§ 13.04.090. Water rationing

A. The city reserves the right to restrict or prohibit the use of water and to specify the purposes for which it may be used whenever the governing body determines the public exigency so requires.

B. Whenever the governing body determines that water use must be restricted or prohibited, they shall forthwith issue a proclamation of emergency through the news media and use other appropriate methods of making public the proclamation.

C. In the event a proclamation of emergency is issued, water usage will be restricted or prohibited first for uses in the following priority:

1. Watering lawns, gardens, trees, shrubs, plants and watering outside dwellings for such purposes as car, boat or trailer washing or washing exterior of dwellings;

2. Industrial uses of water including but not limited to car wash operations and packing plant operations;

3. Business uses other than industrial;

4. Home uses other than those set forth in subsection (C)(1) of this section.

(Prior code §§ 15-137—15-139)