Chino Hills, CA Water Use Rules: Recycled Water Rules (2026)

Chino Hills operates and maintains portions of a region-wide reclaimed water distribution network that delivers tertiary-treated effluent for agricultural irrigation, commercial and industrial uses, construction water, groundwater recharge, landscape irrigation, and wildlife habitat, freeing up potable supply for domestic use. 32 of the Municipal Code, administered by the City Manager, and is layered on top of state oversight: the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region, sets the waste discharge requirements, and treatment must meet Title 22, Division 4, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations before effluent can be delivered as reclaimed water.

A property owner cannot simply tap into the system. 100 requires a completed application describing the intended use, a site drawing, technical data, and total irrigated acreage; the city then has 45 days to route the package to the Chino Basin Municipal Water District's General Manager, and the District in turn forwards it to the Santa Ana RWQCB and the San Bernardino County Department of Health Services for approval before construction plans and fees are due. 110 requires the user to hold a city permit for reclaimed water service, pay connection fees and service line charges before issuance, and accept that the city may schedule deliveries among users and may temporarily terminate service any time water at the terminal point of the district's reclamation plant fails to meet regulatory standards. 080, but a direct connection between a reclaimed water line and a potable water system is never allowed. 060.