The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all persons, customers and property within the limits of County Service Area No. 2 (commonly know as Wells Tract) within the County of Tulare.
Only Cities having a joint powers agreement with the County delegating such authority shall have the authority to act under section 8-07-1080 of this Chapter. The City authorized, subject to a joint powers agreement with the County, to act under section 8-07-1080 of this Chapter as to County Services Area No. 2 shall be the City of Woodlake.
As the County of Tulare obtains the water used to supply customers through the Public Water Systems within the areas specified in section 8-07-1070 from the City pursuant to a Joint Powers Agreement and as the City supplying the water has implemented a water conservation program similar to the one hereinafter adopted within the City’s boundaries applicable to the City’s customers receiving water from the City’s water works, the County hereby delegates, pursuant to Tulare County Agreement No. 13361 as amended from time to time, to the City the authority to determine, pursuant to the procedure set out in section 8-07-1090 and subject to County revocation, any Water Conservation Stage implemented in addition to Water Conservation Stage 1 imposed under section 8-07-1145 as to County customers in the areas specified in section 8-07-1070. In implementing any Water Conservation Stage in addition or in lieu of Water Conservation Stage 1, the City shall make sure that:
(a)
Each customer is notified by written notice (in English or Spanish) of the Water Conservation Stage implemented.
(b)
Adequate projected reserve water capacity exists to support any new development within the City prior to the approval by the City. Adequate projected water supplies must exist before any additional demand is placed upon the City’s and County’s water system to ensure sufficient water to all existing hookups.
(a)
The County may at any time, upon its own initiative or upon customer complaint, revoke any action by the City under section 8-07-1080 upon determination that the City has not acted pursuant to Tulare County Agreement No. 13361 as amended from time to time, or that the City has abused its discretion due to lack of need in implementing any particular Water Conservation Stage or that the City is not implementing such the Water Conservation Stage consistently as to City customers and County customers.
(b)
The County shall confirm with the City, in accordance with the Tulare County Agreement No. 13361 as amended from time to time, that adequate projected reserve water exists prior to allowing any new connections to the Public Water System.
The City Administrator shall monitor the projected water supply and demand for water within the City and the areas specified in section 8-07-1070 supplied by the City and shall recommend to the City Council the extent of the conservation required through the implementation and/or termination of particular conservation stages in order to assure the water supply. Thereafter the City Council may order that the appropriate phase of water conservation be implemented or terminated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Chapter at a regularly scheduled meeting. Said order shall be made by the adoption of an appropriate resolution which shall be published in English and Spanish a minimum of one (1) time in the local newspaper, the Sun, and forward to the Board of Supervisors.