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d. Pro rata curtailment of water deliveries to wholesale water customers as provided in Section 11.039 of the Texas Water Code. e. The City will consider implementing water usage surcharge(s) for excessive use. Sec. 12.06.040 -Water Allocation In the event of an identified water shortage, the City will distribute water to wholesale customers according to Texas Water Code, §11.039 and initiate water allocation to municipal water customers. The City of Paris will include a provision in every wholesale water contract entered into or renewed after adoption of the Plan, including contract extensions, that in case of a shortage of water resulting from drought, the water to be distributed shall be divided in accordance with Section § 11.039 of the Texas Water Code. Sec. 12.06.041 -Alternate Water Source The City currently does not have an additional water source. In the circumstance that Lake Crook & Pat Mayse would not able to provide an adequate water supply, the City would use trucks to haul potable water for the residents Sec.12.06.042-Enforcement (a) No person will knowingly or intentionally allow the use of water from the City of Paris for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, governmental, or any other purpose in a manner contrary to any provision of this Plan, or in an amount in excess of that permitted by the drought response stage in effect at the time pursuant to action taken by City Manager or designee, in accordance with provisions of this Plan. (b) Any person violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine in accordance with the provisions of section 1.01.009 of the Code of Ordinances, and each and every day's continuance of any violation of the above -enumerated sections shall constitute and be deemed a separate offense. If a person is convicted of three or more distinct violations of this article, the city manager shall, upon due notice to the customer, be authorized to discontinue water service to the premises where such violations occur. Services discontinued under such circumstances will be restored only upon payment of a reconnection charge as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code and any other costs incurred by the city in discontinuing service. In addition, suitable assurance must be given to the city manager that the same action will not be repeated while the plan is in effect. Compliance with this article may also be sought through injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction, and the city attorney is hereby authorized to seek such relief on behalf of the city. (c) Any person, including a person classified as a water customer of the City of Paris in apparent control of the property where a violation occurs or originates will be presumed to be the Page 11 of 17