The City reserves the right to regulate the use of water for sprinkling and irrigating purposes and the Superintendent shall give notice by publication, of any restrictions on the use of water for such purposes, and further notices shall be given thereof to consumers with the next monthly statement rendered by the Clerk, and thereafter any consumers using or permitting water to be used for sprinkling or irrigating purposes except as limited in such notice, upon two (2) or more wilful violations of any rules or regulations so promulgated shall be deemed a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days or both such fine and imprisonment for each offense, and in default of payment thereof the water shall be shut off. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent, whenever the consumption of water threatens to exceed the capacity of the City's treatment and transmission facilities, to report such condition to the Mayor and Council thereof in order that the use of water for sprinkling and irrigation may be restricted. (Ord. 659, 9-27-1994)