§ 440-23. Protection of water facilities and water.

A. 

Public access restrictions.

(1) 

The City of Las Vegas will not allow any public access to said property. "Public" refers to any individual or group of individuals wishing to use said property for any reason unrelated to any City intended use of the property.

(2) 

Such activity includes, but is not limited to, hiking, picnicking, rock climbing, camping, tree removal, disposal of litter, disposal of any hazardous material, field exploration, bird watching, road building, fishing, or swimming.

(3) 

The City will allow access to said property to individuals who are on official City business with the approval of the Water Department.

(4) 

Said individuals include, but are not limited to, City employees performing an official City function, representatives from the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Agency, the United States Department of Agricultural, the Bureau of Land Management, any engineer, geologist, hydrologist, or professional person or company contracted by the City to perform studies or tests of the property, water facilities, and water, and any person or company contracted by the City to perform repair work, maintenance work, or construction work on the property or water facility.

B. 

Enforcement. Said property will be clearly posted with "No Trespassing" signs which conform with City regulation or state regulations. In the event unauthorized personnel enter said property, Water Department personnel will advise the unauthorized personnel that they are trespassing and enforcement of this chapter will be pursued under applicable law.

Amended 5-14-1990 by Ord. No. 79-18