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§ 11-101
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Title 11 : Municipal Offenses
Chapter 6 : Miscellaneous

11-604 : Water conservation measures.

  1. When the flow downstream at City of Maryville withdrawal operations in Little River is forty-one (41) cubic feet per second (CFS) or less, appeal to the water customers of the system will be made through the news media for voluntary water conservation.
  2. When the flow downstream of the withdrawal operations is forty cubic feet per second (40 CFS) or less, water supplied to customers of the system shall not be used for non-essential purposes. For this purpose "non-essential purposes" shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, filling swimming pools, car washing, car washing facilities, recreational facilities and watering of trees, lawns, gardens and other vegetation.
  3. When the flow downstream of the withdrawal operations is thirty-eight and a half cubic feet per second (38.5 CFS) or less the amount of water consumed by large industrial customers and large non-residential/non-health care commercial customers shall be reduced by approximately five percent (5%) of their average daily consumption until notice is given that the restriction is no longer in effect.
  4. When any of the conditions specified in subsection (2) and subsection (3) above are existing or are eminent, official notice of these restrictions will be given promptly to the public through the news media.
  5. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation to violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this section, and any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation shall, upon conviction of any violation, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each separate offense. Each day that a violation occurs shall be construed a separate offense and punished accordingly. (1999 Code, § 11-808, modified)