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In order to maintain sufficient water supply and pressure at all times for fire protection and household use, from May 1 through September 15, lawn sprinkling, garden sprinkling and other use of public water shall be restricted to the following days and times: [Amended 5-3-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988; 12-6-1988 by L.L. No. 5-1988; 7-14-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992; 5-2-1995 by L.L. No. 6-1995; 5-5-1998 by L.L. No. 7-1998; 4-1-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]
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Automatic lawn sprinkler systems.
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All dwellings, buildings, structures, lots, pieces or parcels of land connected to the public water supply, with even-numbered addresses and with automatic lawn sprinkler systems serviced by the municipal supply, may use the public water supply for outside lawn and garden sprinkling on even-numbered calendar days 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m., regardless of the nature of use of the premises. |
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All dwellings, buildings, structures, lots, pieces or parcels of land connected to the public water supply, with odd-numbered addresses and with automatic sprinkling systems serviced by the municipal water supply, may use the public water supply for outside lawn and garden sprinkling on odd-numbered calendar days 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m, regardless of the nature of use of the premises. |
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All dwellings, buildings, structures, lots, pieces or parcels of land connected to the public water supply, with automatic lawn and garden sprinkling systems serviced by the municipal supply, shall not be permitted to use manually placed and/or handheld lawn sprinklers outside of the times specified in Subsection H(1)(a) and (b). |
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Manually placed lawn sprinklers or handheld watering.
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All dwellings, buildings, structures, lots, pieces or parcels of land connected to the public water supply, with even-numbered street addresses and without automatic lawn sprinkling systems serviced by the municipal supply, may use the public water supply for outside lawn and garden sprinkling on even-numbered calendar days 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., regardless of the nature of use of the premises. |
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All dwellings, buildings, structures, lots, pieces or parcels of land connected to the public water supply, with odd-numbered street addresses and without automatic lawn sprinkler systems serviced by the municipal supply, may use the public water supply for outside lawn and garden sprinkling an odd-numbered calendar days 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., regardless of the nature of use of the premises. |
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The restrictions contained in Subsections A and B above shall not apply to hand-sprinkling of outdoor gardens used for the growing of noncommercial foodstuffs and flower gardens. |
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In the event of a fire or other water emergency, the Supervisor, upon the recommendations of the Superintendent of the Department of Water and Wastewater Management, may modify or suspend any or all of the regulations relating to sprinkling for the duration of the emergency. The Department of Water and Wastewater Management shall notify the public by publication or other appropriate manner of any modification or suspension of sprinkling as a result of such emergency. |
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Upon application of any person, the Supervisor, or his/her designee, may vary or modify the restrictions contained herein upon such terms and conditions as he/she deems appropriate. There shall be no appeal from the decision of the Supervisor on an application made under this subsection. |
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Nothing contained herein shall restrict the use of private wells for outside watering purposes, provided that a sign stating "PRIVATE WELL" must be displayed on the dwelling, readable from the right-of-way. All private wells' water faucets must be permanently labeled. No interconnection of the private well with the public water system shall be permitted. |
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No person shall fill a swimming pool from the public water supply at any time without the approval of the Superintendent of the Department of Water and Wastewater Management. The Superintendent shall specify the quantity, time and method for filling of swimming pools. |
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Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a violation and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $50 for the first offense, and not less than $100 for any second or subsequent offense committed within the same calendar year. |
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