Section 13553 Of Article 7. Water Reuse From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 7.
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. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the use
of potable domestic water for toilet and urinal flushing in
structures is a waste or an unreasonable use of water within the
meaning of Section 2 of Article X of the California Constitution if
recycled water, for these uses, 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.
(b) The state board may require a public agency or person subject
to this section to furnish any information that may be relevant to
making the determination required in subdivision (a).
(c) For purposes of this section and Section 13554, "structure" or
"structures" means commercial, retail, and office buildings,
theaters, auditoriums, condominium projects, schools, hotels,
apartments, barracks, dormitories, jails, prisons, and reformatories,
and other structures as determined by the State Department of Public
Health.
(d) Recycled water may be used in condominium projects, as defined
in Section 4125 or 6542 of the Civil Code, subject to all of the
following conditions:
(1) Prior to the indoor use of recycled water in any condominium
project, the agency delivering the recycled water to the condominium
project shall file a report with, and receive written approval of the
report from, the State Department of Public Health. The report shall
be consistent with the provisions of Title 22 of the California Code
of Regulations generally applicable to dual-plumbed structures and
shall include all the following:
(A) That potable water service to each condominium project will be
provided with a backflow protection device approved by the State
Department of Public Health to protect the agency's public water
system, as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.
The backflow protection device approved by the State Department of
Public Health shall be inspected and tested annually by a person
certified in the inspection of backflow prevention devices.
(B) That any plumbing modifications in the condominium unit or any
physical alteration of the structure will be done in compliance with
state and local plumbing codes.
(C) That each condominium project will be tested by the recycled
water agency or the responsible local agency at least once every four
years to ensure that there are no indications of a possible cross
connection between the condominium's potable and nonpotable systems.
(D) That recycled water lines will be color coded consistent with
current statutes and regulations.
(2) The recycled water agency or the responsible local agency
shall maintain records of all tests and annual inspections conducted.
(3) The condominium's declaration, as defined in Section 4135 or
6546 of the Civil Code, shall provide that the laws and regulations
governing recycled water apply, shall not permit any exceptions to
those laws and regulations, shall incorporate the report described in
paragraph (1), and shall contain the following statement: