Water Use Rules in Thousand Oaks, CA (2026)
2 verified water use rules for Thousand Oaks, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Turf Replacement Rebates
Thousand Oaks bans irrigating purely ornamental turf on commercial, industrial and institutional properties under TOMC § 10-2.1104(l). Non-functional grass irrigation on CII sites is prohibited outright, and an owner who wants to keep watering ornamental turf must apply to the water purveyor for a functional-turf waiver. Turf shown on filed CII landscape plans can instead be swapped for mulch or other permeable, climate-appropriate ground cover.
Thousand Oaks Non-Functional Turf Watering Ban
Some RestrictionsThousand Oaks Municipal Code (TOMC) § 10-2.1104(l) (Non-Functional Turf)
(l) Non-functional turf: Irrigation of non-functional grass on CH properties is prohibited. Designation of turf as functional on CH properties in order to irrigate requires application and approval of a waiver by the water purveyor. Areas designated as turf on CII landscape plans filed with the City may be replaced with alternative climate-appropriate landscaping including mulch, or other per...
Leak Reporting Duty
Once the City notifies a Thousand Oaks water customer of a leak, break, or plumbing malfunction wasting water, the property owner has a hard deadline to fix it: seven days under the normal (Level 1) rule, shrinking to just 72 hours once the City Council declares a Level 2 or higher water-supply shortage. Continuing to lose water past that window is itself an ordinance violation, separate from the underlying plumbing problem.
Water: Leak Reporting
Some RestrictionsThousand Oaks Municipal Code (TOMC) § 10-2.1104 (Level 1 Water Conservation Requirements — Obligation to Fix Leaks, Breaks, or Malfunctions)
Level 1 measures: The following water conservation requirements are in effect at all times in the absence of a declared Water Supply Shortage at Level 2 or higher. ... (b) Obligation to Fix Leaks, Breaks, or Malfunctions: Excessive use, loss, or release of water through breaks, leaks, or other malfunctions in the water user's plumbing, irrigation, or distribution system for any period after suc...
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