It shall be unlawful for all persons owning or occupying premises within the city through which an acequia, arroyo, water ditch, or natural drainage channel runs not to keep such arroyo, acequia, water ditch or natural drainage channel at all times free from all rubbish, garbage, filth, growing vegetation, brush, and any and all foreign matter and things whatever, which may obstruct the natural and easy flow of the water therein, or which may endanger the health, safety or welfare of residents of the vicinity or the public in general.
(1953 Code, ch. 18, § 55; Ord. No. 1839, § 2, 7-21-58)