(a)
The 2019 Town water conservation plan is hereby approved and adopted
by reference and a true copy of such plan shall be retained by the
Town Secretary and be available for public inspection during all business
hours of the Town.
(b)
The 2019 Town drought contingency plan is hereby approved and adopted
by reference and a true copy of such plan shall be retained by the
Town Secretary and be available for public inspection during all business
hours of the Town.
(Ordinance 2045 adopted 4/22/19; Ordinance 2046 adopted 4/22/19)
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or negligently waste
water in any manner whatsoever, and any person having knowledge of
any conditions whereby water is being wasted shall immediately notify
the Director of Public Works.
(b)
Upon occurrence of the conditions listed in the water conservation
and drought contingency plan between the Town, the City of University
Park, and the Dallas County Park Cities Municipal Utility District,
the Town Administrator is hereby authorized to implement all of the
elements of the plan and is directed to publish notice of such implementation
in the Town’s official newspaper or by direct mail to water
customers of the Town.
(c)
The Town Administrator is hereby authorized to implement the conservation
measures set out in the plan consistent with the conditions set out
in the plan upon notification by the District that such conditions
exist. The plan requires the District to inform the Town and City
by written notice of supply side or demand side conditions requiring
the various conservation means.
(1971 Code, sec. 16-55)
Any person or entity violating any of the provisions or terms of this article or the water conservation and drought contingency plan as implemented hereby and by specific order of the Town Administrator shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof may be fined as provided in section 1.01.009 of this code. If any person or entity has violated this article or any other ordinances of the Town or the water conservation and drought contingency plan as implemented by the Town Administrator on more than one occasion, in the event of an additional violation, the Town Administrator or his designee shall have authority, after written notice to such person or entity, to order that water service to such person or entity be discontinued during the period of the water emergency.
(1971 Code, sec. 16-56)
