2.06.070 Water waste.
No customer shall knowingly permit leaks or Waste of water. Where water is wastefully or negligently used on a customer’s premises, seriously affecting the general Service, the District may discontinue the Service if such conditions are not corrected within five days after giving the customer written notice.
A. In the use of water supplied by the District, no customer shall do or permit any of the following:
1. Water any lawn except by use of a hose held in the person’s hand or a sprinkling device, or;
2. Keep, maintain, operate, or use any Water Connection, hose, faucet, hydrant, pipe, outlet, or plumbing fixture which is not tight and free from leakage, or;
3. Willfully or negligently Waste water, or;
4. Flood any part of the premises of another, or;
5. Sprinkle the premises of another so as to prevent the normal use thereof or unreasonably wet objects thereon which should not be subjected to a spray of water except as naturally caused by the elements or by action of the owner of the object, or;
6. Sprinkle or irrigate any yard, ground, premise, or vegetation outside the prescribed water schedule which is as follows:
March-October (Summer Schedule):
Odd numbered addresses (ending in 1,3,5,7,9) watering days are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Even numbered addresses (ending in 0,2,4,6,8) watering days are Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
No watering on Monday.
Outdoor watering is only permitted on the designated days between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
November-February (Winter Schedule):
Odd numbered addresses (ending 1,3,5,7,9) watering day is Saturday.
Even numbered addresses (ending in 0,2,4,6,8) watering day is Sunday.
No water on Monday.
Outdoor watering is only permitted at any time on the designated days.
7. Wash any privately owned motor vehicle, Trailer, or boat except from a bucket or in a commercial car wash, provided a hose equipped with a shut off nozzle may be used for a quick rinse; or
8. Wash or rinse with a hose or watering device any vehicle, sidewalk, driveway, parking area, tennis court, patio, or any other exterior paved area, except in a manner which prevents the bulk of the runoff water from entering the street and instead diverts such water to other productive purposes such a landscape irrigation.
9. All evaporated coolers shall have automatic float valve shut off devices.
B. Outdoor Watering Restrictions. Sprinkling, watering or irrigating any yard, ground, premise or vegetation outdoors shall only be permitted as follows:
C. Lawn sprinkling systems shall be properly designed, installed, maintained, and operated to prevent wastage of water.
D. When violations of the provisions of this Ordinance occur, a fine, as set forth in the Master Schedule of Fees, Charges and Penalties, shall be added to the customer’s account to cover the cost of additional water used or Wasted. In addition to this fee, the District may install metered water Service to any premises on which repeated violations of this Chapter have occurred, or in the case of willful Waste of water. [Ord. 2014-1 § 7, 2014.]