Water Use Rules in Tracy, CA (2026)
2 verified water use rules for Tracy, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Recycled Water Rules
Tracy requires premises within 200 feet of a completed recycled water main, and every new subdivision in the citywide designated recycled water use area, to connect to and use the City's recycled water system for common-area irrigation and industrial cooling, under Municipal Code sections 11.30.030 and 11.30.040, with keeping an alternate non-potable supply declared a public nuisance.
Tracy Recycled Water Connection Duty
Significant RestrictionsTracy Municipal Code § 11.30.040(a),(c)
(a)Duty to connect. Unless an exception applies under section 11.30.080, each person owning or using any premises within the City limits and upon or in which any recycled water supply is produced or used is required to make an application to connect to the recycled water distribution system. If the application is approved, the City will issue a recycled water use permit and the user shall conne...
Leak Reporting Duty
Tracy property owners must start repairing any leaking, broken or defective pipe, faucet, fixture, sprinkler or irrigation system within 72 hours of learning about it, under Municipal Code Section 11.28.100. Owners stay on the hook for water used on their premises even when a tenant pays the bill, and a certified letter from the City counts as legal notice that the clock has started.
Tracy Property Owner Water Leak Repair Duty
Some RestrictionsTracy Municipal Code § 11.28.100
No owner or manager or any other person responsible for the day-to-day operation of any premises shall fail to initiate steps to repair any leaking, broken or defective pipes, faucets, plumbing fixtures, other water appliances, sprinklers, watering or irrigation systems within seventy-two (72) hours after the owner or manager or other responsible person knew or should have known of such leaks, ...
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