Truckee, CA Water Use Rules: Recycled Water Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- TMC § 11.02.070(D)
- Duty
- No discharge from recycled-water ponds
- Standard
- No violation of any applicable permit or law
- Related ban
- General discharge prohibition, § 11.02.010
- Legal basis
- MS4 permit Order No. 2013-0001-DWQ
Summary
Anyone maintaining a pond of recycled water on Truckee property must manage it so that no discharge occurs in violation of any permit or state or local law. The duty comes from the same stormwater ordinance provision that requires leak repair and proper sprinkler design.
Every person responsible for any premises within the Town shall control incidental runoff from the premises by taking the following actions: ... D.Properly manage ponds containing recycled water such that no discharge occurs in violation of any applicable permit, state or local law or regulation; and
Full Breakdown
070, Incidental Runoff, lists five duties every person responsible for a premises must follow to control runoff leaving their property, and subsection (D) specifically addresses recycled water: ponds containing recycled water must be properly managed so that no discharge occurs in violation of any applicable permit, state law, or local law or regulation. 050, halting irrigation during precipitation, and a catch-all requirement to prevent any other non-stormwater discharge to the storm drain system or waters of the state or United States. The rule sits within Title 11, the Stormwater Quality Ordinance, which the Town adopted to meet its obligations under State Water Resources Control Board Order No. 2013-0001-DWQ, its NPDES permit under the federal Clean Water Act. 010.
Violations & Fines
An unpermitted discharge from a recycled-water pond violates Section 11.02.070(D) and can also violate the general discharge prohibition in Section 11.02.010. The Town can respond with a Notice of Violation under Section 11.06.020 requiring cessation and remediation, administrative fines under Section 1.03.120, and civil nuisance abatement under Government Code Section 38771.
Frequently Asked Questions
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