Sec. 138-190. Waste of water.
(a) Waste of water prohibited. Waste of water shall be defined as noncompliance with the city's water management plan as defined in section 138-223(b). Notwithstanding the enforcement provisions set forth in subsection (b) of this section, the general manager may order the installation of a flow restricter or the shut off of water service to a property if the general manager reasonably finds that an extreme waste of water is occurring on the premises.
(b) Enforcement. The general manager is hereby authorized to enforce this section. The person billed for water service to a property, whether owner or occupant, shall be responsible for compliance with subsection (a) of this section and shall be subject to the following actions and penalties:
(1) Upon a first violation, the person billed will be issued a warning.
(2) Upon any further violations at the same property within a 12-month period, from the date of the warning notice, the person billed will be issued a written violation and the following penalty will be added to the water bill for the property as a civil penalty.
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2nd Violation |
3rd Violation |
All Additional Violations |
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Single-Family |
$125.00 |
$250.00 |
$500.00 |
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Multi-Family, Commercial and Irrigation |
250.00 |
1,000.00 |
2,000.00 |
(3) Any penalty imposed pursuant to this section may be appealed to the general manager pursuant to the appeal procedure set forth in section 138-226.
(4) Upon any notice(s) of violation of this section, a copy of such notice(s) shall also be mailed to the owner(s) of the real property served, if the owner(s) address differs from the subject property address. (Code 1979, § 39-78; Ord. No. 2023-44, § 16, 9-11-2023; Ord. No. 2015-25, § 13, 6-29-2015; Ord. No. 2005-74, § 1, 10-10-2005; Ord. No. 2003-08, § 1, 3-24-2003; Ord. No. 2002-29, § 1, 6-3-2002; Ord. No. 2000-132, § 3, 12-11-2000)