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ERMU Commission Policy – G.4o1 Water Use Restrictions <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />A. These restrictions shall apply only to the use of water supplied by Elk River Municipal <br />Utilities and shall not apply to water from private wells. <br />B. Watering of shrubs, flowers, or other landscaping vegetation is permitted when done by <br />hand and the watering device is personally tended. <br />C. Property owners with new sod, seed, or landscaping do not need to follow the odd-even <br />restrictions during the first 30 days after planting. However, they must still abide by the <br />midday ban from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. <br />D. Property owners who intermittently use their outdoor water system exclusively for <br />recreational use such a filling a swimming pool or washing a vehicle are exempt from the <br />restrictions. <br />E. City and school athletic fields, golf courses, commercial nurseries, agricultural and <br />horticultural businesses are exempt from the restrictions. <br />4.0 PENALTIES <br />Failure to comply with water use restrictions is a violation of City Code. In accordance with <br />Section 78-52 of the City of Elk River City Code of Ordinances, fees and penalties for non- <br />compliance may be assessed to the offending person, firm, corporation, or association. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />POLICY HISTORY: <br />Adopted: May 19, 1998 <br />Revised: July 14, 2009 <br />Revised: August 11, 2009 <br />Revised: July 12, 2011 <br />Proposed Revisions: July 13, 2021 <br />74