Upon determining that the city municipal utility water system is in imminent danger of a shortage of water or is experiencing a shortage of water, is unable to maintain adequate water pressure in the system, the water demands of the system exceed the ability to service those demands, major malfunctions or breakdowns of equipment have occurred or other circumstances have caused an actual or imminent danger to the water supply, then, and in any of those events, the Common Council shall declare a water conservation emergency and establish the level of conservation appropriate to the then existing circumstances. The level of conservation so declared shall remain in effect for a period of 14 days subject to extensions of like periods. No level of conservation shall be extended more than three times without the consent of the Common Council. Inasmuch as the city has established by ordinance, a Municipal Utilities Service Board, which has the responsibility for management and overseeing the public water supply, the Council shall seek periodic reports and recommendations from the Municipal Utilities Service Board in the interest of preservation and protection of the municipal water supply.
(Prior Code, § 25-73) (Ord. 88-16, passed 9-26-1988)