This article is enacted pursuant to the authority
granted by Subdivision 1, § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule
Law.
During the period of an emergency declared by
the Town Board and/or the Supervisor of the Town of Chenango or his
or her designated agent, the use of water from water mains or private
water supplies within the Town of Chenango for the following activities
shall be considered a waste of water and shall be prohibited within
the meaning of this article:
A. Washing cars by means of a hose.
B. Washing cars at a dealership, except in preparation
for immediate sale.
C. Watering established lawns.
D. Watering gardens, newly-seeded lawns, flowers, trees
or shrubbery, except during the hours from 7:00 p.m. until midnight
or 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., with a hand held hose with a spray nozzle
or water can.
E. Washing houses, patios, driveways, walkways, etc.,
unless in preparation for painting.
F. Automatically serving water to patrons in restaurants.
G. Watering of athletic fields.
H. Watering of golf courses, except for greens, tees
and aprons or ground under repair.
I. The operation and filling of swimming pools, portable
or otherwise, except pools designed and used exclusively for medical
treatment.
The Town Board and/or Supervisor or his or her
designated agent may declare an emergency after the recommendation
and report of the Water and Sewer Superintendent that the water levels
of public or private well systems are at the level where water conservation
is required or the Water and Sewer Superintendent reports a serious
and substantial equipment failure that jeopardizes the public water
supply system.
Violation of provisions of this article shall
be punishable by a fine, to be fixed by the Court, not to exceed $250
for the first offense and $500 for any subsequent offenses or by imprisonment
not to exceed five days, or by both fine and imprisonment. In addition,
the public water supply may be cut off by the Town of Chenango Water
Department.