For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply, unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
 
CUSTOMER.  Any person using water for any purpose from the city's water distribution system and for which either a regular charge is made or, in the case of bulk sales, a cash charge is made at the site of delivery.

OTHER SOURCES OF WATER.  Water that has not been introduced by the city into its water distribution system.

RAW WATER SUPPLIES.  All water potentially available to persons in the city.

TREATED WATER.  Water that has been introduced by the city into its water distribution system, including water offered for sale. Uses of treated water are classified as follows.

(1) ESSENTIAL WATER USES (Class 1).  The following uses of water, listed by site or user type, are essential.

(a) DOMESTIC.  Water necessary to sustain human life and the lives of domestic pets, and to maintain minimum standards of hygiene and sanitation.

(b) HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.  Patient care and rehabilitation, including related filling and operation of swimming pools.

(c) PUBLIC USE.  Firefighting, health and public protection  purposes, if specifically approved by health officials and the municipal governing body.

(d) WATER HAULING.  Sales for domestic use where not reasonably available elsewhere.

(2) SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT USES OF WATER (Class 2).  The following uses of water, listed by site or user type, are socially or economically important.

(a) AIR CONDITIONING.  Refilling for startup at the beginning of the cooling season, makeup of water during the cooling season, refilling specifically approved by health officials and the municipal governing body, where the system has been drained for health protection or repair services.

(b) COMMERCIAL AND CIVIC USE.  Laundromats, restaurants, clubs and eating places, schools, churches, motels/hotels and similar commercial establishments.

(c) DOMESTIC.  Personal, in-house water use including kitchen, bathroom and laundry.

(d) OUTDOOR COMMERCIAL or PUBLIC WATERING (using conservation methods and, when other sources of water are not available or feasible to use). Agricultural irrigation for the production of food and fiber or the maintenance of livestock, watering by arboretums and public gardens of national, state, regional or community significance where necessary to preserve specimens, watering by commercial nurseries at a minimum level necessary to maintain stock, watering at a minimum rate necessary to establish or maintain vegetation or landscape plantings required pursuant to law or regulation, watering of woody plants where necessary to preserve them, minimal watering of golf course greens.

(e) OUTDOOR NON-COMMERCIAL WATERING.   Minimal watering of vegetable gardens; minimal watering of trees where necessary to preserve them.

(f) RECREATIONAL.  Operation of municipal swimming pools and residential pools that serve more than 25 dwelling units.

(g) WATER HAULING.  Non-domestic, when other sources are not reasonably available elsewhere.

(3) NON-ESSENTIAL (Class 3).  Any waste of water, as defined herein, is non-essential. The following uses of water, listed by site or user type, are non-essential.

(a) COMMERCIAL AND CIVIC USE.  Serving water in restaurants, clubs, or eating places, except by customer request, failure to repair a controllable leak, increasing water levels in scenic and recreational ponds and lakes, except for the minimum amount required to support fish and wildlife, commercial car and truck washes.

(b) ORNAMENTAL PURPOSES.  Fountains, reflecting pools and artificial waterfalls.

(c) OUTDOOR COMMERCIAL OR PUBLIC WATERING.  Expanding nursery facilities, placing new irrigated agricultural land in production, or planting of landscaping except when required by a site design review process, use of water for dirt control or compaction, watering of lawns, parks, golf course fairways, playing fields and other recreational areas, washing sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking lots, tennis courts or other hard-surface areas, washing down buildings or structures for purposes other than immediate fire protection, flushing gutters or permitting water to run or accumulate in any gutter or street.

(d) OUTDOOR WATERING.  Use of water for dirt control or compaction, watering of annual or non-woody plants, lawns, parks, golf course fairways, playing fields and other recreational areas, washing sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking lots, tennis courts or other hard-surface areas, washing down buildings or structures for purposes other than immediate fire protection, flushing gutters or permitting water to run or accumulate in any gutter or street.

(e) PUBLIC USE.  Use of fire hydrants (excluding Class 1 and Class  2 uses), including use of sprinkler caps, testing fire apparatus and Fire Department drills, flushing of sewers and hydrants except as needed to ensure public health and safety as approved by health officials and the municipal governing body.

(4) RECREATIONAL USES (other than those specified as Class 2). Non-commercial washing of motor and other vehicles, air conditioning (see also Class 2 purposes), refilling cooling towers after draining.

WATER SHORTAGE RESPONSE PHASES.  Shall include the following.

(1) ADVISORY.  Conditions exist which indicate the potential for serious water supply shortages.

(2) ALERT.  Raw water supplies are consistently below seasonal averages, and if they continue to decline, may not be adequate to meet normal needs.

(3) EMERGENCY.  Water supplies are below the level necessary to meet normal needs and that serious shortages exist in the area.
(Ord. 610.18, passed 11-5-87)

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