[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Wolfeboro
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted by the Board of Selectmen 7-9-1980]
The following regulations are hereby adopted:
A.
No trespassing on the Town-owned land around said
pond will be allowed. This includes, but is not limited to, hiking,
camping, picnicking, horseback riding or use of any off-highway recreational
vehicles at any time.
B.
No boating, fishing, swimming or any other use is
allowed on or in the pond.
C.
The Board of Selectmen may grant special permission
to enter this Town-owned land.
Persons violating these regulations will be
prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
[Adopted by the Board of Selectmen 7-17-2002]
The Town of Wolfeboro adopts this article under
its authority to regulate public water systems under RSA 38:26.
The purpose of this article is to ensure the
use of water is regulated in a manner the Board of Selectmen deems
to be in the best interest of the Town of Wolfeboro. The Board of
Selectmen may use reasonable means to protect, preserve and maintain
the public health, safety and welfare whenever it has determined there
exists a water supply shortage.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any individual, corporation, trust, partnership, joint-stock
company, association, state, municipality, commission, United States
government or any agency thereof, political subdivision of the state
or any interstate body, or other entity.
That situation when insufficient water is available to meet
the present or anticipated needs of the municipality. A water supply
shortage usually occurs due to drought or a major infrastructure failure.
Upon declaration of a water supply shortage
or other water emergency by the majority of the Board of Selectmen,
the Board of Selectmen shall be authorized and empowered to impose
such restrictions necessary to conserve and maintain adequate reserves
of the public water supply, including any or all of the following:
A.
Restricting landscape and lawn watering and irrigation
to designated days.
B.
Landscape irrigation shall be prohibited, except for
irrigation by low volume devices only, of crops for use as food by
residents at a primary residence.
C.
Use of automated landscape sprinkler systems is prohibited.
D.
Prohibiting all outdoor water use.
E.
The filling of swimming pools is prohibited.
F.
Washing or cleaning streets, driveways, sidewalks
or other impervious areas is prohibited.
G.
Washing of cars and boats at a noncommercial facility shall be restricted to days as described in Subsection A above.
H.
Washing of cars or boats at a noncommercial facility
shall be prohibited.
The use of water for firefighting, health, sanitation,
medical purposes and other essential uses shall not be restricted.
However, domestic water use conservation practices should be implemented
wherever possible.
Notification of a declaration of water supply
shortage, and of the specific restrictions to be imposed, shall be
posted by the Board of Selectmen in at least two conspicuous public
locations and published in a newspaper of general circulation within
the Town of Wolfeboro. Said notification shall include the specific
restrictions imposed and the effective date thereof.
The Board of Selectmen of the Town of Wolfeboro, upon determination that a water supply shortage no longer exists or that the restrictions in place should be amended, may terminate or amend the imposed restrictions. Public notification of any such termination or amendment should be given in accordance with § 167-8.
Notwithstanding the authority granted by § 167-6 of this article, any order imposing restrictions in the use of water shall not apply to any person obtaining water from sources other than the public water supply, unless it can be clearly shown that the use of such water directly affects the public water supply. Written notice restricting the use of such water shall be given to the person in control of the same, and may be effective forthwith.
The Wolfeboro Police Department shall investigate
alleged violators of this article and shall issue the appropriate
citation.
Any person failing to comply with the restrictions
imposed pursuant to this article shall be subject to a fine of $100
for the first offense, $200 for the second offense, $500 for each
consecutive offense after the second offense and subject to imposition
of civil penalties pursuant to RSA 38:26, II, not to exceed $10,000
per day of such violation. Recovered penalties shall inure to the
Town for such uses as the Board of Selectmen may direct.
Upon a determination that a person has violated
the restrictions of a declaration of water supply shortage, the Board
of Selectmen may discontinue the furnishing of water to such person.
Such discontinuance shall remain in effect until the Board of Selectmen
determines in its discretion that any substantial risk of further
violations has ceased.
