Water Use Rules in California (2026)

In the City of Beaumont, California, new natural turfgrass lawns are effectively prohibited in the front yard of any…

Hayward's landscape ordinance bans turf outright in several settings rather than merely limiting it. Sec…

New or replaced front-yard landscaping on single-family lots inside the Indian Wells Valley Land Use Management Plan…

Oxnard caps turf at 40% of the landscaped area for new or altered single-family, multi-family and institutional…

Palmdale bans living turf grass from front yards of new detached single-family homes: at least 60% of the front setback…

Riverside County prohibits new natural turfgrass lawns in the front yards of new residential subdivisions and bars…

San Diego prohibits commercial, industrial, and institutional properties from using potable water to irrigate…

Stockton bans potable-water irrigation of purely ornamental turf at commercial, industrial, and institutional sites…

Union City's water-efficient landscape ordinance bars new turf in non-residential and multifamily projects except…

Vacaville is phasing out potable-water irrigation of purely decorative "nonfunctional" turf on commercial, industrial…

Vista's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance goes beyond the state model: Section 18.56.130 requires drip irrigation in…

Once the Board of Supervisors declares a Level 3 Drought Response, Yolo County Code Sec. 6-8.1104(b) bars installing…

Alhambra's landscaping ordinance caps natural turf at 25% of the landscaped area on new development, qualifying…

Apple Valley caps turf at 25 percent of a new residential landscape and bans it outright on new non-residential sites…

Under Baldwin Park's prescriptive water-efficient landscaping option, turf cannot exceed 20% of the landscape area on…

Buena Park lets homeowners swap natural grass for synthetic turf in front, side, and rear yards, but only after…

Existing single-family front yards in Chino may cover only up to 25% of the required landscape area with real turf and…

Under CHMC § 16.07.150, a residential landscape project of 2,500 square feet or less that uses the prescriptive…

Chula Vista does not run a turf-removal rebate program, but CVMC 20.12.180 restricts where and how much turf can be…

Clovis's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance caps turf grass at 25% of the landscape area on residential lots and bars…

Cupertino's Landscape Ordinance caps new turf at 25% of the landscape area or 1,250 square feet, whichever is smaller…

New construction and property renovations in Downey must limit or eliminate turf areas under Municipal Code §…

Dublin, California caps turf at 25% of the landscape area in residential projects and bars it entirely in…

In new residential subdivisions, Eastvale discourages but does not ban natural turf grass in front yards. Municipal…

Non-residential landscape projects in El Cajon can't put turf grass on more than 25 percent of the total landscaped…

Escondido's water-efficient landscape ordinance restricts where and how turf can be installed on regulated projects…

Under Fontana's prescriptive compliance option, turf cannot exceed 25 percent of the landscape area on residential…

In the City of Fountain Valley, California, Municipal Code § 21.20.050(c) applies water-efficient landscape rules to…

Landscapers who use Fullerton's prescriptive compliance path under Chapter 15.50, Appendix A must cap turf at 25% of…

Hemet's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance regulates turf and landscape water use citywide: rehabilitation projects…

New home and commercial landscaping in Hesperia caps turf at 20% of front and side yards, and bans it outright on…

In the City of Highland, California, Highland Municipal Code § 16.40.390(E)(1)(d) tells landscape designers to minimize…

Huntington Beach caps ordinary lawn area at 25% of any landscaped project under its Water Efficient Landscape…

Indio's Unified Development Code lets property owners swap natural grass for synthetic turf as a water-conservation…

In the City of La Mesa, new landscape projects covered by the Water Efficient Landscape Regulations cannot use turf…

Livermore's prescriptive compliance option caps turf at 25 percent of the landscape area for residential projects and…

Los Banos bans turf grass on steep slopes and in street medians under its Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance. New and…

In the City of Lynwood, the Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance bars turf on any slope steeper than 25 percent where…

Unincorporated Madera County's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance protects turf replacement: covenants, conditions…

Unincorporated Monterey County caps grass turf at 20% of the landscape area, or 1,500 square feet, whichever is less…

In the City of Monterey Park, Municipal Code Chapter 6.31 caps how much water a new or rehabilitated landscape can use…

National City's Land Use Code caps turf at twenty percent of the total landscaped area, with decorative cool season…

Norwalk allows artificial turf as a substitute for natural grass in required landscaped yards, but only with Director…

New landscaping projects in Oceanside can't put turf just anywhere. Section 37.131 of the Water Efficient Landscape…

Palm Springs caps ornamental turf at 15 percent of the landscaped area on single-family front and side street yards and…

In the City of Paramount, parkways in the R-1, R-2, R-M, C-3, C-M, M-1 and M-2 zones must be landscaped under Municipal…

New multifamily landscaping in Pasadena can't be mostly lawn. Municipal Code Section 17.44.070.C.3, the 'City of…

Perris's water-efficient landscape ordinance requires any CC&Rs tied to a permit to affirmatively allow low water use…

New and remodeled landscapes in Petaluma cannot rely on lawn as their main planting. Section 15.17.050 caps turf at…

In the City of Pico Rivera, the Water Efficient Landscape ordinance limits how much turf a new or rehabilitated…

Under Placer County's small-project landscaping standard, new turf cannot exceed 25% of the landscape area on…

Pleasanton's water code treats irrigating non-functional turf with potable water as a prohibited 'waste' of city water…

Pomona's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance caps how much of a landscaped area can be covered in living turf grass…

Porterville caps how much lawn a property can keep under its water efficient landscape ordinance: residential turf…

Homeowners may swap natural lawn for synthetic turf to conserve water under Development Code Section 17.56.050(L), but…

Redlands caps turf at 25% of the landscape area for qualifying residential projects and bans turf entirely in…

Redondo Beach caps how much grass a commercial project can plant: turf cannot cover more than 20% of the total…

If a Riverside landscape project uses the code's prescriptive compliance option instead of the full water-budget…

Roseville caps turf at 25 percent of the front yard planting area for developer-installed single-family landscaping and…

San Bernardino lets single-family owners retire water-hungry turf for drought-tolerant landscaping under the Water Wise…

The county's Development Code does not run a lawn-removal rebate program, but Chapter 83.10 requires new landscaping in…

In unincorporated San Diego County, new and remodeled landscaping capped at 25% irrigated turf for single-family and…

San Marcos bans turf on steep slopes under its Water Efficient Landscape Standards: Municipal Code Section…

San Ramon caps turf and ornamental water features at 25% of irrigated landscape area on new and rehabilitated projects…

Santa Clarita lets property owners swap water-hungry lawn for artificial or synthetic turf as a 'Class I' application…

New or rehabilitated landscaping covered by Santa Cruz County's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance can put no more…

Santa Rosa's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance bars new turf in three site conditions on any project needing a…

Unincorporated Sonoma County bans replanting turf on slopes over 10%, strips 8 feet wide or less, and any median or…

Sunnyvale requires new or rehabilitated landscape areas of 500 square feet or more to hit water-efficient design…

Tehama County has no mandate to remove existing lawns, but new and rehabilitated landscaping in the unincorporated…

Temecula caps new residential turf at 25% of the landscape area and bars it entirely from non-residential projects…

Thousand Oaks bans irrigating purely ornamental turf on commercial, industrial and institutional properties under TOMC…

Turlock's landscaping ordinance limits turf to 25% of landscaped area in commercial and industrial developments and 50%…

Upland caps turf in new and rehabilitated landscape projects rather than banning it outright. Municipal Code Section…

New and rehabilitated Victorville homes must cap water-intensive landscape and turf at 10 percent of the first 9,000…

West Covina's Development Code lets property owners swap natural lawns for synthetic turf as a water-conservation…

Homeowners in Westminster who remove more than 200 square feet of turf, plants or shrubs to redo a yard must follow §…

Unincorporated Yuba County caps ordinary turf at 25 percent of the required landscape area on residential projects, and…

In unincorporated Colusa County, Zoning Code Section 44-3.10.020(B) discourages water-thirsty lawns on new landscape…

Corona lets residents rip out parkway turf for water-efficient landscaping without an encroachment permit, under Corona…

In the City of Lake Elsinore, LEMC § 19.08.040(F) makes clear that any covenants, conditions and restrictions imposed…

Moreno Valley's landscape code caps living turf at under 25% of a project's landscaped area and restricts it to…

Chico waives its right-of-way encroachment permit for homeowners removing parkway turf to install water-efficient…

In the City of La Mesa, a landscape permit holder must irrigate with tertiary treated recycled water whenever the water…

Butte County requires a construction permit, a Use Permit, CEQA review, and an approved management plan before anyone…

Clovis regulates recycled water delivery under its Recycled Water Use Ordinance: users must sign a City user agreement…

Once recycled water becomes available to a property, Garden Grove requires new irrigation systems to be built as dual…

In the City of Highland, California, Highland Municipal Code § 16.40.390(J) requires dual distribution irrigation…

In the City of Huntington Park, California, every site other than single-family with more than 2,500 square feet of…

Los Angeles requires new buildings within 200 feet of an available city-recycled water line to run 100 percent of their…

Within the Shoreline Regional Park Community, Mountain View requires identified retail, commercial and industrial…

Oceanside requires new commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential projects of four or more units to install…

New development inside Pleasanton's recycled water use area must irrigate landscaping with recycled water, not potable…

Redlands City Code Chapter 13.58 makes recycled water the required primary supply for commercial and industrial…

Unincorporated San Diego County requires new discretionary development to use recycled water for irrigation, toilet…

New developments in Santa Monica's recycled water service area with at least 7,500 sq ft of floor area must use 100%…

Santa Rosa can require any customer who connected to the City water system on or after October 19, 2007 to run recycled…

Tracy requires premises within 200 feet of a completed recycled water main, and every new subdivision in the citywide…

New subdivisions inside a City-Designated Water Reuse Area must use EBMUD recycled water for common-area irrigation and…

Anaheim's Public Utilities Department treats Recycled Water as the default supply for nonpotable needs whenever it is…

Baldwin Park requires new recycled water irrigation systems to be built for both current and future recycled water use…

In the City of Beaumont, California, Section 17.06.030 caps landscapes irrigated entirely with recycled water at 70…

Commercial landscaping in Bellflower's General Commercial zone must tie into the public reclaimed-water distribution…

Brentwood Municipal Code Chapter 13.06 makes recycled water the mandatory first choice for landscape, commercial and…

Owners of ponds holding recycled water in Calaveras County may not let them discharge except when a twenty-five-year…

Once Camarillo declares a Stage 2, 3 or 4 water supply condition, Municipal Code Section 14.12.040 requires or favors…

Carlsbad Municipal Water District Code Chapter 3.08 requires new subdivisions, land use permits and qualifying remodels…

Chino requires a city permit for recycled water service and makes recycled water the required primary supply for…

Chino Hills runs a reclaimed water system under Chapter 13.32 of its Municipal Code, delivering tertiary-treated…

Chula Vista's Landscape Water Conservation ordinance requires new and rehabilitated landscapes of 2,500 square feet or…

Large Contra Costa County developments, those over fifteen acres or 120,000 square feet of floor space, must be…

Corona runs a dedicated reclaimed water program under Municipal Code Chapter 13.28, requiring a citywide Reclaimed…

Cupertino's Landscape Ordinance requires new irrigation systems to allow for current and future recycled water use…

Davis requires new and rehabilitated landscape projects to plumb for recycled water and to actually irrigate with it…

Recycled water in Downey gets a lighter touch than potable supply under Municipal Code § 7350(a): irrigation is allowed…

Dublin, California requires new irrigation systems to be built for recycled water use, and requires decorative water…

Eastvale requires any new or rehabilitated landscape designed for recycled water to consult the local water purveyor…

If recycled water runs in the street in front of a covered property, El Cajon requires the project to use it for…

El Monte requires new and rehabilitated landscapes to be built ready for recycled water irrigation under Municipal Code…

Escondido requires new landscaped projects to irrigate with tertiary treated recycled water whenever it is available…

Fairfield requires covered landscape projects to design irrigation systems that allow for recycled water use under City…

During a declared stage four water crisis, Folsom bars washing cars or equipment with a hose except on the lawn or at a…

Fontana's landscape water conservation ordinance requires irrigation systems be built to accommodate recycled water use…

In the City of Fountain Valley, California, Section 14.18.040(w) prohibits using potable water for specified uses once…

Fresno's Recycled Water Ordinance requires a signed user agreement before anyone can receive or use recycled water…

Fullerton's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance requires new decorative water features to run on recycled water…

In the City of Gilroy, any qualifying landscape project's irrigation system must be designed and installed to allow for…

Glendale Water & Power requires customers to use recycled water instead of potable water for irrigation, fountains…

Hanford requires irrigation systems and decorative water features to use recycled water unless the city grants a…

Hawthorne's water-efficient landscaping code defines recycled water as treated, nonpotable wastewater suitable for…

Covered landscape projects in Hayward must be designed to accept recycled water even before it is available on site…

Hemet requires backflow protection on any property with a dual-plumbed or dual-sourced recycled water, non-potable…

New irrigation systems and decorative water features in Hesperia must use recycled water instead of potable supply…

Huntington Beach requires new and rehabilitated landscapes of 2,500 square feet or more to install dual-plumbed…

Inglewood requires new and rehabilitated landscape projects to install dual-distribution recycled water irrigation…

In the City of La Habra, any property that uses reclaimed or recycled water must install city-approved backflow…

In the City of Lake Elsinore, LEMC § 19.08.070(G) requires new and rehabilitated landscape projects reviewed under the…

Lakewood only extends reclaimed water service inside its designated reclaimed water service area, and only after the…

Lancaster's water recycling ordinance, Municipal Code Chapter 13.24, makes recycled water the required source for…

Livermore requires new irrigation systems to be built ready for recycled water and requires decorative water features…

Lodi's water-efficient landscape ordinance requires any recycled water irrigation system to be designed for both…

Long Beach's citywide landscaping code requires decorative water features like fountains and ponds to run on…

In the unincorporated Santa Monica Mountains Coastal Zone, Los Angeles County's Local Coastal Program requires recycled…

Los Banos requires new and rehabilitated landscape irrigation systems to be built so they can use recycled water now or…

Any Lynwood property that receives recycled water alongside city drinking water needs backflow protection sized to the…

Unincorporated Madera County doesn't set a general recycled-water use ordinance, but its cross-connection rules require…

Manteca's landscape irrigation standards direct new and qualifying-renovation irrigation systems to be designed to use…

Marin County Code of Ordinances § 23.18.073(D) lets property owners irrigate with recycled water, but any holding pond…

In the City of Milpitas, potable water cannot be used for irrigation whenever recycled, reclaimed, or treated sewage…

Major landscape projects (2,500+ square feet) in unincorporated Monterey County must use recycled water for irrigation…

In the City of Monterey Park, Municipal Code Section 14.25.090 bans washing vehicles at home unless done with reclaimed…

Murrieta's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance requires covered projects to design for both current and future…

Newport Beach bills recycled water users a monthly fixed service charge, a per-unit commodity charge, and a pump…

Norwalk's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance requires covered landscape projects to build irrigation systems that can…

Oakland's Advisory Agency must deny a tentative subdivision map when the project sits in a designated water reuse area…

Ontario requires a signed use agreement and City approval before any property can receive recycled water, restricting…

Oxnard can force property owners onto recycled water once their area is designated a mandatory recycled water use zone…

Palmdale requires new landscape irrigation to allow for recycled water use and mandates it outright unless the local…

In the City of Paramount, a declared Stage 2 Water Supply Shortage requires that only recycled water be used for…

Pasadena runs a separate purple-pipe system for recycled and other non-potable water, and Chapter 13.11 makes using it…

Perris requires landscape plans to use recycled water for irrigation and decorative water features wherever it is…

In the City of Pico Rivera, qualifying new landscaping must install dual-distribution recycled water irrigation systems…

Placer County's water-efficient landscape ordinance requires any recycled-water irrigation system to be designed for…

Pomona's water code splits reclaimed water into two grades, Class II water bought from the LA County Sanitation…

Porterville requires new and renovated landscape irrigation systems to be built for recycled water use where available…

Rialto Utility Authority delivers recycled water under RMC 12.32.070 to customers inside its retail service boundaries…

Ridgecrest's water-efficient landscape ordinance requires that recycled water irrigation systems in qualifying city…

Covered landscape projects in Riverside must design irrigation systems to allow current or future use of recycled water…

Riverside County landscape rules push recycled water: permitted new and rehabbed landscapes may use up to 70% of…

Rohnert Park runs a separate recycled water system under Chapter 13.03 for approved uses like irrigation, operated…

Roseville runs a dedicated recycled water utility under Municipal Code Chapter 14.17. Any customer must sign binding…

Under City Code § 15.92.180, covered Sacramento landscape projects must design recycled water irrigation systems for…

Sacramento County requires backflow protection on recycled water distribution systems: an air-gap separation where…

San Clemente requires many properties within its Service Area to switch from potable to recycled water under Municipal…

San Francisco's Park Code orders the Recreation and Park Department to convert park irrigation to recycled water in…

In the City of San Jacinto, California, recycled or reclaimed water must be used for landscape irrigation whenever it…

San Jose requires any landscape irrigation system supplied with recycled water to run on its own meter, separate from…

San Leandro's landscape design standards require recycled water for all irrigation on covered projects when it is…

San Marcos requires landscape irrigation systems on qualifying projects to be built and operated to allow current and…

San Mateo County Ordinance Code Section 4.72.140 requires every recycled water or graywater system to be designed and…

New landscaping in San Ramon must use recycled water for irrigation whenever it is available under Municipal Code…

Santa Ana resells Orange County Water District recycled water to users inside city limits under Municipal Code § 39-32…

Within the Laguna County Sanitation District's service area, County Code makes it district policy that recycled water…

Santa Clara Municipal Code Chapter 13.15 bars potable water for landscape irrigation once recycled water reaches a site…

Recycled water from Santa Clarita's Water Factory can't be bought, sold, distributed, or used, directly or through a…

Santa Cruz County allows tertiary-treated recycled water facilities on land zoned CA (Commercial Agriculture) or A…

In the City of Santee, Municipal Code Section 13.36.060 requires new and rehabilitated landscape irrigation systems to…

The City of Sonoma requires recycled water for landscape water features whenever it is available on site, under its…

Sonoma County's water-efficient landscape ordinance requires recycled water for water features, ponds, fountains…

New and rehabilitated landscape projects in unincorporated Tehama County must install dual-distribution recycled-water…

Temecula's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, Chapter 17.32 of the Municipal Code, requires recirculating systems for…

Anyone maintaining a pond of recycled water on Truckee property must manage it so that no discharge occurs in violation…

Once Turlock declares Stage 3 of its water shortage plan, hydrant meters for construction water are banned, but…

Union City requires covered landscape irrigation systems to accommodate current or future recycled-water use and to…

Upland Municipal Code § 13.22.030 makes recycled water the primary required supply for commercial and industrial uses…

Vacaville requires new and rehabilitated landscape irrigation systems to be built ready for recycled water use, treats…

Vallejo's Water-Efficient Landscape Ordinance requires every new or rehabilitated irrigation system to be built ready…

Unincorporated Ventura County landscaping must use reclaimed water for irrigation whenever the resource is feasibly…

New and rehabilitated landscape irrigation systems in West Sacramento must be built to allow current or future…

Whittier's water-efficient landscaping ordinance requires recycled-water irrigation systems to be built for current and…

In the City of Woodland, California, recycled water use is governed by Municipal Code Chapter 13.44, which bars direct…

Unincorporated Yuba County's water-efficient landscape ordinance carves out recycled water as an exemption path…

Alameda County's water-efficient landscape ordinance gives areas irrigated with recycled water a looser water budget…

Apple Valley doesn't mandate recycled water use townwide, but its water conservation plan exempts projects that draw…

In the City of Arcadia, California, Section 7554.8 requires recycled water irrigation systems to allow for current and…

Carson's water conservation ordinance requires builders to use recycled or other approved nonpotable water for…

Unincorporated Colusa County's Zoning Code steers decorative water features toward recirculating and recycled water…

Elk Grove requires new recycled water irrigation systems to be built and run to current State and local standards under…

Where a hillside development project in the San Joaquin Hills or Lomas de Santiago Hills review area requires permanent…

Menifee's landscape water-efficiency ordinance actively pushes recycled water: any new or rehabilitated landscape…

Montebello's water conservation ordinance defines recycled water as reclaimed non-potable water reused under Title 22…

Palm Springs' water conservation chapter defines recycled water as the capture, reclamation and reuse of non-potable…

Petaluma runs its recycled water program on standardized paperwork rather than a council ordinance for every hookup…

Residents who join Redwood City's Recycled Water Fill Station Program pay a one-time fee for an Access Card plus a…

San Luis Obispo County's landscape ordinance requires new dual-distribution recycled water, or greywater, irrigation…

Santa Maria's landscape water-efficiency chapter lets property owners use recycled water systems and graywater systems…

Victorville Water District requires reclaimed water pipelines in new residential tract developments to connect to the…

Vista does not mandate recycled water for landscaping, but Chapter 18.56 encourages it and rewards it: Section…

West Covina's water code treats recycled water as a category apart from regulated "water": Sec. 23-321 defines "Water"…

Westminster's water conservation chapter defines recycled water as reclaimed non-potable water reused under Title 22 of…

Yolo County's Water Efficient Landscaping Ordinance requires new or rehabilitated decorative water features on covered…

In the City of Yucaipa, San Bernardino County, California, recycled water irrigation systems in covered landscape…

Buena Park exempts recycled (reclaimed) water from its potable-water conservation and drought-shortage rules, so…

Compton's mandatory water conservation ordinance singles out reclaimed water for special treatment: car washing…

Indio's water-shortage ordinance regulates only potable water; it expressly exempts reclaimed and recycled water from…

In the City of Laguna Niguel, Municipal Code § 6-5-45 defines recycled water as treated wastewater fit only for…

Recycled water is carved out of San Joaquin County's water use rules. Section 5-3400(e) defines it, § 5-3402(g) exempts…

Unincorporated Santa Clara County's water-conservation limits on outdoor irrigation, hose-washing, and decorative…

Simi Valley's drought conservation rules exempt recycled water from almost every restriction they impose on potable…

South Gate's water conservation ordinance exempts recycled water use from nearly all mandatory conservation rules…

Stockton's Water Conservation Ordinance defines recycled and reclaimed water and builds both into the rules that govern…

The City of Tustin's water conservation ordinance restricts potable water for landscape irrigation, vehicle washing and…

Imperial County makes it unlawful to knowingly allow a septic or onsite wastewater system to leak. Failing systems are…

Pomona treats an unrepaired water leak as unlawful waste. Once a customer knows, or should reasonably know, about a…

Under Yolo County Code Sec. 6-8.1104(d), customers in a Level 3 Drought Response must repair any leak within 48 hours…

Once the City Council activates Water Shortage Plan II, Alhambra customers must promptly fix any leak from indoor or…

In the City of Arcadia, California, every water consumer pays to keep service pipes, fixtures, stopcocks and gate…

Property owners and operators whose site generates more than incidental stormwater runoff must find and fix leaks, such…

Once Chino Hills has declared a water conservation alert under CHMC Chapter 13.08, letting water leak on your property…

Corona law makes failing to repair a water leak an unlawful "unreasonable use of water" at all times, alongside letting…

Davis property owners must repair any leak, break or malfunction in a water fixture or water-using device connected to…

Downey Municipal Code § 7350(d)(3) gives every water customer a hard deadline: fix a leak as soon as it's discovered…

El Cajon treats water that escapes, flows or seeps from a property connected to the public water system as proof of…

Once El Monte declares Stage 2 drought watch conditions, every water customer must fix a plumbing break or leak within…

Fairfield bans failing to promptly repair a "controllable water leak" under City Code Section 22.55.020(A), covering…

Once Folsom declares a stage four water crisis, Section 13.26.080(D)(8) gives customers just twenty-four hours from the…

Fresno doesn't run a leak hotline mandate, but the code makes leaks a legal problem for the owner regardless: FMC §…

Once Garden Grove's City Council declares Stage 3 (Water Warning) or Stage 4 (Water Emergency) conservation under…

Gilroy City Code Section 27.98 requires anyone the city notifies of a leak, break or malfunction in their plumbing or…

Hemet requires property owners to fix leaking water lines promptly: seven business days for minor exterior leaks, and…

Once Hesperia Water District declares Stage 3 or higher of its water shortage plan, customers must fix leaking pipes or…

Huntington Beach water customers must fix any leak, break, or malfunction in their plumbing or distribution system…

In the City of Huntington Park, California, a water customer who gets a leak notice from the City must repair it within…

Indio requires water customers to fix a broken sprinkler within five business days of city notification and to repair…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code Section 13.40.070(G) requires every water user to fix any leak, break or…

In the City of Lake Elsinore, LEMC § 19.08.130(D) makes it unlawful to let a water leak, break or plumbing malfunction…

Lakewood water customers cannot knowingly let a fixture leak or waste water, and once the City gives written notice of…

Los Angeles County Code makes every owner or renter of premises in the unincorporated areas responsible for inspecting…

Los Banos Municipal Code makes water leaks on the customer's side of the meter the customer's job, not the city's…

In the City of Lynwood, the property owner, not the city, is responsible for water lost to a leak past the meter under…

Madera property owners must keep all pipes, faucets, and fixtures leak-free and repair any unidentified water discharge…

Marin County Code of Ordinances § 23.18.073 requires every property owner in an urbanized unincorporated area to detect…

Menifee treats an unfixed water leak as a code violation, not just wasted water. Once a leak, break or malfunction in…

Merced bans letting broken or defective plumbing, sprinklers, or irrigation systems leak water at any time, under…

Milpitas water customers must fix leaks, breaks and malfunctions in a timely manner at all times, and the City's Water…

Montebello property owners must fix leaks, breaks or plumbing malfunctions that waste potable water within seven days…

In the City of Monterey Park, every person has a duty under Municipal Code § 14.08.100 to inspect hoses, faucets…

Moreno Valley's landscape water efficiency ordinance requires property owners and occupants to repair faucets, toilets…

In National City, Section 14.12.060 makes it unlawful to waste, or permit the waste of, water delivered by any agency…

Newport Beach property owners must fix any leak, break or malfunction in their own plumbing or distribution system…

Oceanside's drought-response ordinance requires anyone who receives a leak notice from the city to fix it within a set…

Oxnard requires anyone with a leaking, broken or malfunctioning plumbing or water distribution system to fix it within…

Palm Springs makes it unlawful to let water leak from any exterior or interior pipe, hose or fixture, and requires…

In the City of Paramount, once a Stage 1 Water Supply Shortage is declared, every leak, break or other malfunction in a…

Pasadena treats an unfixed leak as illegal water waste. Under Municipal Code Section 13.10.032.G, once you knew or…

A leaking pipe on your side of the meter is water waste under Petaluma law the moment it runs longer than it should…

Pleasanton requires customers to repair a potable water leak in their own plumbing within eight hours of being notified…

In the City of Porterville, the property owner or water customer, not the city, is responsible for finding and fixing…

Redlands prohibits customers from failing to repair controllable leaks once the city has declared a Stage II water…

A leak in a Rohnert Park customer's own plumbing or private distribution system becomes a code violation once it runs…

Roseville property owners whose irrigation runoff exceeds normal overspray must detect leaks, such as from broken…

Sacramento City Code makes it unlawful to keep leaky or faulty water fixtures connected to the city water system, and…

In County Service Area 31, unincorporated San Benito County requires water customers to fix leaks, breaks, or plumbing…

San Diego's water waste ordinance requires customers to repair or stop any water leak as soon as it's discovered, or…

Letting delivered water leak or seep off your unincorporated San Diego County property is itself evidence of a code…

San Francisco requires owners of commercial buildings to locate and repair all water leaks under the Commercial Water…

In the City of San Jacinto, California, a water user must repair leaks, breaks and malfunctions in the plumbing or…

San Joaquin County Code § 5-3402(b) makes it unlawful to leave a leak, break, or malfunction in your own plumbing or…

San Jose owners and managers must start repairing leaking or broken water pipes, faucets, fixtures, sprinklers or…

Once city water crosses the meter, Santa Ana Municipal Code § 39-21 puts every pipe, fixture, and leak on the…

Property owners in unincorporated Santa Clara County must fix outdoor water leaks from broken pipes, sprinklers, or…

Santa Cruz County bans letting a plumbing leak or break run unfixed past a reasonable time, and county code fixes that…

Every water customer must keep pipes, faucets, valves and plumbing fixtures in good repair to stop water waste under…

Santa Rosa doesn't make you call in every drip, but it does make you fix one. City Code Section 14-21.020(B) counts an…

In the City of Sonoma, a customer notified in writing of leakage on their side of the water meter must take reasonable…

South Gate requires plumbing or distribution-system leaks to be fixed within three days of city notice; letting water…

Stockton gives water users a 24-hour clock to fix a leak once they know about it. Municipal Code § 13.28.030.B.3 treats…

Sunnyvale outlaws letting broken or defective plumbing, sprinklers or irrigation systems leak potable water under…

Once the City notifies a Thousand Oaks water customer of a leak, break, or plumbing malfunction wasting water, the…

Tracy property owners must start repairing any leaking, broken or defective pipe, faucet, fixture, sprinkler or…

Anyone responsible for property in Truckee must detect and correct water leaks within 72 hours of learning about them…

Customers on Tulare County-run Water Service Areas must fix plumbing breaks, leaks or malfunctions within 72 hours of…

Turlock bans letting any pipe, faucet, or fixture on the City water system stay in disrepair if it wastes water, and…

In the City of Tustin, Tustin City Code § 4953(K) requires that all water leaks be repaired immediately, part of the…

Upland Municipal Code § 13.16.030(A)(3) prohibits letting water escape through a break or leak in a customer's plumbing…

Vacaville water customers must fix plumbing or irrigation leaks promptly once discovered; the city treats up to 24…

San Buenaventura Municipal Code Section 22.170.010 bans wasting water through an uncorrected leak, break or plumbing…

Once Victorville Water District notifies a customer of a break, leak or malfunction in their plumbing, the customer…

In the City of Watsonville, California, Municipal Code § 6-3.432(b) makes it unlawful to permit the loss of water…

West Covina Municipal Code Sec. 23-323(b)(5) requires every water user to promptly repair leaks in indoor and outdoor…

West Sacramento treats a water fixture or irrigation leak left unfixed more than 72 hours after discovery as prohibited…

Westminster Code § 13.14.050(F) bars letting a plumbing leak, break, or malfunction waste water past the point it…

Yuba City bars wasting water through an uncorrected leak and lets the City shut off service if a customer does not fix…

Hanford's water division helps customers locate a plumbing leak and re-bills the excess usage at the standard rate if…

Mountain View lets commercial and industrial customers get a sewer bill credit under City Code Sec. 35.35.2 when an…

Norwalk property owners must inspect their hoses, faucets, sprinklers and indoor plumbing for leaks and fix any leak as…

Section 8.69.040 of the County Code requires every hose, faucet, pipe and other indoor plumbing fixture in San Luis…