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In any case of a shortage of water supply resulting in emergency conditions, in the judgment of the director of public works, the city reserves the right to grant preference in furnishing water service to specific customers which the city or its representatives, in their sole judgment, deem to be in the interests of the city from the standpoint of public convenience and necessity.

Upon declaration of a water supply emergency by the director of public works, no water shall be used for outdoor use except at times and under conditions as specified by the director of public works. In order to enforce the provisions of this section, the director is hereby authorized, where such customer is using water for outdoor uses in violation of the restrictions or prohibitions imposed pursuant to a declared water emergency, to enter upon the property of such customer, after first making reasonable efforts to contact the owner or person responsible for such premises, and shut off said irrigation system and prohibit or restrict future use of city water for outdoor uses during the declared water emergency. Such shut-offs shall not restrict water usage for essential nonprohibited uses. (Ord. 1634 § 1, 1996).