The Director of the PSA is hereby authorized to declare emergencies
in any or all areas under the jurisdiction of the PSA during any period
in which there is a water shortage or threat to public health due
to drought, pollution or other environmentally hazardous condition,
as determined by the Director. It shall be unlawful for any person
supplied by a public water system within such area to water or sprinkle
lawns, gardens, to engage in or use water for any purpose not reasonably
essential to health and used within the home or business between such
hours as may be prescribed by the authorized agent of the authority
during the period of the emergency.
In declaring an emergency pursuant to this article, the Director
of the PSA shall immediately paste a written notice of the emergency
at the front door of the courthouse and at two prominent places in
the affected area in which such emergency is declared, and, in addition
thereto, he shall run an item in a newspaper of general circulation
in the area in which such emergency has been declared.
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be
guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.