§ 155.33 EXTREME DROUGHT ALERT PHASE.
   (A)   Notification. The South Carolina Water Resources Commission will notify municipal and county governments in the affected drought areas by certified mail, and issue press releases concerning the drought conditions to the news media. Water-use restrictions imposed during extreme drought conditions are mandatory.
   (B)   Goal.
      (1)   A 15% water use reduction for agricultural, commercial, industrial and electric power generation purposes.
      (2)   A 30% water use reduction for institutional and residential customers.
   (C)   General responses.
      (1)   Issue a public notice of drought conditions on water supply and demand in a newspaper of general circulation within the affected community and region. This statement shall include a list of water use curtailment measures.
      (2)   Require customers of the town/privately owned water systems to comply with the listed water-use restrictions in all categories while extreme drought conditions exist.
   (D)   Water-use restrictions.
      (1)   Agriculture, irrigation and livestock. Implement conservation techniques, explore different water saving methods and use alternative sources. Restrict irrigation use from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and prohibit water runoff and issue press drought conditions use restrictions drought conditions
      (2)   Commercial and industrial. Prohibit aesthetic water use. Reduce domestic water use to minimum levels necessary to maintain health and safety. Prohibit water-based recreational activities that require filling such as swimming pools, water slides and other related water activities. Use low-volume hand-held applications only and prohibit sprinklers, other remote broadcast devices, and water runoff in landscape design and maintenance. Restrict landscape watering to Wednesday and Saturday for odd-numbered addresses, and Thursday and Sunday for numbered addresses.
      (3)   Electric power generation. Electric power generation.
      (4)   Institutional. Prohibit aesthetic water use. Reduce domestic water use to minimum levels necessary to maintain health and safety. Prohibit water-based recreational activities that require filling such as swimming pools, water slides and other related water activities. Use low-volume hand-held applications only and prohibit sprinklers, other remote broadcast devices and water runoff in landscape design and maintenance. Restrict landscape watering to Wednesday and Saturday for odd-numbered addresses, and Thursday and Sunday for even-numbered addresses.
      (5)   Residential. Restrict water use to 55 gallons per person per day, and a maximum of 220 gallons per household per day. Reduce domestic water use to minimum levels necessary to maintain health and safety. Prohibit water-based recreational activities that require filling such as swimming pools, water slides, and other related water activities. Use low-volume hand-held applications only and prohibit sprinklers, other remote broadcast devices, and water runoff in landscape design and maintenance. Restrict landscape watering to Wednesday and Saturday for odd-numbered addresses, and Thursday and Sunday for even-numbered addresses.
(1985 Code, § 13-30) Penalty, see § 155.99