San Luis Obispo County, CA Water Use Rules: Leak Reporting Duty (2026)

69, the county's water conservation ordinance adopted by Ordinance No. 010: agricultural operations in the agriculture land use category, and properties served by a Community Service District, Community Service Area or other water provider that already enforces comparable rules. 040 places a flat duty on property owners and occupants: all hoses, faucets, pipes and other indoor plumbing fixtures must be regularly inspected and maintained, and any leak found must be repaired as soon as is reasonably practicable; no exact number of days is specified, but the standard requires prompt action rather than indefinite delay.

030(e) mirrors that duty for the outdoor side of the property, covering hoses, faucets and irrigation systems used to water lawns and landscaping, which sits inside the same chapter's broader restrictions on landscape watering hours, frequency and runoff. 010: a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $500 fine or six months in county jail unless the violation is charged as an infraction, which caps at $50 for a first offense, $100 for a second, and $250 for each additional offense within a year. 040 also lets the county treat any violating condition as a public nuisance subject to summary abatement, with each day the leak goes unrepaired counted as a new offense.