A. Interference And Obstruction With City Irrigation System: It shall be unlawful for any person, except one duly authorized by the city, to operate, interfere with, or connect anything with any portion of the city irrigation system, i.e., valves, pipes, shutoff valves, ditches, pump stations. Further, it shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct the access to any city irrigation system appurtenances.
B. Malicious Or Wilful Waste Of Water: It shall be unlawful for any person to allow or permit the waste of irrigation water by allowing said water to flow upon or into any storm or sanitary sewer, street, alley or other public right of way, or by allowing said water to flow on or upon adjacent or adjoining property so as to cause unnecessary inconvenience or expense to the owner of such adjacent or adjoining property or by using more of said water than good husbandry requires for the maintenance and cultivation of premises being irrigated. The city will make a visual determination of where water has been wasted and shall notify the user of that determination in writing. It shall then be the user's responsibility to make the necessary repairs, or to institute actions that will correct that situation within thirty (30) days of the city's notification to the user.
C. Interconnection With Potable Water System: It shall be unlawful for any person to interconnect or cause to be interconnected the potable and nonpotable portions, distribution systems or service lines of dual water supplies or extensions thereof without the installation of an inspected and approved reduced pressure type backflow prevention device.
D. Illegally Turning On Irrigation Water: It shall be unlawful for any person who, after the irrigation water has been turned off to the property on account of nonpayment of assessments and/or fees, or other violation of the rules and regulations pertaining to the irrigation system, to turn on or permit the irrigation water to be turned on, or use or permit the irrigation water to be used without authority. (Ord. 16-561A, 11-8-2016)