MH-5-3504 - WATER ALLOCATIONS.  


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  • (a)

    The following classes of water use are established:

    (1)

    "Residential" which shall consist of water service to land improved with structures designed to serve as a residence for human habitation.

    (2)

    "Multiple-family residential" which shall consist of water service to land improved with structures designed to serve as a residence for more than a single family, including apartments, condominiums, townhouses, and the like where more than one unit is served by a single meter.

    (3)

    "Nonresidential" which shall consist of water service to land improved with structures designed to serve uses other than residential uses and land without structures but used for agricultural purposes. The following kinds of water use are, without limitation, designated as nonresidential: commercial, industrial, agricultural, municipal, schools, and churches.

    (4)

    "Process water users" which shall consist of nonresidential users which utilize water primarily to manufacture, alter, convert, clean, grow, heat or cool a product, including laundries and vehicle wash facilities.

    (5)

    "Construction water" which is required for construction purposes.

    (6)

    "Aesthetic water features" which are man-made lakes, ponds, ornamental fountains, or other water features that have been specifically approved by the Board of Directors.

    (b)

    No customer shall use MHCSD water for permitted uses in excess of the respective allocation for each class of service within each stage of water shortage emergency.

(Ord. 4056 (part), 2000)