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brs 2/28/22 "Valve" means a device used to control the flow of water. "Water Allocation" shall mean the amount of water a customer may use in a billing cycle pursuant to this article. "Water customer" means the person in whose name service is rendered as evidenced by the signature on the application, contract or agreement for that service, or in the absence of a signed instrument, by the receipt and payment of bills regularly issued in his/her name, regardless of the identity of the actual user of the service. "Water feature" or "feature" means a design element where open water performs an aesthetic or recreational function. Water features include ponds, lakes, waterfalls, fountains, artificial streams, spas, and swimming pools (where water is artificially supplied). The surface area of water features is included in the high water use hydrozone of the landscaped area. Constructed wetlands used for on -site wastewater treatment, habitat protection or storm water best management practices that are not irrigated and used solely for water treatment or storm water retention are not water features and, therefore, are not subject to the water budget calculation. "Water Shortage Emergency" shall mean a condition existing within the City of Santa Ana in which the ordinary water demands and requirements of persons within the City cannot be satisfied without depleting the water supply of the City to the extent that there would be insufficient water for human consumption, sanitation, and fire protection. A water shortage emergency includes both an immediate emergency, in which the City is unable to meet current water needs of persons within its jurisdiction, as well as a threatened water shortage, in which the City determines that its supply cannot meet an increased future demand. "Water user" means any user of water including a water customer. DIVISION 3. —RESERVED. Sec. 39-89 — 39-95. — Reserved. DIVISION 4. — REGULATIONS GOVERNING WATER CONSERVATION PHASES Sec.39-96. —Applications. (a) The provisions of this article apply to any Customer, Person, and property using water provided by and/or used within the City. (b) The provisions of this article do not apply to uses of water necessary to protect public health and safety or for essential government services, such as police, fire, and other similar emergency services. Ordinance No. NS-3016 Page 5 of 17