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"' ~'-' I UwIV tif~LL j Section 14-41 Vio ' (a) The Town shall enforce the limits established by this Article by reading interruptible subscribers' meters as often as the Town deems necessary and, if necessary, terminating service to interruptible subscribers. (b) An interruptible subscriber shall be in violation of this Article if any meter reading indicates cumulative consumption in excess of the average .daily consumption limits which have been applicable to the subscriber since the effectiveness of such limits. Example: An intenvptible subscriber has an average daily consumption of 100,000 gallons per day, If the stage four, fifty percent Limit was in effect for five days and the stage five, ten percent limit was in effect for five days, and if the meter was read after ten days of effectiveness, the subscriber would be in violation if the meter showed consumption of more than 300,000 gallons. 5 days x 50,000 gallon limit = 250,000 gallons 5 days x 10,000 gallon limit = 50.OQO gallons 300,000 gallons (c) Upon any violation of the prescribed limits, the Town may suspend water service to the subscriber as long as the stage four water shortage DANGER, or any more serious water shortage condition, continues. ~~n 14-41.1 Pensltis~ (AMENDED 0&27-02) a) A violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not ,to exceed $50.00 or imprisonment not to exceed thirty days, as provided by N.C. General Statutes Section 14-4. b) A violation of aay of the provisions of this ordinance shall also subject the offender to a civil penalty of $10.00 for violations duri~ttg stage III, $25.00 during stage IV, and $50.40 during stage V, and $150.00 during stage YI. If a person fails to pay this penalty within ten days after being cited for a violation, the Town may seek to recover the penalty by filing a civil action in the nature of debt. c) The Towa may seek to enforce this .ordinance through any appropriate equitable action. d) Each day that a violation continues after the offender has been notified of the violation shall constitute a separate offense. e) With respect to customers of the Town's water system that are located outside the Town's Corporate Limits, and who are thezefore not subject to the penalties set forth in Subsection a) and b) above, the Town may discontinue service to such customers upon a determination by the Board of Commissioners that any such customer has violated the provisions of this Ordinance. fl The Town may seek to enforce this ordinance by using any one or any combination of the foregoing remedies.