Moreno Valley, CA Water Use Rules: Leak Reporting Duty (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- MVMC § 9.17.150(B)
- Duty
- Repair leaking faucets, toilets, pipes
- Enforcement
- Delegated to local water purveyor
- Irrigation hours
- 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. only
- Run-off
- Prohibited onto streets or gutters
- Chapter origin
- Ch. 9.17, added by Ord. 786 (2009)
Summary
Moreno Valley's landscape water efficiency ordinance requires property owners and occupants to repair faucets, toilets, pipes and any other source of a water leak under Section 9.17.150(B). The city delegates day-to-day enforcement of the water waste rules to the local water purveyor serving the property, chiefly Eastern Municipal Water District.
§ 9.17.150. Water efficiency requirements.
A. Refrain from hosing down driveways and other hard surfaces, except from health or sanitary reasons and then only by use of a hand-held bucket or similar container, a hand-held hose equipped with a positive self-closing water shut-off device or a low-volume, high-pressure cleaning machine equipped to recycle any water used.
B. Repair faucets, toilets, pipes and other potential sources of water leaks.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4887234; v10 updated 2026-04-07).
Full Breakdown
17, Landscape and Water Efficiency Requirements, added by Ordinance 786 in 2009 and renumbered by Ordinance 817 in 2010. (subsection C), a 15-minute per-station cap on unattended irrigation unless low-flow drip or high-efficiency controllers are used (subsection D), and a ban on visible run-off reaching a sidewalk, street, alley, gutter or ditch (subsection F). " A leaking faucet or pipe reported to the city is typically referred to the water utility rather than cited directly through the municipal code's own citation process, though the underlying duty to fix the leak is set by city ordinance, not the utility's tariff alone. 150 targets exterior irrigation, hose use and leak repair as part of the city's landscape and drought-response program.
Violations & Fines
Failure to repair a known leak or comply with the irrigation duties above is enforced primarily through the local water purveyor's escalating water-waste penalty schedule authorized by Section 9.17.160(E), which can include tiered billing surcharges and service restrictions. The city can also pursue its own nuisance and civil citation remedies for run-off that reaches a public street, gutter or storm drain.
Frequently Asked Questions
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