[Adopted 8-12-2008 by Ord. No. 1214[1]]
The City Manager, or his/her designee, is hereby
authorized to declare a water supply emergency whenever he/she determines
any of the following conditions exists:
A.
An existing or anticipated drought condition.
B.
Loss or reduction in volume and/or pressure in water
supply from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD).
C.
Failure of one or more parts of the supply system.
D.
Any condition that may result in a threat to the public
health due to potential or documented contamination associated with
low water pressure.
E.
Any condition that may reduce the Fire Department’s
available water supply to fight fires.
F.
Requests by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
or Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to place use restrictions
on the system.
G.
Any use by system customers that adversely impacts
peak water use between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, which could adversely affect future water supply charges
and fees.
H.
Any use by system customers that adversely impacts
the City’s compliance with terms of its DWSD water contract.
Whenever a water supply emergency exists, it
shall be unlawful for any person to utilize water from the City water
supply system for any type of outdoor use which is in violation of
the terms of the declaration.
A.
A water supply emergency shall exist when the City
Manager has caused a declaration of such emergency to be publicly
announced by broadcast from one or more radio or television stations
with normal operating range covering the City. When practical, such
declaration shall also be made over the appropriate cable television
channel, on the City Hall telephone message machine, and in the local
newspaper, if the anticipated duration of the emergency warrants it.
The City Manager shall make a record of each time and date and methods
of such declaration. Irrespective of such methods of declaration,
a water supply emergency shall be deemed to exist for any person who
has received a direct written notice of such declaration.
B.
A declaration of water supply emergency shall include
the effective date and time of such emergency, which may be immediate;
the period of time during which such emergency shall be in effect,
which may be for 24 hours per day, and until further notice; and the
types of outside water usage which are prohibited, which may include
all outside uses except fire protection; and may permit certain uses
on alternating days or during restricted hours.
A.
A property which is connected to the municipal water
system is hereby restricted to irrigating during the following days
and times between May 15 and October 1:
(1)
A property with an even-numbered address shall only
be allowed to irrigate on even-numbered dates within a month.
(2)
A property with an odd-numbered address shall only
be allowed to irrigate on odd-numbered dates within a month.
(3)
If a property has mixed odd- and even-numbered addresses
or an undetermined address, the City Manager, or his/her designee,
may assign an odd/even designation for compliance with this section.
(4)
A property with a newly seeded or sodded lawn and
any trees, shrubs and bushes may, for the first 21 days after planting,
irrigate said new lawn or landscaping as often as required for growth.
Any person who violates this article shall be
deemed responsible for a civil infraction and will be assessed a fine
not to exceed $500 for each violation.
