I dug up the copy of the ordinance, figured I would post it if anyone was interested.
Springfield's Water Conservation Ordinance
Washing vehicles:
Retail customers may wash vehicles, including automobiles, trucks, trailers, boats and other mobile equipment, during permitted hours on designated weekend days. However, a hand-held bucket or a hand-held hose equipped with a shutoff nozzle must be used.
Commercial car washes may operate anytime. In addition, vehicles may be washed if public health requires it, such as to clean garbage trucks or vehicles used to transport perishable food. Fire, police or city-owned emergency response vehicles may be washed on an as-needed basis where public safety requires.
Dealerships may wash a new or used vehicle to ready it for sale between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Thursdays, or on the day a new or used vehicle arrives in stock. Commercial auto repair and paint shops may wash vehicles between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. if a wash is specified in the customer's repair order. Aircraft may also be washed by maintenance shops, with water usage not to exceed 30 minutes.
Commercial establishments may wash trucks or equipment on Thursdays if they have an odd-numbered street address or Fridays with an even-numbered address between 9 a.m. and noon; or on Tuesdays (odd address) or Thursdays (even address) from 6-10 p.m.
Commercial and other restrictions:
The following practices are prohibited:
Using city water to clean streets and for routine sewer cleaning or flow-testing of hydrants, except when required for public safety.
Serving water to a restaurant customer unless requested by the customer.
Using water to air-condition buildings below 78 degrees. Buildings needing cooler temperatures may seek exemptions from the utilities director.
Using water to consolidate backfill, for dust control or for other nonessential construction uses, if alternatives exist.
Watering of golf courses and sports stadiums, except to irrigate tees, greens and stadium fields between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. Spot watering of golf greens with a handheld hose or bucket to prevent scorching is allowed between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Fairways may be watered on the weekend odd-even address schedule between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Golf courses must reduce water consumption by 50 percent of its May-September 1999 water use. All use above that level will be billed at three times the standard rate for that course.
Wasted water: Allowing water to run off to a gutter, drain or ditch during irrigation; failing to repair a controllable leak within a customer's property; washing buildings, sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, tennis courts or other paved areas except for immediate fire or health hazards; and operation of any ornamental fountain are prohibited. Water may be used by commercial cleaning businesses to clean buildings, with purchase of a $50-per-building permit from CWLP.
Water haulers: The water rate for water haulers shall be increased to three times the outside-city water rate during the term of this ordinance.
Penalties:
First-time violators of the water conservation law must pay a $50 penalty per occurrence; second-time violators, $100 per occurrence; and third-time violators, $500 per occurrence, plus water shutoff for two days.
Customers may dispute their penalties before a hearing officer to be named by CWLP. Payment or protest of fines must be made to the city of Springfield within 10 days of citation. If no payment is made within 10 days, the penalty will be added to the next monthly billing for the location where the violation occurred.
Failure of city residents to pay or protest within 10 days can bring prosecution, with a fine upon conviction between $100 and $500. All penalties go to pay for the costs of enforcing the water ordinance. CWLP's general manager may appoint utility security personnel, temporary and seasonal employees, and others to issue citations to retail water customers of the city.
The ordinance becomes effective upon its passage by the Springfield City Counci
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