(A) Determination of water emergency. When the City Manager shall determine that the consumption of water by the city and by its wholesale raw and treated water users has or is about to equal or exceed the total supply being received by the city from the Saginaw-Midland Water Supply System, he or she shall declare that a critical water consumption period exists and place in effect the maximum day allotment water schedule approved by the Council.
(B) Declaration of water emergency. At such time as the City Manager shall determine that water consumption within the city has or is about to equal or exceed the supply available to the city for use of its water customers in the city on a continuing basis, he or she shall declare that a water emergency exists.
(C) Uses prohibited during water emergency. When the City Manager shall have declared that a water emergency exists as provided in division (B) above, the use and withdrawal of water by any person
from the city water distribution system for any of the following purposes is hereby prohibited:
(1) Watering of yards. The sprinkling, watering, or irrigation of shrubbery, trees, lawns, grass, ground covers, plants, vines, gardens, vegetables, flowers, or any other vegetation;
(2) Cleaning outdoor surfaces. The washing of sidewalks, driveways, filling station aprons, porches, and other outdoor services;
(3) Swimming pools. Swimming and wading pools not employing a filter and recirculating system; and
(4) Escape through defective plumbing. The escape of water through defective plumbing, which shall mean the knowing permission for defective plumbing to remain out of repair.
(D) Notice of water emergency. When the City Manager shall have declared that a water emergency exists as provided in division (B) above, notice thereof shall be given by releasing the same to the official newspaper of the city and to all radio and television stations maintaining offices or studios within the city. Such notice shall advise of the time of commencement of such emergency and that the same will continue until notice of termination thereof is given by the City Manager through the same media.
(E) Termination of water emergency. When the City Manager shall determine that the conditions which caused the declaration of the emergency under division (B) above no longer exist, he or she shall so declare and give notice of such determination as provided in division (D) above.
(Prior Code, § 52.02) (Ord. D-651, passed 6-22-1964, effective 6-2-1964) Penalty, see § 52.99