Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 8 — Health and Safety›Chapter 8.48 — WATER WASTE AND POLLUTION
Poway Municipal Code Art. I Waste of Water
Poway Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Poway
Cite as: Poway Municipal Code Article I · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 8.48.010. Prohibited.¶
No person shall waste or cause or permit to be wasted any water furnished or delivered by any agency distributing for public benefit any water dedicated to or provided for public use within the City.
(CC § 67.101; Ord. 29 § 1, 1981)
§ 8.48.020. Seepage constitutes evidence of violation.¶
It shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of this chapter for any person to permit any water supplied from such a source to the premises owned, occupied or controlled by such person to escape, flow or seep therefrom.
(CC § 67.102; Ord. 29 § 1, 1981)
§ 8.48.030. Responsibility of owner of premises.¶
The person actually or ostensibly in possession, control and ownership of any premises upon which water is wasted or permitted to be wasted in violation of this chapter shall be prima facie responsible for such violation.
(CC § 67.103; Ord. 29 § 1, 1981)
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