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THE CITY OF ELK RIVER -CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 78 UTILITIES ARTICLE II. WATER SYSTEM DIVISION 5 RESTRICTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT SEC. 78-51. WATER USE RESTRICTIONS. The public utility commission of the city is hereby authorized to invoke water use restrictions in cases of emergency to ensure adequate water supplies to meet the health, safety, and welfare needs of the city and its residents. Such water use restrictions shall be invoked by resolution of the public utility commission, and shall take effect immediately upon adoption of such resolution. The public utility commission may designate its general manager or water superintendent authority to impose temporary water use restriction until the commission can meet to consider a resolution. The penalties imposed below in section 78-52 may be invoked upon publication of the resolution imposing restrictions. SEC.78-52. PENALTIES. The first violation of the restrictions contained in this article shall subject the offending person, firm, corporation or association to a written warning. A second violation of the restrictions shall be a petty misdemeanor with a penalty of $50.00 and shall increase to the sum of $100.00 for the third violation. A fourth violation shall result in water shut-off with the reconnection fee to be paid by the offending property owner according to the policies of the public utilities commission. No penalty can be imposed unless a person had, or should have had, prior knowledge of the ordinance restrictions. This maybe shown by the fact that prior warning was delivered to the person or to an occupant of the premises to be assessed.