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A. No person may knowingly use or permit the use of water from the City in violation of the drought management response procedure.

B. The Director will promulgate a drought management plan that sets out criteria, consistent with this article, for determining when and where particular regulations within a water use reduction stage are to be implemented and terminated. The Director will update the drought management plan when, in the opinion of the Director, the conditions of the public water system have changed and necessitate an update. The drought management plan will be available to the public at the City Clerk’s office, the Department administrative offices, and on the City’s website.

C. If there is a violation of the drought management response procedure, the Director may take actions, including mandatory measures up to and including disconnection of service, and other enforcement actions as necessary to ensure compliance with the drought management response procedure. The Department will provide notice of the violation to the customer for the service where the violation occurred electronically or by placing a notice on the property where the violation occurred. The Department will provide a duplicate notice by United States mail to any other person known to the Department to be responsible for the violation or its correction. The notice will describe the violation and order the action corrected, ceased, or abated immediately or within a time specified by the Department. If the order is not complied with, the Department may immediately terminate the service where the violation occurred. If a service is terminated, the Department will assess and collect a fee, in an amount to be determined by the Director, before service is restored. The fee will be in addition to other fees or charges imposed by this chapter for termination or reconnection of service.

D. If a second violation occurs at the same property or is committed by the same responsible party, the Department may immediately physically disconnect service at the location of the violation. Service will not be reconnected unless a device supplied by the Department that restricts the flow of water to the service is installed. The Director may impose an additional fee, in addition to other fees or charges imposed by this section and chapter, for the disconnection and reconnection of service. (Ord. No. G-6741, § 2 (Exh. A), 2020)