§ 50-315. General restrictions on water use.

(a)

Excessive or unnecessary water use. Excessive, wasteful and unnecessary water use is hereby prohibited. Excessive, wasteful and unnecessary water use includes, but is not limited to:

(1)

Allowing water to be dispersed without any practical purpose to the water user, regardless of the type of water use;

(2)

Allowing water to be dispersed in a grossly inefficient manner, regardless of the type of water use; and

(3)

Allowing water to be dispersed to accomplish a purpose for which water use is unnecessary or which can be readily accomplished through alternative methods of significantly less water use.

(b)

Discharge of groundwater used in heating or air conditioning systems. All groundwater utilized in water-to-air heating and air conditioning systems must be directed to landscape irrigation systems, groundwater injection or exfiltration systems. Off-site discharge from heating and air conditioning systems is prohibited.

(c)

All automatic landscape irrigation systems, regardless of date of installation, shall be equipped with rain sensor devices or soil moisture sensing devices.

(Ord. No. 88-15, 5-19-88; Ord. No. 90-7, § II(803.00), 3-22-90; Ord. No. 91-25, §§ III, IV, 8-15-91; Ord. No. 00-34, § 5, 10-5-00; Ord. No. 2009-16, § I, 5-21-09)