Chapter 7 - Water and Sewer
Division 10 - Curtailment of Water Service in Emergencies
SEC. 7.10-1 CURTAILMENT. Whenever the Mayor and/or the Town Council shall declare the necessity for a curtailment period and shall give public notice of same by publication of such action in either The Normalite or The Daily Pantagraph, or any other newspaper of general usage of the water supply of the Town of Normal, it shall be unlawful for any person to violate such published restriction. Each day, or portion thereof, during which such violation takes place shall constitute a separate offense.
The use of water during an emergency may include some or all of the following restrictions, but is not limited to the following:
- The sprinkling water or irrigating of shrubbery, trees,
lawns, grass, ground covers, plants, vines, gardens, vegetables,
flowers, or any other vegetation.
- The washing of sidewalks, driveways, filling station aprons,
porches, and other outdoor surfaces.
- The washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, trailer houses,
railroad cars, or any other type of mobile equipment.
- The washing of the outside of the dwellings; the washing
of the inside and outside of office buildings.
- The washing and cleaning of any business or industrial equipment
or machinery.
- The operation of any ornamental fountain or other structure
making a similar use of water.
- The filling of swimming and wading pools.
- The escape of water through defective plumbing.
- Air conditioning systems or devices for the cooling or dehumidification
of space for human occupancy where Municipal water is the principal
medium.
- Any wasteful use of water.
Publication shall be deemed adequate notice.
The City Manager, acting individually, or, in his absence, the Acting City Manager and the Water Director, acting collectively, may declare an emergency curtailment period at any time, for a period of not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours, and shall then publish notice of said as above provided, and such publication shall be deemed adequate notice to all users of the water supply of the Town of Normal, effective immediately. If an emergency condition exists for a period of time greater than seventy-two (72) hours, the Town Council shall make the determination on whether or not to continue the water curtailment.
Any person, firm or corporation violating or failing to comply with any of the terms and requirements of this article shall be subject to the penalty provisions of SEC. 7.14-1 of this Code.
(ENTIRE DIVISION 10 AMENDED 9/21/81)