Emergency water conservation issued for RWD 7 customers

An emergency water conservation ordinance has been placed on Rural Water District 7 customers in the Muldrow area, according to a paid advertisement in this week‚s issue of the REGISTER.

Pursuant to Chapter 25, Article V, Section 25-140, an emergency water conservation, Phase II has been declared by City Administrator Carl Geffken.

The following is a list of things water customers cannot do during this emergency:

• No person shall use water as provided to such an extent as to allow water to escape from his premises onto public property, such as alleys or streets, nor onto another person‚s property.

 

• The use of water from fire hydrants at any time for construction purposes, fire drills or routine hydrant testing is prohibited.

 

• Only non-potable water may be used for dirt compaction, earth moving operations or street base course construction.

 

• The washing of sidewalks, walkways, driveways, patios, parking lots, concrete tennis courts and other hard-surfaced areas by hosing or by use of water directly from faucets or other city sources is prohibited. Food processing and food service establishments may engage in such use of water only to the extent necessary to maintain and preserve the public health, and in compliance with any state or federal regulations. Restaurants and other food service establishments may hose or wash only walkways immediately adjacent to entrances and not beyond ten feet of entrances and not beyond ten feet of garbage facilities, food delivery or food serving areas.

 

• The city shall have the authority to install flow restriction devices on those lines to contract water users which exceed their contractual allocation. Installation of flow restriction devices shall require specific approval of the board of directors before installation.

 

• The watering of shrubs, plants, trees and gardens is permitted only by hand-held hose and should be limited to the minimum amounts necessary to sustain plant life. Such watering is permitted at locations with even-numbered addresses on even-numbered days of the month only and at locations with odd-numbered addresses on odd-numbered days of the month only. All lawn and turf watering from city sources is prohibited.

• Golf course watering and other commercial irrigation from city sources shall be done only to the extent necessary to preserve turf and other plant life. Golf courses are permitted to water only greens and tee boxes from city sources. Golf course fairway and rough watering and school football and baseball field watering from city sources is specifically prohibited.

 

• All washing of motor vehicles, trailers, airplanes, boats or building exteriors is prohibited, except at commercial car washes and licensed commercial vehicle dealerships. Licensed commercial dealerships shall limit washing to Tuesday and Friday only. The filling of swimming pools or outdoor fountains and outdoor fountain operation are prohibited.

For additional questions regarding this emergency ordinance, contact Rural Water District 7 at 918-427-6587.