[Added 8-2-1988 by L.L. No. 7-1988]
A.
No person or entity shall cause, permit or allow:
(1)
The continuing of any leak or waste from any water
pipe, valve, faucet, conduit, equipment, facility or device connected
to the Village water system or which utilizes Village water on or
in any premises owned, leased, managed, operated or controlled by
such person or entity.
(2)
The washing of any vehicle by means of a hose, fire
hydrant or other active source connected to the Village water system,
except a commercial vehicle washing operation if equipment has been
installed and is utilized so that at least 50% of the water used is
recirculated by means of a system approved by the Department.
(3)
The washing of any street, sidewalk, driveway, outdoor
areaway, outdoor steps, building exterior or other structure by means
of a hose, fire hydrant or other active source connected to the Village
water system or which utilizes Village water.
(4)
The use of water from any source for any ornamental
purpose, including, but not limited to, use in fountains, artificial
waterfalls, reflecting pools, lakes and ponds.
(5)
The use of water from the Village water system to
water any lawn, golf course, ornamental shrub, plant or tree, except
that:
(a)
Village water may be used to water any lawn,
tree, shrub, garden or golf course greens and tees only from 4:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
(b)
Village water may be used at any time to irrigate,
from a hand-held container, vegetables or fruits grown for human consumption.
(c)
Plant nurseries and other commercial users engaged
in the business of growing, distributing or selling plants may use
such water on their business premises for watering ornamental shrubs,
plants or trees, provided that each such user reduces its use of water
by 15% or such her percentage as may hereafter be prescribed for nonresidential
water users.
(6)
The opening or use of any fire hydrant or of the water
therefrom for any purpose other than fire protection, except in accordance
with a permit obtained from the Water Department and only for the
period of and the purpose authorized by such permit and in strict
adherence to all terms and conditions set forth therein.
(7)
The operation of an air-conditioning system utilizing
water from the Village water system in a cooling tower, unless within
30 days from the effective date of this regulation, a separate meter
is installed to continuously measure the flow of water to the cooling
tower.
(8)
Operate any air-conditioning system in excess of two
tons of rated capacity or greater or any refrigeration unit rated
at 10 horsepower or greater using water from the Village water system,
unless such air-conditioning system or refrigeration unit is equipped
with a water recirculating device approved by the Department.
(9)
The use of water from the Village water system to
fill or maintain the water level in any swimming pool, except that,
provided that the pool is operated with recirculating equipment, Village
water may be used to fill the pool once during each calendar year
and thereafter may be used as necessary to maintain the water level
in such pool.
B.
Each nonresidential user of water from the Village
water system shall prepare and retain a water consumption reduction
plan, enabling it to reduce its use of water in stages of 15%, 20%
and 25% based upon its water consumption during the calendar year.
Such plans shall be designed so as to achieve and maintain the 15%
reduction promptly, and to achieve the 20% and 25% reduction immediately
upon the declaration of a Stage II and Stage III emergency, respectively.
Each such user shall promptly implement the first phase of its plan
during Stage 1 and shall reduce its consumption by 15%. On and after
30 days from the effective date of this regulation, each such user
shall have its water consumption reduction plan available at all times
for inspection and copying by employees of the Department.
[Amended 6-21-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
If, at any time, the Department of Public Works Superintendent determines that the measures set forth under Stage I of this regulation have not resulted in a sufficient level of conservation in light of existing water supply conditions, a Stage II drought emergency shall be declared. Upon declaration of a Stage II emergency, in addition to those measures set forth hereinabove and in place of § 195-29A(5) and B under Stage I:
A.
No person or entity shall cause, permit or allow:
(1)
The user of water from the Village water system to
fill or maintain the water level in any swimming pool.
(2)
The use of water from the Village water system to
water any lawn, golf course, ornamental shrub or plant, except that
Village water may be used to irrigate, from a hand-held container
only, vegetables or fruits grown for human consumption.
B.
Each nonresidential user of water from the Village
water system shall fully implement its Stage II water consumption
plan and shall immediately reduce use of water by no less than 20%.
[Amended 6-21-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
If, after the imposition of the measures set
forth in Stage II of this article, the Department of Public Works
Superintendent finds that water consumption must be further reduced,
a Stage III emergency, in addition to the measures set forth hereinabove,
shall be declared.
A.
All nonresidential users of water from the Village
water system shall reduce their consumption by no less than 25%.
B.
All users, both residential and nonresidential, shall
install water flow restricting devices in all shower heads.
C.
All air-conditioning systems utilizing water from
the Village water system shall be operated only in accordance with
hourly restrictions established by the Department of Public Works
Superintendent.
B.
In addition to any penalties which may be imposed
by the Village Board, where a leak and waste notice has been served
in accordance with Village Board rule and the condition to which such
notice relates has not been corrected, a penalty of up to $50 per
day may be imposed by the Department of Public Works Superintendent
and added to the water rents re-levied on the tax roll.
[Amended 6-21-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
C.
Water service may be terminated for violation of any
provision of this regulation or for any waste of water.
A.
Upon the application of any person or entity, the
Board of Trustees may at its discretion grant a variance relieving
such person or entity from compliance with any of the requirements
of this regulation, if such person or entity demonstrates to the satisfaction
of the Board of Trustees:
(1)
That undue hardship would otherwise result;
(2)
That there are no possible alternatives;
(3)
That the applicant has taken and will take all possible
measures to conserve water, with a complete description of such measures
and the water savings to be effected; and
(4)
That such variance is not inconsistent with the purposes
of this emergency regulation.
B.
In connection with any variance which may be granted,
the Board shall impose such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate.
This regulation may be placed in effect by resolution
of the Village Board and remain in effect until modified or until
the drought emergency has been declared terminated.
