Santa Clarita Municipal Code Ch. 20.04 Amendments

§ 20.04.005. Chapter 7 is Amended.¶

The following sections of Chapter 7 of the California Plumbing Code, as adopted by Chapter 20.01 hereof, are added, deleted, or amended as follows.

(Ord. 25-5, 11/25/2025)

Section 714.6 is added to read as follows:

714.6 Water softener systems using dry wells for the discharge of effluents are prohibited in the City of Santa Clarita.
Exception: Systems with regeneration cycles discharging quantities of total dissolved solids that do not exceed those stipulated in the water quality objectives set by the Regional Water Quality Control Board when approved by the Building Official.

(Ord. 25-5, 11/25/2025)

Section 714.7 is added to read as follows:

714.7 Automatic or self-regenerating water softener systems using sodium chloride (salt) or potassium chloride are prohibited in the City of Santa Clarita.
Exception: Commercially installed water softener systems that utilize portable exchange tanks maintained by a commercially licensed company where no brine waste is discharged into the public sewer system.
Note: Salt-free water conditioning systems shall be permitted when approved by the Los Angeles County Sanitation District

(Ord. 25-5, 11/25/2025)