[R.O. 2011 § 700.200; Ord. No. 12-150 § 1, 8-22-2012]
Whenever the water supply of the
City is low, or whenever the pressure maintained in the water towers
or water mains of the City is low, due to conditions of drought or
other emergencies which may arise, it shall be the duty of the Mayor
to issue a proclamation or proclamations stating the facts and prohibiting
any person from using City water for any purpose other than for essential
health, safety, and welfare needs.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.205; Ord. No. 12-150 § 1, 8-22-2012]
As heretofore provided, the Mayor
shall implement provisions of this Article to the extent and for such
periods as he or she deems necessary for the protection of human life
and safety. Such proclamations shall be in effect for periods at the
Mayor's discretion. In the proclamations, the Mayor may provide for
a scheduled implementation of restrictions on water use, or may direct
such immediate and total restrictions as are provided for in this
Article. The Mayor may issue proclamations amending any previous proclamation
issued under this Article. The Mayor may rescind or revoke any proclamations
made should the emergency causing such action be resolved.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.210; Ord. No. 12-150 § 1, 8-22-2012]
Any proclamation issued pursuant
to this Article shall be posted in at least two (2) public places
within the City and shall also be published at least once in a newspaper
generally circulated within the City.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.215; Ord. No. 12-150 § 1, 8-22-2012]
Any proclamation issued pursuant
to this Article shall take effect immediately upon it being posted
and published, and shall be in full force and effect until rescinded
or revoked by the Mayor.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.220; Ord. No. 12-150 § 1, 8-22-2012]
During the time of a water emergency
as proclaimed by the Mayor, the Director of Public Works and Water
System Manager shall maintain close coordination with the Missouri
Department of Natural Resources and such other agencies of the Federal,
State, or other local governments as may have the ability to assist
the City during its period of emergency.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.230; Ord. No. 12-150 § 1, 8-22-2012]
This Article shall apply to all persons,
including governmental bodies, using water both within and outside
the municipal boundaries of the City, and regardless of whether any
person, firm, corporation, limited liability company, partnership
or institution using water shall have a contract for water service
with the City.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.235; Ord. No. 12-150 § 1, 8-22-2012]
A.
When a proclamation pursuant to this Article
is in effect, the following uses, but not limited to, and withdrawals
of water by any person may be prohibited:
1.
"Watering yards," namely, the sprinkling,
watering, or irrigating of shrubbery, trees, lawns, grass, ground
covers, plants, vines, gardens, vegetables, flowers, or any other
vegetation;
2.
"Washing mobile equipment," namely,
the washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, trailer-houses, boats,
or any other type of mobile equipment;
3.
"Cleaning outdoor surfaces," namely,
the washing of sidewalks, driveways, filling station aprons, porches
and other outdoor surfaces;
4.
"Cleaning buildings," namely, the
washing of the outside of dwellings and of the inside and outside
of office and other commercial buildings;
5.
"Cleaning equipment and machinery,"
namely, the washing and cleaning of any business or industrial equipment
and machinery;
6.
"Swimming pools," namely, swimming
and wading pools not employing a filter and recirculating system;
7.
"Ornamental fountains," namely, the
operation of any ornamental fountain or other structure making a similar
use of water;
8.
"Escape through defective plumbing,"
namely, the escape of water through defective plumbing, which shall
mean the knowing permission for defective plumbing to remain out of
repair;
9.
"Sale to bulk haulers," namely, the
sale of water to non-metered customers hauling the same to out-of-town
consumers;
10.
"Sale to out-of-town consumer," namely,
all bulk or tank sale, coin-operated facilities where water is sold
to persons hauling the same for their own use;
11.
"Automatic or commercial car washes,"
namely, commercial coin-operated car wash or any other type of mobile
equipment commercial washing operation;
12.
"Cooling water," namely, no water
is to be used for cooling machinery, air-conditioning, or heating
unless said water is recycled within a closed system;
13.
"Dust control," namely, no water
is to be used for the control of dust; and
14.
"Use from a fire hydrant," namely,
no use of water from a fire hydrant, public or privately owned, except
for fighting fires, human consumption, or for quality reasons.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.240; Ord. No. 12-150 § 1, 8-22-2012]
It may be required that within a certain time as specified in the Mayor's proclamation and after the posting of the proclamation all customers with a two-inch water meter or larger (excluding meters strictly for fire protection), shall submit a water conservation plan in writing to the Director of Public Works or designee for approval. Said plan shall incorporate all uses prohibited in Section 700.235 and shall immediately upon approval be put into effect. Said plan shall only be approved if average consumption is reduced by specified percentage. Failure to submit said plan shall result in the penalty provisions of this Article being enacted immediately.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.245; Ord. No. 12-150 § 1, 8-22-2012]
In times of emergency any restrictions
imposed on the consumption of water within the City shall be levied
against industrial, institutional, and business users, with the Director
of Public Works or designee hereby empowered to limit the consumption
of water by industrial, institutional, and business users to the amount
used by such users during the corresponding month of the year previous
to the emergency, a fraction thereof, or may suspend such services
entirely when, in the Director of Public Works' opinion, the welfare
of the City so warrants. If no previous year consumption data is available
or if the business requests a different base, the Director of Public
Works or designee may establish a formula establishing a consumption
average.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.250; Ord. No. 12-150 § 1, 8-22-2012]
When a proclamation pursuant to this
Article is in effect curtailing the usage of water by business or
industrial customers, provisions may be made to allow water usage
by those businesses and industries that are, in the Director of Public
Works' or designee's opinion, necessary for the public health, safety,
and welfare.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.255; Ord. No. 12-150 § 1, 8-22-2012]
It shall be the responsibility of
the Water System Manager to keep current and have available such records
of water usage as may be necessary to implement the provisions of
this Article, including the amount of water available for sale by
the City and that normally consumed by its customers.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.260; Ord. No. 12-150 § 1, 8-22-2012]
The restrictions herein imposed on
the consumption of water within the City shall apply to residential
users to the extent that the Director of Public Works or designee
may also restrict the usage to certain hours of the day, divide the
City into sections for the purpose of alternating water service on
a scheduled basis, besides making applicable to such customers provisions
of the preceding Sections of this Article. The Director of Public
Works or designee is also hereby empowered to limit the consumption
by residential users to the amount used by such users during the corresponding
month of the year previous to the emergency, a fraction thereof, or
may suspend such services entirely when, in the Director of Public
Works or designee's opinion, said customer does not intend to practice
water conservation at the expense and general welfare of other citizens.
If no previous year consumption data is available, the Director of
Public Works or designee shall establish a formula establishing a
consumption average.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.265; Ord. No. 12-150 § 1, 8-22-2012]
Notwithstanding provisions hereinafter
set forth, the Director of Public Works or designee shall have the
authority to permit a reasonable use of water in any case necessary
to maintain adequate health and sanitation standards.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.270; Ord. No. 12-150 § 1, 8-22-2012]
It shall be unlawful for a person to violate the provisions of this Article. A person violating the provisions of this Article shall be subject to the penalty as set forth in Section 100.150. For a second violation of this Article, the Director of Public Works or designee may have said customer's water service disconnected at the water main and all costs of said disconnection shall be payable by said customer. Reinstatement of said service shall be at the discretion of the Director of Public Works or designee.
