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Chapter 13 – Municipal Utilities

(5) Water Conservation

(a) Declaration of emergency.

The Racine mayor and, in his/her absence, the president of the Racine
Waterworks Commission, is authorized, empowered and directed to declare
the existence of an emergency relating to the Racine Water System's
available water supply and to impose restrictions on the use of water during
the emergency, following consultation with the Village President.

(b) Imposition and notice of restrictions during emergency.

Whenever the Racine mayor or, in his/her absence, the president of the
Racine Waterworks Commission or designee, has declared the existence of
an emergency and imposed reasonable restrictions on the use of water and
reasonable notice of such emergency and restrictions has been to the
general public, such restrictions shall be in full force and effect in the
Village. The violation or failure to observe any restriction so imposed shall
constitute a violation of this section 13.01.

(c) Penalty for violation.

Upon conviction, any person violating any restriction on the use of water
imposed pursuant to section 13.01 shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less
than $50 nor more than $500. Each day of violation constitutes a separate
offense.

(6) Penalties for nonpayment of invoice; notice.

(a) Delinquent charges. All general service-urban, general service-suburban
and private fire protection service customers shall pay invoices of the
Racine Utility for such services within 15 days from the date of such
invoices; all such customers who fail to pay such invoices within such 15-
day period shall pay a penalty as authorized in the latest Wisconsin Public
Service Commission ("PSC") rate case. The Racine Utility is authorized to
shut off water service upon three days' written notice to the water customer
for failure to pay the water invoice within 20 days from the date of the
invoicing; the Racine Utility is further authorized to charge a service fee as
authorized in the latest PSC rate case for turning on water; all as authorized
by the orders of the PSC.

(b) Notice of delinquency. The Racine Utility will give notice not later than
October 15 of each year to the owner or occupant of each lot or parcel of

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