Vacaville, CA Water Use Rules: Leak Reporting Duty (2026)
Key Facts
- Reasonable repair window
- 24 hours after discovery
- Enforcing office
- Director of Utilities
- 2nd violation fine
- $100
- 3rd violation fine
- $200
- 4th+ violation fine
- $500 each
- Appeal deadline
- 10 calendar days from notice
Summary
Vacaville water customers must fix plumbing or irrigation leaks promptly once discovered; the city treats up to 24 hours as a reasonable window, and letting a break run longer counts as prohibited water waste enforceable with escalating fines.
4. The escape of water through breaks or leaks within the plumbing or distribution system of a user or customer of city water for any substantial period of time within which such break or leak should reasonably have been discovered and corrected. It will be presumed that up to 24 hours is a reasonable period after discovery of a break or leak to correct the problem;
Full Breakdown
H. 030: a first violation draws only a courtesy written notice with educational materials, a second violation within a year carries a $100 administrative fine against the account holder, a third draws $200, and a fourth or later violation within the same year draws $500 per violation. The Director may also install a flow restrictor for up to a year or, for continuing violations, disconnect service for up to 15 days. Notices go by first-class mail or personal service, and any account holder has 10 calendar days from service to appeal in writing to the City Manager, which suspends enforcement until the appeal is decided.
Violations & Fines
First offense: courtesy notice only. Second violation in 12 months: $100 fine. Third: $200. Fourth and beyond: $500 each, plus possible flow-restrictor installation (up to one year) or service disconnection (up to 15 days) and liability for the city's abatement and enforcement costs, including attorney's fees if injunctive relief is sought.
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