(A) Whenever the Manager or highest ranking operating official of the City of Inkster receives notification from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department in conjunction with the Water and Radiological Protection Division of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality that the supply or pressure demand for water cannot be accommodated and general welfare is likely to be endangered, or conditions within the water system of the City of Inkster are likely to endanger the general welfare of the City of Inkster, the Manager or the highest ranking operating official shall determine that a state of emergency exists and prescribe the following emergency regulations which shall apply in the City of Inkster for all properties connected to the City of Inkster water system: Sprinkling of lawns and landscaping and all outdoor water use shall be allowed for properties with even-numbered addresses on even-numbered dates within a month and for properties with odd-numbered addresses on odd-numbered dates within a month.
(B) Whenever the Manager or the highest ranking operating official received notification from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department in conjunction with the Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality that provisions in division (A) of this section are not sufficient, or conditions within the water system of the City of Inkster are likely to endanger the general welfare of the City of Inkster, the following emergency regulations shall apply in the City of Inkster for all properties connected to the City of Inkster water system: Sprinkling of lawns and landscaping and all outdoor water use shall not be allowed.
(C) (1) The City of Inkster and the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department shall, within 24 hours of notification, cause these regulations to be posted at the City of Inkster office and publicly announced by means of broadcasts or telecasts by the stations with a normal operating range covering the City of Inkster, and may cause such announcement to be further declared in newspapers of general circulation when feasible.
(2) The regulations shall become effective immediately after notice of enforcement of the ordinance as posted at the City of Inkster offices.
(3) Upon notification from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department in conjunction with the Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality that the emergency regulations are no longer necessary, the city shall cause a public announcement lifting the water restrictions.
(Ord. 755, passed 7-15-96) Penalty, see § 52.99