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ORDINANCE NO. 16-08, SECOND SERIES AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF THE CITY CODE TO REGULATE NONESSENTIAL WATER USAGE UPON CRITICAL WATER DEFICIENCY AS AUTHORIZED BY MINNESOTA STATUTES 103G.291, SUBD. 1 AND 2 The City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes does ordain as follows: Amendment: Pequot Lakes City Code, Chapter 15, Utilities; Private Sewage Disposal, shall be amended to include a new Article 4,Nonessential Water Usage Upon Critical Water Deficiency: ARTICLE 4. NONESSENTIAL WATER USAGE UPON CRITICAL WATER DEFICIENCY Section 15-4.1. Purpose and Intent: The purpose of this Article establishes water conservation restrictions; and the plan will be in effect at any time the governor declares by executive order a critical water deficiency,pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 103G.291. Section 15-4.2. Definitions. Clerk in statutory cities means the person assigned duties pursuant to Minn. Stat.412.151; or the city manager pursuant to Minn. Stat. 412.601 —412.751 or in charter cities as determined by city charter. Department means the city water department. Emergency means the declaration of a critical water deficiency by the governor. Irrigation means the water of shrubs,trees, sod, seeded areas, gardens, lawns, or any other outdoor vegetation, except outdoor vegetation utilized for agricultural purposes. Notification to public means notification through local media, including interviews and issuance of news releases. Public water supplier means the city or other entity that owns,manages, or operates a public water supply, as defined in Minn. Stat. 144.382, subdivision 4. Reclaimed water means water collected from rooftops,paved surfaces, or other collection devices and all water utilized more than once before re-entering the natural water cycle. Water recirculation system means any system which enables a user to reuse water at least once prior to returning the water to the natural water cycle. Section 15-4.3. Application. 1. This ordinance applies to all customers of public water suppliers who own or control water use on any premises. 2. No person shall make, cause,use, or permit the use of water received from a public water supply for residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, or any other purpose in any manner contrary to any provision in this ordinance. 3. Mandatory emergency conservation measures shall be implemented based upon the declaration of a critical water emergency by the governor.