For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"COMMISSION." The Shelbyville Municipal Water and Sewer Commission.
"CUSTOMER." Any person using water for any purpose from the commission's water distribution system and for which a regular charge is made.
"OTHER SOURCES OF WATER." Water that has not been introduced by the Commission into its water distribution system.
"RAW WATER SUPPLIED." All water potentially available to the Commission's Water Treatment Plan, and customers of the Commission.
"TREATED WATER." Water that has been introduced by the Commission into its water distribution system, including water offered for sale. Uses of treated water are classified as follows:
(A) Essential water uses (Class 1). The following uses of water, listed by site or user type, are essential.
(1) Domestic. In-house water necessary to sustain human life and the lives of domestic pets, and to maintain minimum standards of hygiene and sanitation.
(2) Health care facilities. Patient care and rehabilitation.
(3) Water hauling. Sale for domestic use where not reasonably available elsewhere.
(4) Public uses. Fire fighting. Health and public protection purposes, as specifically approved by the Commission through recommendations of health officials and the municipal governing body.
(B) Socially or economically important uses of water (Class 2). The following uses of water, listed by site or user type are socially or economically important.
(1) Domestic. Personal, in-house water usage including kitchen, bathroom and laundry.
(2) Water hauling. Non-domestic, when other sources are not reasonably available, where specifically approved by the Commission.
(3) Commercial and civic use. Commercial car and truck washes; laundromats; restaurants, clubs and eating places; schools, churches, motels/hotels and similar commercial establishments.
(4) Outdoor non-commercial watering. Minimal watering of vegetable gardens during water conserving time periods; Minimal watering of trees where necessary for their survival, using water conserving methods (i.e., soaker hoses).
(5) Outdoor commercial or public watering (using conservation methods and when other sources of water are not available or feasible to use). Agricultural irrigation for the production of food or the maintenance of livestock; watering by arboretums and public gardens of national, state, regional or community significance where necessary to preserve specimens; watering by commercial nurseries where necessary to maintain stock; watering where necessary to establish or maintain revegetation or landscape plantings required pursuant to law or regulation.
(6) Recreational. Operation of municipal/county swimming pools; air conditioning (closed loop systems) refilling for startup at the beginning of the cooling season, makeup of water during the cooling season, refilling, specifically approved by the commission through recommendations of health officials and the municipal governing body, where the system has been drained for health protection or repair services.
(C) Non-essential (Class 3). Any waste of water, as defined herein, is non-essential. The following uses of water, listed by site or user type, are also non-essential.
(1) Public Uses. Use of fire hydrants (excluding Class 1 and 2) uses, including use of sprinkler caps, testing fire apparatus and fire department drills using water.
(2) Commercial and civil uses. Serving water in restaurants, clubs, or eating places, except by customer request; failure to repair a controllable leak; increasing water levels in scenic and recreational ponds and lakes.
(3) Ornamental purposes. Fountains, reflecting pools, artificial waterfalls.
(4) Outdoor non-commercial watering. Use of water for dust control or compaction; watering of annual or plants other than vegetable garden; watering of lawns, parks, golf courses, playing fields and other recreational areas; washing sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking lots, tennis courts or other hard surface areas; washing down buildings or structures for purposes other than immediate fire protection; flushing gutters or permitting water to run or accumulate in any gutter or street.
Outdoor commercial or public watering. Expanding nursery facilities, placing new irrigated agricultural land in production, or planting of landscaping except when required by a site design review process; use of water for dust control or compaction; watering of lawns, parks, golf courses, playing fields and other recreational areas; washing sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking lots, tennis courts or other hard surface areas; washing down buildings or structures for purposes other than immediate fire protection; flushing gutters or permitting water to run or accumulate in any gutter or street.
(5) Any recreational uses other than those specified in Class 2.
(6) Non-commercial washing of motor and other vehicles.
(7) Air conditioning (see also Class 2 purposes). Refilling cooling towers after draining.
"WASTE OF WATER." Includes, but is not limited to (1) permitting water to escape down a gutter, ditch, or other surface drain, or (2) failure to repair a controllable leak of water due to defective plumbing.
"WATER SHORTAGE RESPONSE PHASES."
(A) "Advisory." Conditions exist which indicate the potential for serious water supply shortage.
(B) "Alert." Raw water supplies are consistently below seasonal averages, and if they continue to decline, may not be adequate to meet normal needs.
(C) "Emergency." Water supplies are below the level necessary to meet normal needs and that serious shortage exist in the area.
(Ord. 2001-05-03(A), passed 5-3-01)