Riverside Public Utilities asks customers and the public to report visible water leaks, broken sprinklers, and main breaks to the 24-hour utility dispatch number, with no penalty for the reporter and rapid crew response prioritized to prevent waste.
Riverside Public Utilities Water operates a 24-hour dispatch center handling main breaks, hydrant leaks, sprinkler malfunctions, and customer-side leaks visible from the street. Reports can usually be submitted by phone, the city service request portal, or RiversideTV311-style channels. RPU dispatches crews based on severity, isolating valves and replacing failed components. State emergency drought rules treat unaddressed leaks as wasteful water use, and customer-side leaks left unrepaired can become a code violation in extreme cases.
Reporting is encouraged and not penalized. Property owners who fail to repair known customer-side leaks after notice can face wasteful-water-use citations under state and RPU rules.
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