Legal Documents of Maryville

It is the intent of this section to address water supply both during:

1. Drought conditions; and
2. Other emergency conditions that may limit the available potable water within one (1) or more of the utilities' water distribution systems.

Each of the utilities shall maintain operational control within its own system to implement water usage controls during a period of source water shortage or other catastrophic event when any such period of source water shortage or other catastrophic event affects their respective system exclusively or cooperatively when deemed necessary by the Mayors and/or City Managers of Alcoa and Maryville, or the TUD District Manager. The utilities shall require further water use reductions as follows:

1. When the potable water demand to allow the utilities' tanks/reservoirs to remain full is eighty-five percent (85%) or less than the total available potable water supply from all sources, then voluntary water conservation measures as defined below shall be put into effect; no other measures to encourage or require conservation will be taken.
2. When the potable water demand to allow the utilities' tanks/reservoirs to remain full is greater than eighty-five percent (85%) and less than ninety-five percent (95%) of the total available potable water supply available from all sources, then water use for "non-essential purposes," as defined below, shall be prohibited.
3. When the potable water demand to allow the utilities' tanks to remain full is greater than, or equal to, ninety-five percent (95%) and less than one hundred percent (100%) of the total available potable water supply available from all sources, then industrial and commercial customers will be required to implement "industrial and commercial water conservation measures," as defined below.
4. Water conservation definitions.
   1. "Industrial and commercial water conservation measures." Requires industrial and commercial customers, excluding medical care facilities, to reduce their water usage by at least ten percent (10%) of their average daily consumption until notice is given that the restriction is no longer in effect.
   2. "Non-essential purposes." Includes, but not necessarily be limited to, the filling of swimming pools, residential car washing, operation of display fountains and the watering of trees, lawns, gardens and other vegetation. However, upon application and good cause shown, one (1) or more of the utilities may issue a temporary limited watering permit, upon such terms and conditions as the respective utility deems appropriate, for:
      1. Landscaping installed less than six (6) months prior to the implementation of water conservation measure; and/or
      2. Commercial nurseries; such permits shall be for a duration of less than thirty (30) days. Such temporary limited watering permits may be extended upon application to the utility and, for good cause shown, any such extension not to exceed the time of the initial permit. The elimination of water usage for "non-essential purposes" shall be included in a call for mandatory water conservation measures.
   3. "Voluntary water conservation measures." A call for water customers to voluntarily decrease their use of potable water to assist in alleviating the current source water shortage. "Voluntary water conservation demand measures" may include any and all measures to reduce potable water consumption by customers of the respective utilities.