Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/23/2021

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2.6 Public water supplier means the city or other entity that owns, manages, or operates a public water supply, as defined in Minn. Stat. § 144.3 82, subdivision 4. 2.7 Reclaimed water means water collected from rooftops, paved surfaces, or other collection devices and all water utilized more than once before re-entering the natural water cycle. 2.8 Water recirculation system means any system which enables a user to reuse water at least once prior to returning the water to the natural water cycle. SECTION 3. APPLICATION. 3.1 This ordinance applies to all customers of public water suppliers who own or control water use on any premises. 3.2 No person shall make, cause, use, or permit the use of water received from a public water supply for residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, or any other purpose in any manner contrary to any provision in this ordinance. 3.3 Mandatory emergency conservation measures shall be implemented based upon the declaration of a critical water emergency by the governor. SECTION 4. DECLARATION OF CRITICAL WATER DEFICIENCY. Upon the declaration of a critical water deficiency by the governor, the public water supplier shall immediately post notice of the emergency declaration at the usual meeting place of the city council, or the official city bulletin board. The city shall provide notification to the public as quickly as possible or through established water supply plans emergency response plans or procedures. SECTION 5. MANDATORY EMERGENCY WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES. Upon declaration of a water emergency and notification to the public, the following mandatory restrictions upon nonessential water use shall be enforced: (1) Outdoor irrigation of yards, gardens, golf courses, parklands, and other non- agricultural land, except for those areas irrigated with reclaimed water, is prohibited. (2) Washing or spraying of sidewalks, driveways, parking areas, tennis courts, patios, or other paved areas with water from any pressurized source, including garden hoses, except to alleviate immediate health or safety hazards, is prohibited. (3) The outdoor use of any water -based play apparatus connected to a pressurized source is prohibited. (3) Restaurants and other food service establishments are prohibited from serving water to their customers, unless water is specifically requested by the customer. (5) Operation of outdoor misting systems used to cool public areas is prohibited. League of Minnesota Cities Model Ordinance: Water Usage in a Critical Water Deficiency 10/24/2018 Page 2