In addition to any other remedies which may otherwise be available to the city, the city council finds and declares that the waste of water, as that term is defined herein, on public or private property within the city is found to contribute to and compound drought conditions which may, from time to time, exist in the city, to the detriment of one of our most precious and finite resources, that is, water. Such water shortage conditions may result in injury to the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Wasco. Therefore, the wasting of water within the city, whether on private or public property, and except as expressly permitted in this chapter, is declared to constitute a public nuisance which may be abated in an action brought on behalf of the people of the state of California, by the city manager, city attorney, or designee pursuant to applicable law, and/or in any court of competent jurisdiction. (Ord. 583, 2009).