Water Use Rules in San Luis Obispo County, CA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated San Luis Obispo County, California.
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Recycled Water Rules
San Luis Obispo County's landscape ordinance requires new dual-distribution recycled water, or greywater, irrigation systems once state law, a local ordinance, or Board-approved local guidelines adopt installation standards for them. Section 22.16.040.D.4.d ties the mandate to those future standards and lets the Planning and Building Director exempt a project where physical constraints make a recycled water system impractical.
SLO County Recycled Water Irrigation Rule
Light RestrictionsSan Luis Obispo County Code Sec. 22.16.040.D.4.d
Recycled water irrigation systems.(1)Applicability. In the event standards for the installation of greywater systems are adopted through state law, local ordinance or local guidelines approved by the Board, the installation of recycled water irrigation systems (dual distribution/greywater systems) shall be required to allow for the use of recycled water. The recycled water irrigation systems sh...
Leak Reporting Duty
Section 8.69.040 of the County Code requires every hose, faucet, pipe and other indoor plumbing fixture in San Luis Obispo County to be regularly inspected and maintained, with any leak repaired as soon as reasonably practicable. Section 8.69.030(e) imposes the identical duty for outdoor irrigation systems, faucets and hoses used for landscaping.
SLO County Requires Prompt Repair of Water Leaks
Light RestrictionsSan Luis Obispo County Code § 8.69.040
All hoses, faucets, pipes and any other indoor plumbing fixtures shall be regularly inspected and maintained and all leaks shall be repaired as soon as is reasonably practicable.
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