Simi Valley, CA Water Use Rules: Recycled Water Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Definition
- Non-potable water reused per Title 22 CCR
- Exemption
- Exempt from conservation article restrictions
- Exception
- Watering-hours limit (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) still applies
- Two service areas
- Same carve-out under VCWWD and Golden State articles
Summary
Simi Valley's drought conservation rules exempt recycled water from almost every restriction they impose on potable water. Municipal Code Section 6-11.103(c) frees recycled-water users from the city's mandatory watering-day and duration limits, keeping them subject only to the general watering-hours restriction cross-referenced in Section 6-11.104(a).
(h)"Recycled water" means the reclamation and reuse of non-potable water for beneficial use as defined in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. ... (c)The provisions of this article do not apply to the use of recycled water, with the exception of Section 6-11.104(a).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51).
Full Breakdown
102(h) defines 'recycled water' as the reclamation and reuse of non-potable water for beneficial use, as defined in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. 103(c), in the Ventura County Waterworks District No. m. 104, but it must still avoid daytime watering under the hours rule. 204(a). Neither article imposes any separate permit, dual-plumbing, or cross-connection requirement specific to recycled water; the carve-out is the entirety of local regulation on the subject, leaving state Title 22 recycled-water regulations, not city code, as the primary source of substantive recycled water use standards.
Violations & Fines
Because recycled water use is exempt from the conservation article, VCWWD and the city do not cite recycled-water customers under Section 6-11.104's day and duration limits. A recycled-water user who irrigates between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. without a hand-held device, however, remains subject to enforcement under Section 6-11.112, which allows a written warning on a first violation and escalating fines, a flow restrictor, or service disconnection for repeat violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do Simi Valley's drought watering restrictions apply to recycled water?
What counts as recycled water under the city code?
Is the recycled-water exemption different for Golden State Water Company customers?
Sources & Official References
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