A. Access By Department: The city shall at all ordinary hours have free access to any place supplied with water service from the irrigation system for the purpose of examining the apparatus and ascertaining the amount of water service being used and the manner of its use.
B. Facilities In Good Repair: All users of water service shall keep their service pipes, connections, risers and other apparatus in good repair and protected from frost at their own expense. No person, except under the direction of the city, shall be allowed to dig into the street for the purpose of laying, removing or repairing any service pipe.
C. Connection Line Size: All water connections shall be by three-fourths inch (3/4") lines for lots of one-fourth (1/4) acre or less in size. Lots greater than one-fourth (1/4) acre up to one acre may have a connection of one inch (1") in size. Lots greater than one acre in size may have a larger connection as approved by the city engineer. Irrigation water connection and impact fees shall be allocated based on the size of the connection line as identified in the capital facilities plan and established by resolution of the city council.
D. Quality Of Service Pipe: All service and other pipe used in conjunction with the irrigation water services of the city shall be of such material, quality and specifications as the city council may from time to time by resolution provide, and shall be installed at such distances belowground as may be specified by regulations relating to the water department. All work, alterations or extensions affecting irrigation water pipes shall be subject to the acceptance of the public works director, and no connections with any irrigation water mains shall be made without first obtaining a permit from the city.
E. Scarcity Of Water: In time of scarcity of water, whenever it shall in the judgment of the public works director be necessary, the public works director shall by notice limit the use of irrigation water to the extent as may be necessary. The public works director shall have this authority without concurrence of the board or city council in the event of an emergency. In this event, the notice shall be reviewed at the next available regular meeting of the board and city council. It shall be unlawful for any person, his family, servants or agents to violate any notice to limit the use of irrigation water made by the chairman in pursuance of this section.
F. Relocation Of Water Connections: As the city moves irrigation lines to the streets; irrigation users shall relocate their irrigation connections to the front of their property. This relocation shall be completed at the irrigation user's expense within a twelve (12) month period after notification of the availability from the city street.
G. Schedule Of Use: The public works director may prohibit the use of the irrigation water system during any period of time, by individual users or by all users, if he determines that watering is resulting in a waste of water, or that use needs to be scheduled in order to meet the demands of the system.
H. Excessive Use Of Sprinklers: It shall be unlawful for any person to use such numbers of outlets simultaneously or to use such sprinkler or combinations of sprinklers or outlets as will in the opinion of the board materially affect the pressure or supply of water in the irrigation water system or any part thereof, and the city council may from time to time, by resolution, specify combinations of numbers of outlets which may have such effect, after recommendation by the board. (Ord. 2007-14, 3-21-2007)