Lincoln Municipal Code Art. VI Conservation

Footnotes:

--- (1) ---

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1037B, § 5, adopted June 22, 2021, repealed the former Article VI, §§ 13.04.410—13.04.440, and § 6 of said ordinance, enacted a new Article VI as set out herein. The former Article VI pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 888B, § 2, November 12, 2013; Ord. No. 974B, § 2(Exh. 1), August 28, 2018.

All consumers, whether owners or not, shall maintain and keep in good repair the water pipes on the interior and exterior of the property served. Such persons shall not allow faucets or water closets to leak, and such fixtures must not be left running.

(Ord. No. 1037B, § 6, 6-22-2021)

Watering of lawns and gardens from an open hose is prohibited. A spray or nozzle must, in all cases, be used.

(Ord. No. 1037B, § 6, 6-22-2021)

The city reserves the right to limit irrigation hours in the case of water shortages or emergencies.

(Ord. No. 1037B, § 6, 6-22-2021)

It is unlawful and an infraction for any person to cause or allow any water received by such person to flow away in unreasonable amounts, from property owned or occupied by such persons, in any gutter, ditch or other manner over the surface of the ground.

(Ord. No. 1037B, § 6, 6-22-2021)

Upon declaration of a water shortage emergency, the City shall implement the conservation regulations associated with the declared water shortage emergency stage as set forth in Table 4 of section 4.1 of the most recently city council approved City of Lincoln Water Shortage Contingency Plan, in its entirety. It is unlawful and an infraction for any person to fail to comply with the associated demand reduction actions for the water shortage emergency stage associated with the city council's water shortage emergency declaration.

(Ord. No. 1037B, § 6, 6-22-2021)