Village of Irvington, NY Article I Emergency Conservation

[Adopted 5-1-1950]

§ 217-1 Uses prohibited when emergency exists.

A. Whenever it shall be determined by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Irvington, by resolution duly adopted by said Board of Trustees, that a state of emergency exists by reason of drought, or damage to the public water supply system of said Village, or that there is an insufficient supply of water, or that the supply of water is endangered by excessive use or for any other cause, it shall be unlawful to use water from the mains of the Village of Irvington water supply system for any of the following uses:

(1) Cleaning or washing the outside of buildings.

(2) Washing automobiles in any form except the washing of windshields and glass necessary for proper operation.

(3) Operation of swimming pools unless designed and used exclusively for medical treatment.

(4) Bleeding of water pipes to prevent freezing.

(5) Constant flow from showers or similar apparatus.

(6) Automatic plumbing flush fixtures using constant or fixed periodic flow.

(7) Skating rinks, unless all water can be reused, with a tolerance of not more than 5% for makeup purposes.

(8) Watering or sprinkling lawns, gardens, golf courses, sidewalks or other surfaces.

(9) Testing receptacles and tanks of all kinds to determine watertightness.

B. Such resolution declaring a period of a state of emergency shall be deemed in full force and effect until the same shall have been rescinded by a resolution of rescission duly adopted by said Board of Trustees.

§ 217-2 Refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.

No new installation of refrigerating or air-conditioning apparatus requiring the use of water from the water supply system of the Village of Irvington will be permitted unless the plans therefor have been approved by the Municipal Board of the Village and no existing refrigerating or air-conditioning apparatus requiring the use of water will be permitted unless the same is equipped with a water-conserving device which device shall not consume for makeup purposes in excess of 5% of consumption that would normally be used without such device.

§ 217-3 Penalties for offenses.

Any person violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $5 and not more than $100 for each such violation or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.