Declaration of need; notice.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 706-104
in effectSec. 706-104. - Declaration of need; notice.
(a) Without disclosing trade secrets or information vital to the security of its water system, Citizens Energy Group shall certify to the department of business and neighborhood services and the mayor a detailed description of the findings, conditions, and other circumstances that support Citizens Energy Group's determination that a water alert, water warning, or water emergency should be declared and the estimated impact of a failure to declare a water alert, water warning, or water emergency and that the certification be posted on Citizens Energy Group/business and neighborhood services websites.
(b) Upon being notified by Citizens Energy Group that the water system is in a condition of water shortage, the mayor may declare the existence of a water alert, water warning or water emergency, whereupon the respective water conservation measures described in section 706-105 of this chapter shall apply until the water alert, warning or emergency is terminated. Whenever the mayor finds that some or all of the conditions that gave rise to the declaration of a water alert, water warning or water emergency no longer exist, the mayor may declare the water alert, water warning or water emergency terminated.
(c) Notice of the declaration or termination of a water alert, water warning or water emergency shall be made by publication in a newspaper of general circulation. Notice shall be deemed effective upon publication.
(G.O. 15, 2009, § 1; G.O. 36, 2011, § 24; G.O. 24, 2013, § 1; G.O. 41, 2016, § 2)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIIPUHEWE_CH706WACO_S706-104DENENOFetched: 10/27/2026