Section 13552.4 Of Article 7. Water Reuse From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 7.
13552.4
. (a) Any public agency, including a state agency, city,
county, city and county, district, or any other political subdivision
of the state, may require the use of recycled water for irrigation
of residential landscaping, if all of the following requirements are
met:
(1) Recycled water, for this use, is available to the user and
meets the requirements set forth in Section 13550, as determined by
the state board after notice and a hearing.
(2) The use of recycled water does not cause any loss or
diminution of any existing water right.
(3) The irrigation systems are constructed in accordance with
Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 60301) of Division 4 of Title 22
of the California Code of Regulations.
(b) This section applies to both of the following:
(1) New subdivisions for which the building permit is issued on or
after March 15, 1994, or, if a building permit is not required, new
structures for which construction begins on or after March 15, 1994,
for which the State Department of Public Health has approved the use
of recycled water.
(2) Any residence that is retrofitted to permit the use of
recycled water for landscape irrigation and for which the State
Department of Public Health has approved the use of recycled water.
(c) (1) Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public
Resources Code does not apply to any project that only involves the
repiping, redesign, or use of recycled water for irrigation of
residential landscaping necessary to comply with a requirement
prescribed by a public agency under subdivision (a).
(2) The exemption in paragraph (1) does not apply to any project
to develop recycled water, to construct conveyance facilities for
recycled water, or any other project not specified in this
subdivision.