§ 38-112. Water use restrictions.

All private, commercial and industrial users of the city water system use of water during declared water use restriction periods shall be as follows:

(1)

Pressure demand or conditions endangering general welfare and creating state of emergency. Whenever the city administrator or his designee receives notification from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department in conjunction with the Water and Radiological Protection Division of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality that the supply or pressure demand for water cannot be accommodated and general welfare is likely to be endangered, or conditions within the water system of the city are likely to endanger the general welfare of the city, the city administrator, or his designee, shall determine that a state of emergency exists and prescribe the following emergency regulations which shall apply in the city for all properties connected to the city water system.

a.

Sprinkling of lawns and landscaping and all outdoor water use shall only be allowed for properties with even-numbered addresses on even-numbered dates within a month; and

b.

For properties with odd-numbered addresses on odd-numbered dates within a month.

(2)

When restricted water usually insufficient to maintain general welfare. Whenever the city administrator, or his designee, receives notification from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department in conjunction with the Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality that provisions in subsection (1)a. of this section are not sufficient, or conditions within the water system of the city are likely to endanger the general welfare of the city, the following emergency regulations shall apply in the city for all properties connected to its water system: Sprinkling of lawns and landscaping and all outdoor water use shall not be allowed.

(3)

Notification. The city and the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department shall, within 24 hours of notification, cause these regulations to be posted at the city hall and police department and publicly announced by means of broadcasts on its cable television channel and/or telecasts by the stations with a normal operating range covering the city and may cause such announcement to be further declared in the newspapers of general circulation when feasible.

a.

The regulations shall become effective immediately after notice of enforcement of this section as posted at the city offices.

b.

Upon notification from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department in conjunction with the Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality that the emergency regulations are no longer necessary, the city shall cause a public announcement lifting the water restrictions as hereto mentioned.

(4)

Civil infraction for violating provisions . Any person violating any provisions of this section shall be deemed responsible for a civil infraction and will be responsible to pay a fine not to exceed $500.00 for each violation.

(5)

Responsibility. It shall be the responsibility of the city police, DPW or other designated persons to enforce this section.

(Code 1977, § 26-54; Ord. No. 225, 7-8-1996; Ord. No. 368, 9-12-2011)

Note— See the editor's note to § 38-109.