Yuba City has no local ordinance restricting residential rainwater capture. State law (the California Rainwater Capture Act of 2012, AB 1750) authorizes homeowners to install rooftop rain barrels and cisterns for outdoor non-potable use without a state water-rights permit.
The California Rainwater Capture Act of 2012 (AB 1750, codified at Water Code §§10573–10574) declares that the use of rainwater collected from rooftops does not require a permit from the State Water Resources Control Board, and authorizes residential, commercial, and governmental landowners to install and maintain rain barrels and cistern systems. Yuba City has not adopted any supplemental rainwater-capture permit program — there is no local ordinance restricting residential rain barrels in the Yuba City Municipal Code. Standard California Plumbing Code (Title 24 CCR Part 5) Chapter 17 (Nonpotable Rainwater Catchment Systems) governs any potable or indoor connection, and a building permit through Yuba City Development Services is required for cisterns over 5,000 gallons or any indoor plumbing tie-in. Yuba City Public Works also actively promotes water conservation and encourages rainwater capture as a complement to its Monday/Thursday outdoor watering restrictions.
No local penalties — installing a rain barrel for outdoor non-potable use does not require any Yuba City permit. Unpermitted indoor plumbing connections from a cistern would be cited under the California Plumbing Code via Development Services as a standard building-code infraction.
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