Pursuant to the Authority granted it by Chapter 3.5 (consisting of section 375 et seq.) of Division 1 of the Water Code of California, the Board of Supervisors does enact this Chapter and establishes a water conservation program.
It is the purpose and intent of this Chapter to minimize outdoor water use and to control unnecessary consumption of the available potable water supplies in certain unincorporated areas wherein the County supplies potable domestic water to residents of the County of Tulare.
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Board" or "Board of Supervisors"
means the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tulare.
(b) "City"
means the City with which the County of Tulare contracts for and obtains water from in order to provide such water to County customers through the Public Water System.
(c) "Customers"
means and includes all persons who are owners of real property or tenants of real property that is improved by buildings which are connected to and receive water service from the Public Water System.
(d) "Person"
means any individual, firm, company, partnership, association, organization, the United States of America, the State of California, political subdivision, governmental agency, or other public or municipal corporation.
(e) "Public Water System"
means the County of Tulare water works installed within the areas described in section 8-07-1070.
(f) "Water Conservation Stage"
means the level of water conservation regulation implemented under this Chapter as identified pursuant to Article 5 of this Chapter.
(g) "Water Works"
means and includes the wells, pumps, tanks, treatment facilities, reservoirs, pipelines, meters, and all other works necessary, useful or convenient to distribute and sell water for domestic and municipal purposes.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
This Chapter is not the exclusive regulation of this water usage but shall supplement and be in addition to other regulating statutes and ordinances heretofore and hereafter enacted by the State, the County or any other legal entity or agency having jurisdiction.