Rainwater harvesting with rain barrels and cisterns is allowed and encouraged in Redondo Beach, and West Basin Municipal Water District has distributed free rain barrels to residents in its service area.
Redondo Beach does not prohibit residential rainwater capture; collecting roof runoff in rain barrels or cisterns for landscape irrigation is consistent with California's pro-conservation framework (the state's Rainwater Capture Act allows residential rainwater harvesting without a water rights permit). The City promotes West Basin Municipal Water District's regional programs, which have included a Rain Barrel Program offering residents up to two free 50-gallon barrels to reduce stormwater runoff and outdoor water use. Larger cisterns or systems plumbed into a structure may require building/plumbing permit review, and rain barrels should be screened and covered to avoid mosquito breeding.
Properly used rain barrels are not a violation; uncovered standing water that breeds mosquitoes can be cited under the City's stagnant-water nuisance provisions.
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