[Added 9-23-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-63; amended 2-24-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-1]
Restrictions on outdoor water use apply to all users in the City of Vineland at all times regardless of source of supply (e.g., public water supplies, well or ground water, lakes, streams, or ponds) unless expressly exempt in § 687-154, Exemptions. Such outdoor water use shall conform to the following water use restrictions:
A.
Car washing, pressure washing and other non-landscape outdoor water
uses:
B.
Lawn watering with a hose or hose-end sprinkler:
(2)
Watering shall only be conducted between the hours of 6:00 a.m.
and 9:00 a.m. or between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
(3)
The watering of any single area shall not exceed thirty minutes
per day.
(4)
Flowers and shrubs may be watered as needed with a hand-held
hose equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle.
(5)
No hose or hose-end watering shall be permitted when it is raining.
C.
Irrigating lawns and landscapes with automatic irrigation systems
equipped with a conventional irrigation controller:
(2)
Irrigation shall only be conducted between the hours of 12:00
midnight and 10:00 a.m.
(3)
Operation of any irrigation zone equipped with spray (mist)
heads shall not exceed 15 minutes per zone. Operation of any irrigation
zone equipped with rotary sprinkler heads shall not exceed 50 minutes
per zone.
D.
Flowers and shrubs irrigated with drip or microirrigation:
(1)
Properties may use water for this purpose as needed.
E.
State of New Jersey requirements shall supersede those identified
in this section when more stringent than those identified in this
article.
A.
Upon declaration of an extreme water emergency by the City of Vineland,
outside water use is strictly prohibited. In addition to the outside
prohibition and whenever possible, all inside water use for homes
and businesses shall be reduced.
B.
Outdoor water use for commercial farms producing harvestable crops,
commercial nurseries, and sod farms are exempt from extreme water
emergency restrictions.
C.
Non-turf plants may be watered by hand-held containers
A.
Enforcement of the above restrictions shall be administered by representatives of the Water Utility, and any representative of the City (i.e., inspectors, fire fighters, police), who will inform the Water Utility of any violations. All fines imposed per § 687-153, Penalties shall be added onto the next regular billing cycle of the offending property.
B.
All written warnings issued per § 687-153, Penalties shall include an explanation of the penalties for additional offenses.
C.
The Water Utility shall keep such records as may be reasonable and
necessary for the purpose of determining the persons and businesses
who have been warned or fined for violations of this article.
The water use restrictions in § 687-149, Water use restrictions above do not apply to the following:
A.
Outdoor water use from rain water harvesting, gray water, or reclaimed
water are exempt from the provisions of the ordinance. Use of gray
or reclaimed water must have an approved NJPDES permit issued through
the NJDEP.
B.
Outdoor water use for commercial farms producing harvestable crops,
commercial nurseries, sod farms and golf courses are exempt from the
provisions of the article.
C.
Other commercial uses including, but not limited to, commercial car
washing and commercial power washing.
D.
Outdoor irrigation necessary for one day only where treatment with
an application of chemicals require immediate watering to preserve
an existing landscape or to establish a new landscape.
E.
Outdoor irrigation necessary for the establishment of newly sodded
lawns or landscaping within the first 21 consecutive days of planting.