Section 65605 Of Article 10.9. Water Recycling In Landscaping Act From California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 7. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 10.9.
65605
. (a) Within 180 days of receipt of notification from a
recycled water producer pursuant to Section 65604, the local agency
shall adopt and enforce a recycled water ordinance pursuant to this
article.
(b) The ordinance shall include, but not be limited to, provisions
that do all of the following:
(1) State that it is the policy of the local agency that recycled
water determined to be available pursuant to Section 13550 of the
Water Code shall be used for nonpotable uses within the designated
recycled water use area set forth by the local agency when the local
agency determines that there is not an alternative higher or better
use for the recycled water, its use is economically justified, and
its use is financially and technically feasible for projects under
consideration by the local agency.
(2) Designate the areas within the boundaries of the local agency
that can or may in the future use recycled water, including, but not
limited to, existing urban areas in lieu of potable water.
(3) Establish general rules and regulations governing the use and
distribution of recycled water in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations.
(4) Establish that the use of the recycled water is determined to
be available pursuant to Section 13550 of the Water Code in new
industrial, commercial, or residential subdivisions located within
the designated recycled water use areas for which a tentative map or
parcel map is required pursuant to Section 66426. These provisions
shall require a separate plumbing system to serve nonpotable uses in
the common areas of the subdivision, including, but not limited to,
golf courses, parks, greenbelts, landscaped streets, and landscaped
medians. The separate plumbing system to serve nonpotable uses shall
be independent of the plumbing system provided to serve domestic,
residential, and other potable water uses in the subdivision.
(5) Require that recycled water service shall not commence within
the designated recycled water use area in any service area of a
private utility, as defined in Section 1502 of the Public Utilities
Code, or to any service area of a public agency retail water supplier
that is not a local agency, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section
65603, except in accordance with a written agreement between the
recycled water producer and the private utility or public agency
retail water supplier that shall be made available in a timely manner
by the recycled water producer to the local agency adopting the
ordinance pursuant to this article.