A. IMPERVIOUS SURFACE. Any artificially created surface which cannot be penetrated by water or which causes water to run off the surface, including streets, driveways, sidewalks and rooftops.
B. IRRIGATION SYSTEM. A device or combination of devices having a hose, pipe, or other conduit installed in the landscape which transmits city water, through which city water or a mixture of city water and chemicals is drawn and applied to lawns, landscapes, or green space.
C. NOTICE OF VIOLATION. A written warning which describes how water is being wasted and warns the customer that it is unlawful to waste water after service of the notice.
D. POTABLE WATER. Contracted Colorado River water treated at the city's water treatment plant.
E. PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. The area of land acquired or obtained by the city, county, or state primarily for the use of the public for the movement of people, goods, vehicles, or storm water. For the purposes of this article the public right-of-way shall include sidewalks, curbs, streets, and storm water drainage inlets.
F. REPEATED OR FLAGRANT WASTING OF WATER. Those situations where persons who have received notice that they are wasting water continue to do so in the same manner. It does not mean those persons who waste water on solitary or isolated occasions.
G. RESPONSIBLE PARTY. Generally the water customer; however, the responsible party may be any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company or other legal entity who is an owner, occupant, or user of real property to which water is supplied by the city.
H. RUNOFF. Water which is not absorbed by the soil or landscape to which it is applied. RUNOFF occurs when water is applied too quickly (application rate exceeds infiltration rate), particularly if there is a severe slope. This chapter does not apply to storm water runoff which is the runoff from precipitation that travels over natural or developed surfaces to the nearest stream, other conduit, or impoundment and appears in lakes, rivers, ponds, or other bodies of water.
I. SERVICE OF A NOTICE OF VIOLATION. Personal service upon a responsible party of suitable age and discretion residing at the customer's residence or working for the customer at the place where the waste of water initiates; posting such notice upon the premises where the waste of water initiates; or, mailing a copy of such notice to the customer at the address as shown on the records of the city water system.
J. WASTE OF WATER. Any non-beneficial or unreasonable use of water by any customer of the city water system.
K. WATER. Refers to all water supplied by the city or water included in the city's Colorado River entitlement, except treated wastewater.
(Ord. 10-1004, passed 4-13-2010)