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MEMORANDUM
Item 5.16.
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: Pat Klaers, City Administrator
DATE: July 17, 1995
SUBJECT: Water Restriction Ordinance
During the hot summer season of 1988, the City Council called for a
voluntary watering ban. The City has not had a need for such a watering
ban since that time.
With the current heat wave that the state is experiencing, many cities are
being forced into water restrictions in order to ensure that adequate water is
available to fight fires. Once our two new wells and towers in the northeast
and west are on line, we don't believe that we will need any watering
• .restrictions in the foreseeable future. However, weather in Minnesota is
unpredictable and the need may arise at some time in the future, or even in
later 1995.
The Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission has passed a motion that
requests the city to adopt an ordinance that allows for the Utilities
Commission to order watering restrictions if necessary. The model that is
being looked at is the one that is in effect in the City of Anoka. Once
watering restrictions are ordered, the city would have to publicize this fact
through the Twin Cities newspapers and radio and T.V. stations like all other
metropolitan communities currently do when the situation arises.
Attached for your consideration is an ordinance as prepared by the City
Attorney which allows for the watering restrictions under certain conditions.
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13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425
Section
• WATERING RESTRICTIONS
Section Annual Odd/Even Watering Restriction.
The Council, by Resoluta.on, may order that during anytime between June
1 and August 31 of each year, lawn and garden sprinkling, including
the use of irrigation systems and the watering of trees and shrubs,
using City supplied water, shall be permitted only as follows:
(a) Except for hand watering, as permitted in'subsection (b),
properties having odd-numbered mailing addresses may be
watered only on odd-numbered days and properties having
even-numbered mailing addresses may be watered only on
even-numbered days.
(b) Hand watering, either with a hose or with a container, shall
be permitted at any time unless specifically restricted by
further order.
Section Additional Restrictions.
Upon the advice of the Elk River Utilities Manager that further
watering restrictions are necessary to protect water reserves, the
Council, by resolution, may order the following additional
restrictions, which shall take effect immediately upon publication:
' (a) In addition to the restrictions contained in Section ,
the Council may ban all watering with City supplied water,
• including or excluding hand watering by hose, between the
hours of 10:00. A.M. and 8:00 P.M.;
(b) The City Council. may impose a total ban on watering with
.City supplied water upon a finding that such ban is
necessary to protect the public's health, safety and/or
welfare..
Section Penalties.
The person in whose name the account for City water is kept by the Elk
River Utilities for each property within the City shall be responsible
to maintain compliance with on such property. Upon any
violation of the restrictions imposed by
the Elk River Utilities may shut off water service to the subject
property and service shall be restored when the standard reconnection
charges-.are paid. ,
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RESOLUTION N0.
RESOLUTION IMPOSING WATERING RESTRICTIONS
WHEREAS, the Elk River City Council has adopted Ordinance
which provides for restrictions on lawn and garden Sprinkling,
including the use of irrigation systems and the watering of trees and
_shrubs'using City supplied water, but not including hand watering,
either with a hose or with a container, in the City of Elk River.
WHEREAS, Certain restrictions may be imposed by Resolution of the
Elk River City Council; and
WHEREAS, due to dry conditions and high demands on the municipal
water supply system, and based upon advice from the Elk River
Utilities Manager and the Water Superintendent that restrictions on
lawn and garden sprinkling are necessary to protect the public safety
and insure that adequate supplies of water will be available in the
event of f ire . ~•
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS~ HEREBY RESOLVED by the Elk River City
Council that the restrictions allowed by Section which
limits watering, except for hand watering, to odd-numbered days for
properties having odd-numbered mailing addresses and limits watering,
except for had watering, to even-numbered days for properties having
even-numbered mailing addresses, and Section which further
limits all watering, except hand watering, between the hours of
10:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. of the Elk River City Code are hereby
ordered, effective .and said restriction shall continue
until or until further order of the City Council.
Adopted this day of
Henry Duitsman, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sandy Thackeray, City Clerk •