(A) Discontinue service/water flow device. After providing due process, the county, in its sole discretion, may discontinue service or place a flow restricting device on the meters or water supply lines of consumers who violate provisions of this article.
(B) In the application and enforcement of the conservation measures required by this article, every water customer is deemed to have under his or her control at all times his or her water distribution lines and facilities, and to know the manner and extent of his or her water use.
(C) Each breach of this article shall constitute a separate violation punishable as set forth below. Each day a violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such.
(D) All the remedies stated in this article, and/or otherwise available under state law, shall be cumulative to any other remedy or penalty that may be imposed for violation of this article.
(E) The Director of Public Works has primary responsible for enforcement of this article. The Director, along with the county’s Code Enforcement Officer, and/or any peace officer, shall be empowered to enforce the provisions of this article and shall be authorized to issue citations to violators.
(F) Whenever any act or omission is made unlawful by this article, it shall also be unlawful to cause, permit, aid, abet, allow, or conceal the fact of such act or omission.
(G) In the event of verified line breakage which causes excess usage of water which could not have been reasonably anticipated and prevented, there shall be no violation of this article if the owner is able to bring his/her water usage to within the “cumulative water allocation” for the parcel within 60 days of the line breakage. This period of time may be extended upon written application to the Director, not to exceed an additional 30 days. The owner shall be obligated to provide reasonable proof of the existence of the water line breakage/malfunction in any appeal of any enforcement action taken.
(Ord. 927, § 2 (part), 2014)