(a) The Village Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to implement water conservation measures by ordering the restricted use or absolute curtailment of the use of water for certain non-essential purposes in the manner set forth herein.
(b) Upon determination by the Village Administrator of the existence of the following conditions, the Village Administrator shall take the following actions:
(1) Level 1 Water Alert. When moderate but declining supplies of water are available and/or mild strains are placed on the distribution capabilities of the Village water supply system, the Village Administrator shall, through appropriate means, call upon the general population to employ prudent restraint in water usage, and to conserve water voluntarily by whatever methods are available.
(2) Level 2 Water Alert. When limited supplies of water are available and/or moderate strains are placed on the distribution capabilities of the Village water supply system, the Village Administrator shall, through appropriate means, institute mandatory water conservation measures, including the following:
A. The watering or irrigation of lawns, shrubbery, trees, grass, plants, gardens or any other vegetation may only occur at an even numbered street address on an even numbered day between the hours of 7:00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
B. The watering or irrigation of lawns, shrubbery, trees, grass, plants, gardens or any other vegetation may only occur at an odd numbered street address on an odd numbered day between the hours of 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
C. Residential and individual washing of mobile equipment shall be prohibited.
(3) Level 3 Water Alert. When water plant production is 380,000 g.p.d. Gallons Per Day or greater for ten consecutive days as shown on the Drinking Water Operation Report, mandatory water conservation measures including the following will automatically go into effect:
A. The watering or irrigation of lawns, shrubbery, trees, grass, plants, gardens or any other vegetation may only occur at an even numbered street address on an even numbered day between the hours of 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
B. The watering or irrigation of lawns, shrubbery, trees, grass, plants, gardens or any other vegetation may only occur at an odd numbered street address on an odd numbered day between the hours of 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
C. The residential and individual washing of mobile equipment shall be prohibited.
The above mandatory measures will remain in effect until the water plant production goes below 380,000 g.p.d. as shown on the Drinking Water Operation Report for ten consecutive days. This criteria may not be overridden, however, the Village Administrator may go to any higher level Water Alert to bring production below 380,000 g.p.d.
(4) Level 4 Water Alert. When very limited supplies of water are available and/or severe strains are placed on the distribution capabilities of the Village water supply system, the Village Administrator shall, through appropriate means, prohibit less essential usages of water, including but not limited to the following:
A. The watering or irrigation of lawns, grass, shrubbery, trees, plants or any other vegetation except:
1. Gardens, which may continue watering on the odd/even address/date system as described in the Level 2 Water Alert;
2. Greenhouse or nursery stocks;
3. Watering by commercial nurseries of freshly planted vegetation.
B. The washing of residential and individual mobile equipment, except:
1. Commercial enterprises for washing motor vehicles for the public, whereby persons pay a charge or fee for each vehicle washed, shall not be restricted in operation, provided such facilities of the enterprise have a water recycling system approved by the Village Administrator. Each such facility or washing location shall post a conspicuous sign so identifying the use of a recycling process. Where there is not installed or in operation a recycling process, each such facility or location shall operate or be open to the public only during hours so determined by the Village Administrator.
C. The washing of streets, driveways, parking lots, sidewalks, exterior of homes, apartments and office building or other outdoor surfaces by residential, commercial or institutional customers.
D. The operation of any ornamental fountains or other structure making a similar use of water.
E. The use of water from fire hydrants for any purpose other than fire suppression or public emergency.
F. The filling of swimming pools or the refilling of swimming pools which were drained after the effective date of the order. Normal requirements to maintain operating levels within swimming pools will be permitted; such normal requirements being attributed to replacement of water lost because of evaporation or overflow resulting from, or caused by use.
(5) Level 5 Water Alert. When critically limited supplies of water are available and/or critical strains are placed on the distribution capabilities of the Village water supply system, the Village Administrator may institute mandatory reductions on each customer, including but not limited to rate penalties for exceeding specified water allotments; provided, however, any plan proposed under this Water Alert Level must be submitted to and approved by Council.
(6) Level 6 Water Alert. When crucial supplies of water are available and/or extremely critical strains are placed on the distribution capabilities of the Village water supply system, the Village Administrator shall restrict the use of water to purposes which are absolutely essential to life, health and safety.
(c) A second or third violation of this section shall be a minor misdemeanor.
(d) Penalties for violation of any of the measures provided for under this section shall be:
(1) A first violation shall result in a written warning and a copy of this section delivered to the offender.
(2) A second violation shall result in a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(3) A third and any additional violations shall result in a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
Each act or each day’s continuation of a violation shall be considered a separate offense.
(e) The Village Administrator shall notify Council and the general public as to the date and level of water alerts needed and of any changes to a different level. The Village Administrator shall also notify Council and the public when a resource shortage is over and when an emergency situation no longer exists.
(Ord. 89-12. Passed 8-7-89.)