Anaheim Public Utilities supplies tertiary-treated recycled water for approved irrigation, cooling, and construction uses, requiring purple-pipe separation, signage, cross-connection control, and an APU recycled water use permit.
APU delivers recycled water from the Orange County Water District system to approved customers in commercial, parks, and large irrigation districts within Anaheim. Use must comply with California Title 22 and AMC Title 10 cross-connection rules. Sites must install purple piping, lockable hose bibs, and bilingual warning signs, and pass an annual cross-connection inspection. Recycled water may be used for landscape irrigation, dual-plumbed toilet flushing in approved buildings, cooling tower makeup, and construction dust control, but not for drinking, hand-washing, or filling residential pools. New connections require an APU permit and site supervisor.
Cross-connecting recycled and potable water, removing required signage, or unauthorized residential use can lead to immediate disconnection, fines, and mandatory backflow testing at the customer's expense.
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