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(c) Condition 3: When critically limited supplies of water are available, the City Manager shall institute mandatory reductions on each customer as follows: (1) Industrial, institutional, commercial, governmental, wholesale and all other non-residential customers shall be allotted a percentage reduction based on that customer's average monthly and/or bimonthly previous calendar year's consumption. (2) Individual residential customers shall be limited to a specified volume or percentage reduction of water bimonthly. If the allotted monthly and/or bimonthly water usage is exceeded, the customer shall be charged ten dollars for everyone hundred cubic feet of water consumed above the allotted volume. Where prior consumption data is not available, the City Manager shall estimate allocations based upon the data available from similar activities of equal intensity. (d) Condition 4: When crucial supplies of water are available, the City Manager shall restrict the use of water to purposes that are absolutely essential to life, health and safety. The determination of Conditions 2, 3 and 4 by the City Manager shall be accompanied by a written report that shall set out the criteria utilized and data relied upon in making such determination. Each report shall be promptly filed with the City Clerk who shall make the same available for public inspection. The City Clerk shall forthwith transmit a copy of each report to the City Council. 5. That any person who shall violate any provision of this ordinance, or any of the conservation regulations promulgated by the City Manager pursuant thereto, shall, in addition to additional charges and/or other actions set forth herein, be punishable by a civil fine of not more than $500 for each such offense. Each act or each day's continuation of a violation shall be considered a separate offense. In addition to the foregoing, the City Manager may suspend water service to any person violating the provisions of this ordinance or the regulations promulgated hereunder. If such water service is terminated, the person shall pay a reconnection fee of $50 before service will be restored. 6. That the City Manager shall notify the Council when the resource shortage is over and the emergency situation no longer exists. 7. That this ordinance shall take effect on the date of its adoption.