A. Mayor. The Mayor, upon the recommendation of the Utilities Director, after notification to the Town Council, is hereby authorized to declare and suspend demand reduction strategies and elements of strategies. These may be initiated and suspended based upon resource status levels, or other pertinent information, which evaluate the relationship between water demand and municipal safe production capability. The Mayor may also authorize exemptions to strategies and/or elements of strategies when necessary for the protection and preservation of the public health, welfare and safety.

B. Utilities Director. The Utilities Director of the Utility Department, and/or his/her designee or contracted operator, has emergency authority to take operational measures deemed necessary to protect the potable water systems.

C. Exemptions. This DWSPP is applicable to all users of the Town of Clarkdale Municipal Water Utility, regardless of whether they live within or without the corporate limits of the Town. Private well owners and private ditch operators, however, who operate water systems, the sources of which are not supplied or maintained by the Town of Clarkdale Municipal Water Utility, are exempt from this plan. [Ordinance #383, 2017; Resolution #1538, 2017; prior code § 19-11-3.]