DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER 100-540›CHAPTER 8. Water Measurement 500-537.5›ARTICLE 2. Definitions 510-517

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

“Submeter” means a device that measures water consumption of an individual rental unit within a multiunit residential structure or mixed-use residential and commercial structure, and that is owned and operated by the owner of the structure or the owner’s agent. As used in this section, “multiunit residential structure” and “mixed-use residential and commercial structure” mean real property containing two or more dwelling units.

(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 623, Sec. 4. (SB 7) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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