Perris, CA Water Use Rules: Recycled Water Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Perris Municipal Code § 19.70.040(c)(6)c
- Applies to
- Irrigation and decorative water features
- EMWD coordination
- Contact EMWD before irrigation design, §19.70.040(d)(3)
- Water budget incentive
- 0.8 ETo factor for recycled-water areas
- Plan disclosure
- Water supply type reported on plan sheet
Summary
Perris requires landscape plans to use recycled water for irrigation and decorative water features wherever it is available, under Municipal Code § 19.70.040(c)(6)c. Developers in the Eastern Municipal Water District service area must confirm recycled water availability with EMWD before designing an irrigation system, and using it is called out on every landscape plan submittal.
Water features and pool regulations: a. Decorative water features shall use re-circulating water systems. b. Commercial/community-oriented facilities with pools and/or spas shall be equipped with covers to minimize evaporation when not in use. c. Where available, recycled water shall be used as the source for irrigation and decorative water features.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
040(c)(6)c. 040(d)(3), the applicant or developer for a project inside the Eastern Municipal Water District's service area must contact EMWD before designing the irrigation system to determine whether recycled water or only potable water service will be available; if EMWD determines recycled water will serve the site, the landscape and irrigation plans must be designed to EMWD's requirements for recycled water systems. 040(b)(8) states that use of recycled water is encouraged. 8 evapotranspiration factor when calculating the maximum applied water allowance, effectively giving recycled-water irrigation more water budget headroom than potable-water turf.
Violations & Fines
As with the rest of Chapter 19.70, a landscape plan that fails to specify recycled water where EMWD or the city has confirmed it is available can be rejected at plan check under § 19.70.040(a)(1), which bars the development services department from issuing a building permit until the landscape plans are reviewed and approved. Once a project is built, § 19.70.050(c) authorizes warnings, correction notices, citations and fees for any violation of the chapter, and EMWD-served properties remain separately subject to EMWD's tiered-rate water budget enforcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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