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ORD CC 07/19/78 - Water well conservation• ORDINANCE NO. 78 -9 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS PROVIDING FOR THE CONSERVATION OF WATER PRODUCED FROM THE MUNICIPALLY OWNED WATER WELL SYSTEM; PROHIBITING OUTDOOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, THAT: The use of municipally supplied water for outdoor residential and commercial use is hereby prohibited. Any person who violates this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred and NO /100 ($200.00) Dollars. Each day such violation shall continue or be permitted, shall be a separate offense. The fact that the water supply of the City of Huntsville is at a critically low level and the further fact that adequate water levels must be maintained for the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Huntsville, creates a public necessity and an emergency, and this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its publication. PASSED AND APPROVED IN SPECIAL OPEN COUNCIL BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 19TH DAY Off' JULY, A.D. 1978. r JO ALLER, MAYO DeSHAW, CITY SECRETARY JAC/¢ HANEY, CI '"Y ATTORNEY