California City Municipal Code Art. 4 Conditions of Service

Service will be provided to property contiguous to existing recycled water distribution lines. Service will be provided to property not contiguous to existing distribution lines if the distribution line is extended to the applicant's property.

(a) Recycled water may be used to landscape irrigate, industrial process water, and recreational impoundment. Each use must be considered on a case-by-case basis. The City may determine whether it is necessary or desirable to furnish recycled water for the specific use. Determination shall be in accordance with the standards of treatment and water quality requirements set forth in the California Code of Regulations. Prior to approving such uses, the City may set forth specific conditions or require specific prior approval from the appropriate regulatory agencies.

(b) Recycled water may be used for residential irrigation by individual homeowners provided:

(1) The design and construction of the private irrigation systems is approved by the City; and

(2) The homeowner obtains a permit to receive the water and uses it only for irrigation purposes.

(c) Recycled water may be used for common area landscape irrigation if such use is controlled by the City, or a person other than the customer, through a surveillance program of areas under irrigation, and provided further:

(1) The design and construction of the irrigation system is approved by the City; and

(2) The owner and operator of the system obtains a permit to receive such water and use it only for irrigation purposes.

The City shall not be liable for any damage by recycled water or otherwise resulting from defective plumbing, broken or faulty services, or recycled water mains. Applicants for recycled water service shall be required to accept such conditions of pressure and service as are provided by the distribution system at the location of the proposed service connection and to hold the City harmless from damage arising from low pressure or high pressure conditions or interruptions of service.

(a) The City may determine the size of the service lines, service connections, and meters and may determine the kind and size of backflow protection devices for potable water service. The service lines shall be installed to a curb or property line of the customer's property, abutting upon a public street, highway, alley, easement, lane or road (other than a freeway) in which is installed recycled water mains of the City.

(b) A service connection shall not be used to supply adjoining property of a different owner. When property is subdivided, the connection shall serve the lot it directly or first enters. Additional mains or recycled water service lines will be required for remaining subdivided areas. Recycled water used on a premises where a meter is installed must pass through the meter. Customers are responsible and charged for recycled water passing through the meters.

(c) Every recycled water service line installed by the City shall be equipped with a curb stop or wheel valve on the inlet side of the meter. Such valve or curb stop shall be used exclusively by the City to control the supply through the service line. If the curb stop or wheel valve is damaged by the customer's use requiring replacement, replacement shall be at the customer's expense.

Should a service line installed at the request of the applicant, owner, or customer be of the wrong size or installed at a wrong location, the cost of relocation shall be paid by the applicant, owner, or customer. Services provided prior to final street improvements shall be temporary and the costs for repairs or changes required to be performed by the City paid by the applicant, owner, or customer.

The City may control and schedule the use of recycled water if scheduling is necessary to maintain acceptable working pressure and provide reasonable safeguards to public health.

If an emergency exists and recycled water is not available, the General Manager may approve a temporary connection to the potable water system. Before such temporary connection is made, the property without recycled water shall be isolated by an approved backflow prevention device, or devices, and shall be installed on the potable water line or lines. This emergency connection shall be removed before connection is re-established to the remainder of the recycled water system.

Recycled water facilities shall be designed and constructed according to the requirements, conditions, and standards as adopted and revised by the Board. The recycled water system shall be separate and independent from the potable water system.

(a) On-site recycled water facility shall be provided by the applicant, owner, or customer. The applicant shall retain title to on-site facilities.

(b) Plans and specifications and record drawings for on-site facility shall be prepared and submitted to the City for approval before commencing construction.

(c) Irrigation schedules must be prepared and approved prior to commencement of service to any on-site system. Record drawings shall be provided and approved and the installed system shall be tested under active conditions to ensure operation is in accordance with these regulations.

(d) Where recycled water is not available for use when the area is ready for construction, and the City determines recycled water will be supplied in the future, on-site facilities shall be designed to accommodate future recycled water service. The City's off-site recycled water facilities will be connected when available. In the interim, potable domestic water will be supplied to the on-site facilities through a temporary connection. A backflow preventer will be required on the temporary connection as long as the on-site facilities are using potable water. The backflow preventer shall be downstream of the meter and a part of the on-site facilities. The City will remove the backflow preventer at the owner's expense, and make the connection to the on-site facilities when recycled water becomes available.

(e) The City shall provide recycled water to the point of connection of the off-site facilities to on-site facility on transfer to the City of title to facilities.

(a) Off-site recycled water facilities required to serve the applicant's property shall be provided by the applicant at the applicant's expense, unless the City determines there is a City benefit to construct the facilities.

(b) The City may require the construction of off-site facilities including reservoirs, pumping facilities, and treatment capacity, larger than the size required to serve the property described in the application. In such cases, the City will pay the difference between the cost of the facilities applicant requires and the cost of the facilities the City requires.

(c) If the off-site facilities front property not owned by the applicant, the City may enter into a agreement with the applicant to refund a portion of the cost of the off-site facilities when other property receives service. The terms of the refund agreement shall be determined by the City. The period for reimbursement will depend on the amount advanced by the applicant, the probability of receipt of payment, and of the anticipated course of development of the particular portion of the City where the facilities are constructed.

If an existing water system is to be converted to a recycled water facility, the facilities to be converted shall be investigated in detail. No existing potable water facilities shall be connected to or incorporated into the recycled water system without City approval.