(A) Whenever the Mayor is informed by the Director of Public Utilities or WWD that raw water supplies are consistently below seasonal averages, and if this supply continues to decline, it may not be adequate to meet the village’s normal needs, the Mayor is empowered to declare by adoption of this section that mandatory conservation conditions exist. In addition, the Mayor is authorized to call upon all water customers to employ mandatory water conservation measures as outlined in the Village Water Shortage Response Plan. The village shall continue to encourage voluntary water conservation measures defined under the voluntary conservation declaration, and further shall impose a ban on water uses for the duration of the shortage as defined in Village Water Shortage Response Plan. These restrictions shall continue until it is ended by announcement of return-to-normal conditions by the village. The declaration of mandatory conservation shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area that qualifies under G.S. 1-597, and may be publicized through the village web site, Facebook page, e-mail, general news media, radio, cable TV, or any other appropriate method for making such information public.
(B) The village has responsibility for compliance monitoring of this chapter, beginning with the mandatory conservation phase.
(Ord., passed 1-27-21)