Water Use Rules in Glendale, AZ (2026)
3 verified water use rules for Glendale, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Turf Replacement Rebates
Glendale's landscape code pushes water-intensive lawn out of new development. Non-residential projects over 10,000 (or 20,000 for hotels) square feet of landscaping may cover no more than 20% of that area with water-intensive planting, natural turf is banned outright in the right-of-way, and only synthetic turf may replace it there with city approval.
Glendale Water-Wise Turf Replacement Rules
Significant RestrictionsGlendale Code of Ordinances § 35.4.105, Table 4.100-5
Water Intensive Landscaped Areas: The amount of water-intensive landscaped area in new non-residential facilities, other than schools, parks, cemeteries or golf courses shall be limited to no more than twenty percent (20%) of the landscaped area in excess of ten thousand (10,000) square feet for facilities other than hotels and motels, and to no more than twenty percent (20%) of the landscaped ...
Recycled Water Rules
Anyone who uses effluent from Glendale's wastewater treatment plants, including someone who stores it for later use, must pay the city an effluent use fee set by council resolution or agreement, due within thirty days of billing. The money is walled off for water transmission, production, storage and debt service.
Glendale Recycled Water (Effluent) User Fee Rules
Some RestrictionsGlendale Code of Ordinances § 33-52
Sec. 33-52. - Effluent user fees. (a)Users of effluent produced by the City's wastewater treatment plants, including persons who store such effluent for subsequent use, shall pay to the City, an effluent use fee at the rate established by a resolution of the City Council or agreement, as may be applicable. The effluent use fee shall be paid within 30 days of the receipt of any statement or bill...
Leak Reporting Duty
In Glendale, everything past the water meter is on the property owner: Section 33-28 makes owners responsible for all leaks or damages that result from leaks in any equipment on their side of the meter. The city maintains and repairs the meter itself and the mains on its side.
Glendale Water Leak Owner Responsibility Rules
Some RestrictionsGlendale Code of Ordinances § 33-28
Sec. 33-28. - Property owner responsibility for certain leaks or damages. Property owners are responsible for all leaks or damages that result from leaks from any equipment on the owner's side of the meter to the property.
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