For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALLOTMENT. The maximum quantity of water allowed for each customer over any applicable period as established in the water rationing provisions of this chapter.
BRACKISH WATER. Water containing more than 1,000 parts per million as dissolved salts.
CUSTOMER. Any person using water for any purpose from the municipality’s water distribution system and for which either a regular charge is made or in this case the bulk sales, a cash charge is made at the site of delivery.
EMERGENCY. That water supplies are below the level necessary to meet normal needs and that serious shortages exist in the area.
EXCESS USE. The usage of water by a water customer in excess of the water allotment provided under the water rationing provisions of this chapter for that customer, over any applicable period.
FRESH WATER. Water withdrawn from surface or groundwater which has not been previously used, other than brackish water.
MANDATORY CONSERVATION. That raw water supplies (i.e., streamflow, reservoir levels or ground water levels) are consistently below seasonal averages, and if they continue to decline, may not be adequate to meet normal needs.
NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS. Commercial, industrial, institutional, public and all other users, with the exception of hospitals and health care facilities.
RATIONING. Procedures established to provide for the equitable distribution of critically-limited water supplies, in order to balance demand and limited available supplies, and to assure that sufficient water is available to preserve public health and safety.
(Ord. passed 4-26-1999)