Marysville, WA Water Use Rules: Leak Reporting Duty (2026)
Key Facts
- Repair window
- 48 hours
- Clock starts
- Discovery or city notice
- Covers
- Customer's own plumbing/lines
- Max fine
- $50 per day
Summary
Marysville water customers get 48 hours from discovering a leak, or from city notice of one, to fix it before it's a code violation.
Escape of water through breaks or leaks within the customer's plumbing or private distribution system for any period of time beyond which such break or leak should reasonably have been discovered and corrected. It shall be presumed that a period of 48 hours after the customer discovers a leak or break, or receives notice from the city of such leak or break, whichever occurs first, is a reasonable time within which to correct the same.
(3) Noncommercial washing of privately owned motor vehicles, trailers and boats, except from a bucket or a hose equipped with a shut-off nozzle used for quick rinses and in areas where soapy water will not run off into the storm water drainage system.
(4) Lawn sprinkling and irrigation which allows water to run off or overspray the lawn area. Every customer is deemed to have knowledge of and control over his lawn sprinkling and irrigation at all times.
(5) Sprinkling and irrigation of lawns, ground cover or shrubbery between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., or on any day not authorized by the rotation schedule announced on an annual basis by the city. (Ord. 1807 § 1, 1990; Ord. 2816 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4922912; v1 updated 2026-06-08; through 06-08-2026).
Full Breakdown
Marysville Municipal Code § 14.09.050(2) treats an unrepaired leak or break in a customer's own plumbing or private distribution line as a prohibited water use once it runs longer than reasonable. The code sets a bright-line presumption: 48 hours after the customer discovers the leak, or after the city gives notice of it, whichever happens first, is a reasonable window to get it fixed. The rule applies to every property on the Marysville water system, inside or outside city limits.
Violations & Fines
A civil infraction of up to $50 per day the leak goes uncorrected; the city may also install a flow restrictor or disconnect service, with a $50.00 fee to reconnect, per MMC § 14.09.060.
Frequently Asked Questions
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