(A) Nonresidential customers include commercial, industrial, public, and all other such users with the exception of hospitals and health care facilities.
(B) Nonresidential water customers shall further reduce their water usage to 65 gallons per person per day or to 50% of use levels during last metered recording.
(C) It is the primary responsibility of each nonresidential water customer to meet the mandated water use reduction goal in whatever manner possible, including limitation of operating hours or days if necessary.
(D) The county will establish a water allotment for each nonresidential water customer, based upon a required further reduction water usage from the rate of water used by the customer at the last recorded use level.
(E) Each nonresidential water user shall provide access to the county’s personnel for the purpose of meter reading and monitoring of compliance with this chapter. All reasonable efforts will be made to contact customers to arrange for access.
(F) (1) If the mandated further reduction in water usage cannot be obtained without imposing extraordinary hardship which threatens health and safety, the nonresidential customer may apply to the county for a variance. For these purposes, EXTRAORDINARY HARDSHIP means a permanent damage to property or an economic loss which is substantially more severe than the sacrifices borne by other water users subject to this chapter. If the further reduction would cause an extraordinary hardship or threaten health or safety, a variance may be granted by the County Manager, and a revised water use reduction requirement for the particular customer may be established.
(2) Any person aggrieved by a decision relating to such a variance may file a complaint with the County Manager in accordance with established procedures. Decisions rendered by the County Manager may be appealed to the County Board of Commissioners.
(G) The county will provide each nonresidential customer with suggested means to reduce usage levels. (See addendum.)
(Ord. passed - -2007)