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SECTION 201.31 WATER SHORTAGE CONDITIONS This section shall be enforced from time to time by the Board of County Commissioners at any regular or specially called public meeting declaring that a water shortage condition exists in the County and shall be enforced until such time as the County Commission at a regular or specially called meeting declares that the state of shortage no longer exists. These regulations shall be in addition to the excess volume surcharge authorized in Section 8.E. A. Certain uses prohibited. The use and withdrawal of water by any person between the hours to be designated by the County Commission in its declaration that a state of water shortage exists for the following purposes is hereby prohibited: (1) Watering yards. The sprinkling, watering or irrigating of shrubbery, trees, lawns, grass, ground cover, plants, vines, gardens, vegetables, flowers, or any other vegetation. (2) Washing mobile equipment. The washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, trailer -houses, or any other type of mobile equipment. (3) Cleaning outdoor surfaces. The washing of sidewalks, driveways, filling station aprons, porches, and other outdoor surfaces. (4) Swimming pools. Swimming and wading pools not employing a filter and recirculating system. (5) Escape through defective plumbing. The escape of water through defective plumbing, which shall mean the knowing permission for defective plumbing to remain out of repair. B. Exception to maintain sanitation and to provide for hardship cases. The Department shall have the authority to permit a reasonable use of water in any case necessary to maintain adequate health and sanitation standards. Any user of water may apply for a temporary permit from the Department for relief from the provisions of this section provided a written request for authorization to use water shall indicate that a hardship exists, and the nature of the hardship. dbt075/040.51 26