minimum level necessary to maintain the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the village:
(a) The reduction or prohibition of external water use, including the sprinkling, watering or irrigating of shrubbery, trees, lawns, grass, groundcovers, plants, vines, washing of sidewalks, driveways, filling station aprons, porches and other outdoor services; the washing of the outside of dwellings; the washing of the inside and outside of office buildings; the washing and cleaning of any business or industrial equipment and machinery; the operation of any ornamental fountain or other structure making a similar use of water; the use of swimming and wading pools not employing a filter and recirculating system;
(b) The curtailment or closing of any commercial car wash and the prohibition of the washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, trailer houses or any other type of mobile equipment;
(c) The reduction of consumer per capita consumption of water;
(d) The installation of water-saving devices; and
(e) Reduction in water pump pressure.
(Ord No. 77-13-1555, § 1)