[Amended by Res. 2617, 1-17-2023]
Operation and surveillance of off-site recycled water system facilities shall be under the management and control of the District. No other persons except authorized employees of the District may enter upon, inspect, operate, adjust, change, alter, move, or relocate any portion of the off-site recycled water facilities. Violations of this Article, with the exception of excessive use of recycled water, shall be enforced in accordance with Section 4-4.205 of this Code. Penalties related to excessive use of recycled water shall be enforced in accordance with Section 4-4.203 of this Code.
[Amended by Res. 2617, 1-17-2023]
(a) 
The operation and maintenance of on-site recycled water distribution facilities are the responsibility of the property owner.
(b) 
The operation and maintenance of on-site recycled water system facilities, serving common area irrigation shall be under the management of an “on-site Recycled Water Supervisor” designated by the property owner and approved by the District.
(c) 
The General Manager shall monitor and inspect the entire recycled water system, including on-site and off-site facilities, and for these purposes shall have the right to enter upon the customer’s premises during reasonable hours. Where necessary, keys and/or combinations shall be issued to the District to provide such access.
(d) 
The property owner shall have the following responsibilities in relation to operation of on-site facilities:
(1) 
Ensure operations personnel are trained and familiarized with the use of recycled water.
(2) 
Furnish operations personnel with maintenance instructions, irrigation schedules, and record drawings to ensure proper operation in accordance with the on-site facilities design and this Title.
(3) 
Prepare and submit to the District one (1) set of record drawings on Mylar or in digital format.
(4) 
Notify the District of proposed changes, modifications or additions to the on-site facilities, which changes shall be approved by the District and shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the requirements of this title.
(5) 
Ensure the recycled water facilities remain in accordance with this Title.
(6) 
Operate and control the system to prevent direct human consumption of recycled water and to control and limit runoff.
(7) 
Be responsible for subsequent uses of the recycled water.
(8) 
Operation and control measures to be utilized in this regard shall include, where appropriate, but not be limited to the following:
a. 
On-site facilities shall be operated to prevent or minimize discharge into areas not under control of the customer. Part circle sprinklers shall be used adjacent to sidewalks, roadways, and property lines to confine the discharge from sprinklers to the design area.
b. 
The operation of the on-site facilities shall be during the periods of minimal use of the service area. Consideration shall be given to allow a maximum dry-out time before the design area will be used by the public.
c. 
Recycled water shall be applied at a rate that does not exceed the infiltration rate of the soil. Where varying soil types are present, the design and operation of the on-site facilities shall be compatible with the lowest infiltration rate present.
d. 
To prevent runoff and ponding, automatic systems shall be utilized and programmed to prevent or minimize the ponding and runoff of recycled water. The sprinkler system shall not be allowed to operate for a time longer than the landscape’s water requirement. If runoff occurs before the landscape’s water requirements are met, the automatic controls shall be reprogrammed to lessen watering cycles to meet the requirements. This method of operation is intended to control and limit runoff.
e. 
To report to the District any and all failures in their system that causes an unauthorized discharge of recycled water.
(9) 
To comply with any and all applicable Federal, State and local statutes, ordinances, regulations, contracts, these Rules and regulations, and all requirements prescribed by the General Manager and the Board. Violations of this Section will be enforced in accordance with Section 4-4.205 of this Code. In the event of violation, all charges and penalties shall be applied and collected.
[Amended by Res. 2583, 11-3-2020; Res. 2617, 1-17-2023; Res. 2619, 3-21-2023]
(a) 
No customer shall knowingly permit waste or leaks of water. Where water is wastefully or negligently used on the customer’s premises, the District may discontinue the service, if such conditions are not corrected within five days after the General Manager gives the customer written notice.
(b) 
A water budget shall be established for each customer of the District, and customers shall be notified of the basis for calculating their water budgets. Water use exceeding a customer’s water budget by a prescribed amount (budget exceedance level) is a waste of water, a violation of the District’s rules and regulations, and shall be subject to escalating administrative penalties. Budget exceedance levels, warnings, penalties, enforcement actions, and remedies shall be the same as those described in Section 3-4.202 for potable water, with the exception that subparagraph (e) shall not apply and termination/disconnection of service will be used, at the discretion of the General Manager or designee, in lieu of a flow restriction device upon three or more exceedances.
(c) 
If a recycled water account is terminated/disconnected due to exceedances, the termination/disconnection will remain in place for no less than 14 calendar days and up to 30 calendar days the first time, 90 calendar days the second time, and 180 calendar days the third and subsequent times that a termination/disconnection is made. Noticing/door tag, termination/disconnection and reconnection fees shall apply. If a customer, an agent of the customer, or any other person on behalf of a customer, interferes with the termination or bypasses the meter, the customer shall be fined for illegal water consumption in accordance with Section 7.1.114 and/or shall be subject to forfeiture of recycled water service, at the discretion of the General Manager and subject to appeal in accordance with Section 6-1.102 of this Code.
(a) 
If the recycled water meter fails to register or registers inaccurately, the customer shall be charged with an average daily consumption at the same season shown by the reading of the meter when in use and registering accurately.
(b) 
A customer may demand the District test the meter and costs shall be charged to the customer in the same manner as for testing a potable water meter.
[Added by Res. 2583, 11-3-2020; amended by Res. 2617, 1-17-2023]
(a) 
Customers shall be notified in writing when the first violation of this article is discovered by the District. The notice shall include a warning that further violations could result in stricter penalties as set forth below.
(b) 
Customers who violate this article for a second time within a twelve-month period have committed an infraction punishable by a fine set forth in Section 7-1.113(a) of this Code.
(c) 
Customers who violate this article for a third time within a twelve-month period have committed an infraction punishable by a fine set forth in set forth in Section 7-1.113(b) of this Code.
(d) 
Customers who violate this article for a fourth time within a twelve-month period have committed an infraction punishable by a fine set forth in set forth in Section 7-1.113(c)of this Code.
(e) 
The District may terminate service to customers who have violated provisions of this article five times within a twelve-month period.
(f) 
Customers shall be encouraged to report violations of this article through the District’s water conservation “hot line.”
(g) 
Fines collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in a special fund to promote water conservation.
(h) 
Customers may appeal enforcement fines to the General Manager.