Section 13554 Of Article 7. Water Reuse From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 7.
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. (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 toilet and
urinal flushing in structures, except a mental hospital or other
facility operated by a public agency for the treatment of persons
with mental disorders, if all of the following requirements are met:
(1) 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.
(2) The use of recycled water does not cause any loss or
diminution of any existing water right.
(3) The public agency has prepared an engineering report pursuant
to Section 60323 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations
that includes plumbing design, cross-connection control, and
monitoring requirements for the use site, which are in compliance
with criteria established pursuant to Section 13521.
(b) This section applies only to either of the following:
(1) New structures for which the building permit is issued on or
after March 15, 1992, or, if a building permit is not required, new
structures for which construction begins on or after March 15, 1992.
(2) Any construction pursuant to subdivision (a) for which the
State Department of Public Health has, prior to January 1, 1992,
approved the use of recycled water.
(c) Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public
Resources Code does not apply to any project which only involves the
repiping, redesign, or use of recycled water by a structure necessary
to comply with a requirement issued by a public agency under
subdivision (a). This exemption 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.