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Timestamp: 2020-07-12 06:16:35
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 247', '§ 247', '§ 247', '§ 247', '§ 247', '§ 247', '§ 247', '§ 247', '§ 247', '§ 285']

Township of Lacey, NJ Outdoor Landscape Water Conservation
§ 247-1 Water use restrictions.
§ 247-2 Violations of guidelines.
§ 247-3 Enforcement of water conservation guidelines.
§ 247-5 Exemptions.
Chapter 247 Outdoor Landscape Water Conservation
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Lacey 7-11-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-10. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Restrictions on outdoor landscape water use apply to all users in the Township of Lacey at all times regardless of source of supply (e.g., public water supplies, well or ground water, lakes, streams, or ponds) unless expressly exempt in § 247-5, Exemptions. Such water use shall conform to the following outdoor landscape water use restrictions:
May only be done two days per week. Properties may only water two days per week. Properties may only water two days a week to coincide with trash pick up.
Watering shall only be conducted between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. or between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Irrigating lawns and landscapes with automatic irrigation systems equipped with a conventional irrigation controller (this includes all systems that do not have a "smart" controller as defined in § 247-1C):
May only be done two days per week: Properties may only irrigate two days a week to coincide with trash pick up.
To qualify for this provision, the smart controller must have met the minimum requirements of 1A-SWAT protocol testing. Lists of climate-based and sensor-based controllers that have successfully completed the protocol testing can be found at: http://www.irrigation.org/Tested Products.aspx.
The municipality will issue a yard placard which the owner must display signifying that the property is irrigated with a smart controller.
The WaterSense Partner must make a minimum of two site visits after the initial programming to adjust and fine-tune the irrigation schedule.
The property owner must designate a qualified person who will be the irrigation manager and register that person with the municipality with defining qualifications.
The municipality will issue a yard placard which the owner must display signifying that the property is irrigated by an irrigation manager.
Rutgers University Continuing Education Course, Irrigation Systems, Scheduling.
If it is found that an irrigation manager does not follow any of the terms prescribed in this chapter, they may be disqualified from acting as a property's irrigation manager.
The system must be installed by an EPA WaterSense Partner who holds a New Jersey landscape irrigation contractor certification pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:5AA-3.
New Jersey irrigation best management design practices are listed below:
Designing a system that insures sufficient operation pressure at the sprinkler head;
Dividing irrigated areas into hydro-zones of turf and plants with similar water requirements;
Preventing sprinkler heads from overthrowing onto driveways, roads and sidewalks;
Providing for separate irrigation for parkway strips between curbs and sidewalks that minimizes overthrow onto walks, pavement and other impervious surfaces;
Using pressure regulating technology as necessary to ensure sprinkler heads operate within the manufacturer's recommended range. The pressure regulation may be:
Pressure regulation at the sprinkler head; or
Irrigating all flowers and shrubs with drip and/or micro-irrigation;
Having pressure regulating device and wye strainer on each rip/micro control valve.
System must have a smart controller capable of estimating or measuring depletion of available plant soil moisture and operating the irrigation system only to replenish the water as needed while minimizing excess water use.
A smart controller must be an EPA WaterSense labeled smart controller and listed on their website http://www.epa.gov/watersense/product search.html and select irrigation controllers from the drop-down menu.
Upon the declaration of water emergency by the governing body, additional restrictions may be imposed and shall supersede the restrictions of this chapter.
State of New Jersey requirements shall supersede those identified in this section when more stringent than those identified in this chapter.
Watering during any form of precipitation;
Water leaking from any irrigation equipment;
Water puddling on landscape or impervious surfaces;
Irrigating on days not permitted in this chapter; or
Irrigating on hours not permitted in this chapter.
Violators of these guidelines and requirements are subject to fines and penalties described in § 247-8, Violations and penalties.
All water uses in the Township of Lacey are responsible for preventing the above violations.
The water use restrictions and automatic rain sensor requirement imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be enforced by the local authorized official. Whenever the local authorized official shall find a violation of the water use restrictions, regardless of the source of the water (public supply or private source), such authorized official shall issue a written warning and explain the penalties for a second and third offense, as provided in § 247-4. The local authorized official shall keep such records as may be reasonable and necessary for the purpose of determining the persons and businesses who have been warned upon a first offense. The local authorized official is hereby empowered to write summons for the violation of the water use restrictions imposed pursuant to this chapter.
After a warning for a first offense in accordance with § 247-3 above, any person or business that thereafter violates the water use restrictions imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the penalty provisions stated at § 285-13.
Restrictions in this chapter do not apply to the following:
Outdoor water use from rainwater harvesting, gray water, or reclaimed water are exempt from the provisions of this chapter. Use of gray or reclaimed water must have an approved NJPDES permit issued through the NJDEP.
Outdoor water use for commercial farms producing harbestable crops, commercial nurseries, sod farms and golf courses are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.