Baldwin Park, CA Water Use Rules: Recycled Water Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 153.160.190
- Design standard
- Must allow current and future recycled water use
- ET Adjustment Factor cap
- 1.0 for Special Landscape Areas
- Related graywater rule
- § 153.160.192 (Cal. Plumbing Code Title 24, Pt.5, Ch.16)
- Enforcement
- § 10.99 general penalty, up to $1,000
Summary
Baldwin Park requires new recycled water irrigation systems to be built for both current and future recycled water use under Municipal Code § 153.160.190, and caps the water-budget factor for landscapes irrigated with recycled water. Systems must meet all applicable local and state recycled water laws.
(A) Recycled water irrigation systems. The installation of recycled water irrigation systems shall allow for the current and future use of recycled water. (B) Laws. All recycled water irrigation systems shall be designed and operated in accordance with all applicable local and state laws. (C) Special landscape areas. Landscapes using recycled water are considered Special Landscape Areas. The ET Adjustment Factor for new and existing (non-rehabilitated) Special Landscape Areas shall not exceed 1.0.
Full Breakdown
190, RECYCLED WATER, part of Baldwin Park's water-efficient landscaping standards, requires that the installation of recycled water irrigation systems allow for the current and future use of recycled water, so a project need not already have recycled water service to be required to plumb for it. Subsection (B) requires all recycled water irrigation systems to be designed and operated in accordance with all applicable local and state laws. 0, a higher allowance than the factor used for potable-water landscapes, which lets recycled-water plantings use more water within the project's Maximum Applied Water Allowance calculation.
192, requires any graywater system in the same project to conform to the California Plumbing Code, Title 24, Part 5, Chapter 16, and applicable city standards. 140 documents the water supply type actually installed.
Violations & Fines
As with the rest of the water-efficient landscaping subchapter, a recycled water system that is not designed, installed and operated as § 153.160.190 requires is a violation of a mandatory municipal code requirement, enforceable under the general penalty section, § 10.99: a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months in jail, or both, unless the code specifically makes the violation an infraction with escalating fines.
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