Trinidad WCPlan 1997

• Project Type: Water Conservation Plan
• Applicant: City of Trinidad
• Project Name: Water Conservation Plan
• Title: City of Trinidad, Colorado Water Conservation Plan September, 1997
• County: Las Animas
• Water Conservation - Doc Type: Complete Plan

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SECTION 4

EXISTING WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES

CURRENT CODE OF ORDINANCES

Section 12-59. Water department created; duties of City Manager; Power of City Council

There is hereby created a Water Department for the City. The City Manager is authorized to hire
such employees and to perform all acts that may be necessary for the prudent, efficient, and
economical management and protection of the Water Department. The City Council shall have
the power to prescribe rates, rules and regulations by resolution as it may deem necessary. Rates
for outside customers not living in the corporate limits of the City shall be set by ordinance.

Section 12-60. Customer to abide by contract

The Water Department agrees to furnish water for a certain specified price. If any customer
violates his/her contract with the City or permits water to be taken without the knowledge or
consent of the Water Department he/she shall be required to pay double the price of water so
used, and the City reserves the right to shut off the supply for abuses of water privileges. When
the water has been turned off for violation thereof, the water will not be turned on again until all
water rent and penalties have been paid.

Section 12-61. Use of water during fire alarm prohibited

During all alarms of fire the use of hose and all outlets where a constant flow of water is
maintained is forbidden.

Section 12-62. Sprinkling restrictions

In case of water shortage or scarcity, the City Council may by resolution place any restrictions
which it deems necessary upon the use of water for irrigation or sprinkling purposes.

Section 12-63. Priority of City users over outside users

Use of water outside the corporate limits of the City shall be subject to the paramount rights of
users within the corporate limits. In case there shall be insufficient water to provide for users
both within and without the corporate limits, the City may reduce, curtail or shut off the users
outside the corporate limits during such period of water shortage or scarcity.

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