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director of public works' professional judgment, to protect the reliability and quality of the city's water
<br />supply, until the emergency passes or the city takes other action.
<br />(Ord. No. NS-3016, § 2, 4-5-22)
<br />Sec. 39-98. Procedures and protocols for communication.
<br />Upon declaration of a water shortage, the city will inform all relevant stakeholders, such as customers, the
<br />public, interested parties, and local, regional, and state governments, of the effective date of the water shortage
<br />response actions associated with the relevant level according to the communication procedures identified in the
<br />city's WSCP, including:
<br />(a) Any current or predicted shortages as determined by the annual water supply and demand
<br />assessment.
<br />(b) Any shortage response actions triggered or anticipated to be triggered by the annual water supply and
<br />demand assessment.
<br />(c) Any other relevant communications.
<br />(Ord. No. NS-3016, § 2, 4-5-22)
<br />Sec. 39-99. Permanent water conservation requirements —Prohibition against water waste.
<br />The following water conservation requirements are effective at all times and are permanent. Violations of
<br />this section will be considered waste and an unreasonable use of water. Noncompliance with restrictions on water
<br />waste shall be subject to an administrative citation.
<br />(a) Watering of a lawn, landscape or other vegetated area between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. is
<br />prohibited. Hand-held water cans, buckets, or similar containers reasonably used to convey water for
<br />irrigation purposes are not subject to these time restrictions. Similarly, a hand-held hose equipped with
<br />a fully functioning, positive self -closing water shut-off nozzle, may be used during the otherwise
<br />restricted period. If necessary, and for very short periods of time, for the express purpose of adjusting
<br />or repairing a landscape irrigation system, one may operate a landscape irrigation system during the
<br />otherwise restricted period.
<br />(b) Washing down sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking areas, or other hard or paved surfaces is
<br />prohibited, except to alleviate safety or sanitary hazards using a handheld container, hose with an
<br />automatic shut-off device, or a low -volume high-pressure cleaning machine that recycles used water.
<br />(c) Watering or irrigating of any lawn, landscape or other vegetated area in a manner that causes or allows
<br />excessive water flow or runoff from the property onto an adjoining sidewalk, driveway, street, alley,
<br />gutter or ditch is prohibited.
<br />(d) The use of water to irrigate outdoor landscapes during or within forty-eight (48) hours after
<br />measurable rainfall is prohibited.
<br />(e) Using water to wash or clean a vehicle, including, but not limited to, any automobile, truck, van, bus,
<br />motorcycle, boat or trailer, is prohibited, except by use of a hand-held bucket or hand-held hose
<br />equipped with a positive self -closing device or water shut-off nozzle. This subsection does not apply to
<br />any commercial car washing facility.
<br />(f) The use of water to clean, fill, or maintain levels in decorative fountains, ponds, lakes, or other similar
<br />aesthetic structures, unless such water is part of a re -circulating system, is prohibited. The only
<br />exceptions shall be a water feature currently listed in the National Register of Historic Places, where
<br />(Supp. No. 30)
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