Water Use Rules in Mountain View, CA (2026)
2 verified water use rules for Mountain View, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Recycled Water Rules
Within the Shoreline Regional Park Community, Mountain View requires identified retail, commercial and industrial customers to convert their irrigation systems to recycled water under City Code Sec. 35.100.2, and Sec. 35.100.3 requires new construction there to design for recycled water hookups. Customers who keep using potable water for irrigation without an approved exemption face a 50 percent surcharge under Sec. 35.100.7.
Mountain View Recycled Water Rules
Significant RestrictionsMountain View, CA, City Code Sec. 35.100.2 (Converting Existing Potable Water Users to Recycled Water); Sec. 35.100.7 (Failure to Comply), Chapter 35 Art. V
SEC. 35.100.2. - Converting existing potable water users to recycled water. Within the boundaries of the Shoreline Regional Park Community, retail, commercial and industrial customers to be served by recycled water in the initial conversion have been identified in the "Regional Water Recycling Facilities Planning Study" dated January 2004. These customers will be notified by mail that a convers...
Leak Reporting Duty
Mountain View lets commercial and industrial customers get a sewer bill credit under City Code Sec. 35.35.2 when an underground pipe leak inflates their water usage. The public works director can adjust the bill, but only if the leak is fixed within one billing cycle of the first sign of the spike and the water never reached the sanitary sewer.
Mountain View Sewer Bill Adjustment for Leaks
Light RestrictionsMountain View, CA, City Code Sec. 35.35.2 (Adjustment to Sewer Bill)
The public works director or designee shall be authorized to adjust the sewer bill for commercial and industrial customers that request an adjustment due to an underground water leak if an underground pipe leak is repaired within one (1) billing period of the first indication that increased usage due to a leak is observed on a customer's bill. The amount of the adjustment granted shall not exce...
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