(a) Upon a finding by the city council or, in the face of imminent danger, the city manager, that the City is facing a shortage in its supply of water, or facing a problematic situation in regard to its capacity to supply water, the council or, in the proper circumstance, the city manager shall have the authority to institute rules and regulations affecting the uses and times of use or even to prohibit, if necessary, all nondomestic uses of water served by the water delivery system.

(b) Such rules and regulations promulgated as a result of city council action under subsection (a) of this section shall have full force and effect and shall be enforceable when published pursuant to the terms of section 2-3 of this Code and shall continue in effect until such time as the water shortage or delivery system problem is found by council to have ended and notice thereof has been published pursuant to section 2-3 of this Code.

(c) Such rules and regulations promulgated as a result of the city manager's action under subsection (a) of this section, when published pursuant to the terms of section 2-3 of this Code, shall have full force and effect and shall be enforceable until such time as the city council, meeting in regular session, advises the city manager as to what revisions, if any, it might wish to make to the rules and regulations. Any such revisions shall take effect and shall be enforceable when published pursuant to section 2-3 of this Code. If the council does not advise the manager to revise the rules and regulations, those rules and regulations promulgated by the city manager shall remain in effect and shall be enforceable. All such rules and regulations, and revisions thereto, promulgated by the city manager shall continue to remain in effect until such time as the water shortage or delivery system problem is found by the council to have ended and notice thereof has been published pursuant to section 2-3 of this Code.

(d) Such rules and regulations shall apply to all areas served by the water delivery system. (Code 1979, § 39-77)