Reno, NV Water Use Rules: Recycled Water Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Usage rate
- $1.84 per 1,000 gallons
- Quarterly minimum charge
- $25.00
- Truck fill card setup fee
- $25.00 one-time
- Administered by
- Reno Public Works Department
- Termination for nonpayment
- after 30 days past due
Summary
Reno's Public Works Department supplies reclaimed water at city truck-fill stations for construction water trucks and other approved uses, run under Reno Municipal Code Chapter 12.24.
(1)This chapter is to establish requirements and a schedule of rates and charges for reclaimed water service.(2)The city will furnish systems used for the filling of construction water trucks with reclaimed water at locations designated by the city. For such services, the city will charge fees as set forth in this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Administrative Code: Supplement 64 | Land Development Code: Supplement 5 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Reno runs a reclaimed water service for construction water trucks and other approved uses, supplied through city-designated truck-fill stations under RMC Chapter 12.24. Customers must apply, comply with an approved effluent management plan, and pay usage and card fees. Reclaimed water itself is water processed at a permitted reclamation facility and approved for reuse by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.
Violations & Fines
Wasting or negligently using reclaimed water, or violating the effluent management plan or discharge permit, can get service discontinued; unpaid bills more than 30 days past due allow termination after five days' written notice.
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