Hemet, CA Water Use Rules: Recycled Water Rules (2026)

Water service protection is required in, but not limited to conditions where:(1)Premises having an auxiliary water supply. (All wells that have not been properly abandoned or destroyed are considered an auxiliary water supply);(2)Premises having a booster pump that is located on a customer's potable water system;(3)Premises having chemicals or fertilizers that are applied by injection in the customer's domestic water system;(4)Premises that have a fire suppression system that uses: chemical additives or storage tanks;(5)Premises that have dual-plumbed or dual-sourced recycled water, non-potable water or graywater systems;(6)Premises where a commercial or residential business is being operated that may pose a contamination risk to the public potable water system;(7)Premises that have a remote service;(8)Premises that have looped potable service piping with more than one point of connection to the City of Hemet main distribution system. In this situation, backflow protection is required on both services.(9)Premises where cross-connections are likely to occur;(10)Premises where an owner denies access to the premises where there is no property for inspection by authorized city personnel;(11)Note: when a site is dual-plumbed or dual-sourced with recycled water, cross-connection testing will also be required, at the customer's expense;(12)Premises where there is a non-testable device. (Ord. No. 1983, § 2, 9-28-21)