(a) Water Emergency Regulations. If, for any reason, the available supply of water is insufficient, or threatens to be insufficient, to supply the total demand on the water distribution system, the Village Council may regulate, limit or prohibit the use of water for any purpose. Such regulations shall restrict less essential water uses to the extent deemed necessary to assure an adequate supply for essential domestic and commercial needs and for fire fighting. Such regulations may authorize discontinuance of service to any or all areas outside of the Village. No such regulation, limitation or provision shall be effective until twenty four (24) hours after publication thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the Village.
(b) Temporary Emergency Sprinkling Restrictions.
(1) Upon written notification from Commerce Township or the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department in conjunction with the Water Bureau of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality that the supply or pressure demand for water cannot be accommodated, the following emergency regulation shall apply in the Village of Wolverine Lake for all properties connected to the municipal water system: Sprinkling of lawns and landscaping and all outdoor water use shall only be allowed for properties with even numbered addresses on even numbered days within a month and for properties with odd numbered addresses on odd numbered days within a month.
(2) If, in the opinion of the Commerce Township, Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, and upon written notification from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department in conjunction with the Water Bureau of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality that provisions in Subsection (b)(1) are not sufficient, the following emergency regulations shall apply in the Village of Wolverine Lake for all properties connected to the Village water system:
A. The odd/even schedule set forth in Paragraph (b)(1) may be expanded to restrict water use at specific times; or
B. Sprinkling of lawns and landscaping and all outdoor water use shall not be allowed.
(c) Publication. The Village of Wolverine Lake shall, within twenty-four (24) hours of notification from Commerce Township or the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, cause these regulations to be publicly announced by means of posting at the Village Hall and broadcasting or telecasting by the stations with a normal operating range covering the Village, and may cause such announcements to be further declared in newspapers of general circulation and on the Village website when feasible. The regulations shall become effective immediately after notice of enforcement of the ordinance posted at the Village Hall. Upon notification from Commerce Township or the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department in conjunction with the Water Bureau of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality that the emergency regulations are no longer necessary, the Village of Wolverine Lake shall cause a public announcement lifting the water restrictions in a like manner to their imposition.
(Ord. 146. Passed 6-8-05.)