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The governing body of the town reserves the right to establish alternative rationing requirements for the following:
(A) Health care providers;
(B) A reasonable use of water to maintain adequate health and sanitary standards; and
(C) Those industrial and agricultural activities declared to be necessary for the public health and well-being.
(Prior Code, § XI.3)
(A) In accordance with § 50.21, users shall be requested to reduce water consumption by practicing voluntary conservation techniques.
(B) The governing body suggests reasonable and meaningful actions which will alleviate existing or potential water shortage.
(Prior Code, § XI.3)
In accordance with § 50.21, users shall be prohibited from the water uses listed below, subject to reasonable terms, times, and conditions as the governing body shall determine:
(A) Sprinkling, watering, or irrigating of shrubbery, trees, grass, ground covers, plants, vines, gardens, vegetables, or any other vegetation;
(B) Washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, mobile homes, railroad cars, or any other type of mobile equipment;
(C) Cleaning or spraying of sidewalks, driveways, paved areas, or other outdoor surfaces;
(D) Washing and cleaning of any business equipment or machinery;
(E) The filling of swimming pools, wading pools, and ornamental fountains; and
(F) Knowingly allowing leakage through defective plumbing.
(Prior Code, § XI.3)
(A) Residential use shall be limited to 25 gallons per person per day; and
(B) Business, commercial, and industrial users shall be limited to 25% of the volume of water used during the corresponding month of the preceding year.
(1) Business, commercial, or industrial users that were not in business and operating in the area served by the Town Municipal Public Water System more than one year prior to the declaration of need shall be restricted to 20% of the average monthly volume of water used during the number of months such business, commercial, or industrial user was in business and operating in the public water supply area.
(Prior Code, § XI.3)
(A) Notice of voluntary conservation measures shall be by publication in a local newspaper of general circulation or other means as deemed appropriate by the governing body.
(B) Said notice shall be effective upon publication.
(C) Notice of mandatory conservation or rationing shall be by first class United States Mail or by door to door distribution to each current user, and by electronic and print media.
(D) Said notice shall be deemed effective at the conclusion of door to door distribution, or at 12:00 p.m. of the third day after depositing same in the U.S. Mail.
(Prior Code, § XI.3)
WATERWORKS RATES
There shall be, and there are hereby established for the use of, and the service rendered by, the waterworks system of the town, the following rates and charges shall be effective July 1, 2022, based on the use of water supplied by said waterworks system:
Metered Rates per Month
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Rates per 1,000 Gallons
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First 2,000 gallons | $11.16 |
Next 2,000 gallons | $4.47 |
Next 3,000 gallons | $2.85 |
Next 8,000 gallons | $2.21 |
Over 15,000 gallons | $1.74 |
Vending machines | $11.16 |
(Ord. 2017-04, passed 8-28-2017; Ord. 2022-OR-2, passed 7-5-2022)
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