Lodi has no ordinance prohibiting residential rainwater harvesting. California's Rainwater Capture Act of 2012 (AB 1750) and Water Code section 10574 authorize property owners to collect rooftop rainwater for non-potable use without a state water-right permit, and the California Plumbing Code exempts most simple rain barrels from building-permit requirements.
There is no local prohibition against rainwater harvesting in the Lodi Municipal Code. State law - the Rainwater Capture Act of 2012 (AB 1750), codified at Water Code section 10574 - expressly allows owners and operators of land to install, maintain, and operate rain barrels and rainwater capture systems for landscape irrigation and other non-potable uses on the property where the rainwater is collected, without obtaining a water-right permit from the State Water Resources Control Board. Under the California Plumbing Code (Chapter 17), rain barrels and small cisterns generally do not require a plumbing permit when capacity is under 5,000 gallons, the system is on a stable foundation, the height-to-width ratio is less than 2:1, water is used only for non-spray irrigation, and there is no connection to potable supply. Systems plumbed into the building or used for indoor non-potable purposes (toilet flushing, laundry) require permits through the Lodi Community Development Department.
No local fine schedule applies - rainwater harvesting is legal. If a larger cistern or building-integrated system is installed without the required plumbing/building permit, the City can issue a stop-work order and double permit fees under standard Building Division enforcement.
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