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DIVISION 7. WATER QUALITY 13000-16104›CHAPTER 22. Graywater Systems 14875-14877.3

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California Water Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

“Graywater” means untreated wastewater which has not been contaminated by any toilet discharge, has not been affected by infectious, contaminated, or unhealthy bodily wastes, and which does not present a threat from contamination by unhealthful processing, manufacturing, or operating wastes. Graywater includes wastewater from bathtubs, showers, bathroom washbasins, clothes washing machines, and laundry tubs but does not include wastewater from kitchen sinks or dishwashers.

(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 961, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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