Water Use Rules in Stockton, CA (2026)
3 verified water use rules for Stockton, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Turf Replacement Rebates
Stockton bans potable-water irrigation of purely ornamental turf at commercial, industrial, and institutional sites, pushing those properties toward turf replacement. Municipal Code § 13.28.035.B, adopted by Ord. 2022-07-12-1503 C.S., defines "non-functional turf" and prohibits watering it with potable water.
Stockton Non-Functional Turf Irrigation Ban
Significant RestrictionsStockton Municipal Code § 13.28.035.B
To prevent the unreasonable use of water and to promote water conservation, the use of potable water is prohibited for the irrigation of non-functional turf at commercial, industrial, and institutional sites. The use of water is not prohibited by this section to the extent necessary to ensure the health of trees and other perennial non-turf plantings or to the extent necessary to address an imm...
Recycled Water Rules
Stockton's Water Conservation Ordinance defines recycled and reclaimed water and builds both into the rules that govern potable water. Municipal Code § 13.28.010 sets the definitions; § 13.28.030 lets recycled or reclaimed water substitute for potable water at fire hydrants, car washes and dust-control sites, and new subdivisions must design for it under § 16.72.210.
Stockton Recycled Water Use Rules
Few RestrictionsStockton Municipal Code § 13.28.010
"Reclaimed" and "reclaimed water" refer to the process of reusing the soap/water solution and to that portion of the soap/water solution which is recaptured, processed, and reused at a non-self service commercial car wash facility. "Recycled water" means water from the City of Stockton Regional Wastewater Control Facility supplied from designated hydrants under permit from the State Regional Wa...
Leak Reporting Duty
Stockton gives water users a 24-hour clock to fix a leak once they know about it. Municipal Code § 13.28.030.B.3 treats letting water escape through an unrepaired leak, break, or malfunction as an unlawful use once that 24-hour presumed correction period has passed.
Stockton Water Leak 24-Hour Repair Duty
Some RestrictionsStockton Municipal Code § 13.28.030.B.3
To allow the escape of water through leaks, breaks, or malfunction within the water user's plumbing or distribution system for any period of time within which such break or leak should reasonably have been discovered and corrected. It shall be presumed that a period of 24 hours after the water user discovers such break, leak, or malfunction, or receives notice from the City, any water provider ...
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