§ 28-03-034. Nonessential water use restrictions.

(a)

The following restrictions shall apply to all customers of or persons who use or receive treated water from the city: The use of a free-flowing hose to wash any vehicle is prohibited. Vehicles may be washed only from a hand-held bucket or a hand-held hose equipped with a positive shutoff nozzle for quick rinses. This prohibition also includes the operation of vehicle washes such as fund-raisers held at commercial businesses. Mechanical commercial car washes are permitted.

(b)

"Wasting water" is prohibited. The following practices are wasting water:

(1)

Using treated water for any purpose in such a way that it flows, sprays, or is otherwise excessively discharged upon any street, alley or other public right-of-way, ditch or drain;

(2)

Failure to repair a leak, break, or malfunction within the water customer's plumbing or distribution system which results in excess use, loss or escape of water through the leak, break, or malfunction for any period of time beyond which such a leak, break, or malfunction should reasonably have been repaired or corrected.

(3)

The director of utilities may issue a written warning to anyone who violates sections (b)(1) or (b)(2). If a customer or person who uses or receives treated water from the city does not correct the violation within seven (7) calendar days of notification, or such other time as specified by the director, the city may disconnect water service. Any customer or person whose service is disconnected may appeal the decision in writing to the city commission. The written appeal request shall set forth in detail (1) the specific relief requested, and (2) the reason(s) that the customer or other person believes that the determination to disconnect made by the director was arbitrary or capricious. The city commission shall consider such appeal at its next regularly scheduled commission meeting.

(c)

New or replacement bleeder lines from evaporative coolers shall not be larger than one-eighth-inch inside diameter. Bleeder lines shall not be routed into the sewer system when the discharge can be used to water landscaping or other outdoor vegetation, except where an exception has been granted by the city manager.

(Ord. No. 948, § 2, 6-13-95; Ord. No. 1169, § 2, 2-11-03; Ord. No. 1428, § 2, 12-18-12)