Morrisville Code of Ordinances - publishing_20231101

Sec. 18-2. Water shortage conservation measures.

(1) For the protection of the public health, welfare and safety of the town, the town manager is authorized to adopt water conservation measures, and to enforce such conservation measures when the town manager determines that an emergency exists in the town because of an impending shortage of water due to a prolonged drought or problems with the town's treated water supply and/or distribution system ("water emergency"). The town manager may impose such water conservation measures on all water users of the town for such period of time as the manager determines constitutes a water emergency. persons using town water. The conservation measures may restrict business and industrial uses of water, and may restrict such uses as irrigation, the washing of motor vehicles and equipment, outdoor surfaces, buildings, and machinery, and the use of water for ornamental fountains and swimming pools. The conservation measures may also include provisions for interruption of water service and for the establishment of water conserving schedules of uses. (2) The conservation methods, adopted in the form of a town policy shall apply to all (3) The town manager or their designee is hereby authorized to impose penalties on any party who violates the provisions of any mandatory water conservation measures invoked under this ordinance after at least one written or oral warning for violation has been issued by the town enforcement personnel for the same water customer at the same address during the same period of mandatory conservation. ordinance will receive one written or oral warning for violation. Any subsequent violations will be subject to civil penalties of $100 for the first violation, $250 for the second violation, and $500 for the third and each subsequent violation thereafter. (Ord. No. 95-69, 9-11-95; Ord. No. 02-34 of 7-22-02; Ord. No. 2023-6-0, 3-14-23) __________ * Cross References: Civil emergencies, ch.14et seq. __________ (4) Those who violate the mandatory water conservation measures invoked under this

Secs. 18-3--18-40. Reserved.

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