Water Use Rules in Durham, NC (2026)
1 verified water use rules for Durham, North Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Leak Reporting Duty
Durham's water-waste ordinance requires customers to fix any leak, break or malfunction in their plumbing or distribution system within 30 days of finding its source, and bars knowingly letting water escape beyond that window. The rule sits inside the same water-efficiency article that limits landscape runoff, hydrant misuse and irrigation while precipitation is falling. The water management department enforces it with warnings, then civil penalties.
Durham 30-Day Water Leak Repair Rule
Some RestrictionsDurham, N.C. Code of Ordinances § 70-555(3)
(3)Knowingly allow water to escape through leaks, breaks or malfunction within the water user's plumbing or distribution system for any period of time beyond which such a leak or break should reasonably have been repaired or corrected. All leaks, breaks or malfunctions shall be corrected within 30 days of identification of the source of the leak.
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