Rainwater harvesting is legal and encouraged in Boynton Beach. Rain barrels up to 55 gallons are unregulated. Larger cisterns over 100 gallons require a plumbing permit and cross-connection control per the FL Building Code.
Florida has no state-level rainwater harvesting prohibition; collection is a recognized conservation practice. Boynton Beach Utilities supports use for landscape irrigation and offers a residential rain barrel workshop through the Palm Beach County Extension Office. Systems plumbed into a home's interior must include a backflow preventer and cannot cross-connect with potable supply, per FL Building Code Chapter 6. Above-ground cisterns must be screened from public view in residential zoning districts and cannot exceed accessory structure height limits.
Cross-connection with potable water: plumbing inspector violation, up to $500. Unpermitted cistern over 100 gallons: stop work and permit-after-the-fact double fee.
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