Water Use Rules in Alhambra, CA (2026)
2 verified water use rules for Alhambra, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Turf Replacement Rebates
Alhambra's landscaping ordinance caps natural turf at 25% of the landscaped area on new development, qualifying additions and any landscaping project with more than 2,500 square feet of new irrigated area, steering yards toward drought-tolerant plants or code-compliant artificial turf instead of a full lawn under the city's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance.
Alhambra Turf Replacement and Landscaping Rule
Some RestrictionsAlhambra Municipal Code § 23.17.050(A)(5) (Ord. No. 4823, passed 1-22-24)
Natural turf. Natural turf is subject to the following limitations, unless further restricted pursuant to state law or other regulations. (a) No more than 25% of the landscaped area may be natural turf. (b) The installation of natural turf on slopes greater than 25% is prohibited. (c) Natural turf is prohibited in locations that are less than ten feet wide.
Leak Reporting Duty
Once the City Council activates Water Shortage Plan II, Alhambra customers must promptly fix any leak from indoor or outdoor plumbing on their property; letting city water leak from a facility, or failing to make a timely repair, is itself a violation of the water conservation chapter enforced by the Water Division.
Alhambra Water Leak Repair Duty
Some RestrictionsAlhambra Municipal Code § 15.25.090(D) (Ord. 4155, as amended by Ord. 4720, passed 9-11-17)
No customer of the Water Division shall allow water from the city to leak from any facility on his premises or on premises under his control or fail to effect a timely repair of any such leak.
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