§ 996. Urban Drought Response Actions.
23 CA ADC § 996Barclays Official California Code of RegulationsEffective: June 5, 2023
Effective: June 5, 2023
23 CCR § 996
§ 996. Urban Drought Response Actions.
(1) “Commercial, industrial and institutional” refers to commercial water users, industrial water users, and institutional water users as respectively defined in Water Code, section 10608.12, subdivisions (e), (i), and (j), and includes homeowners' associations, common interest developments, community service organizations, and other similar entities but does not include the residences of these entities' members or separate interests.
(5) “Non-functional turf” means turf that is solely ornamental and not regularly used for human recreational purposes or for civic or community events. Non-functional turf does not include sports fields and turf that is regularly used for human recreational purposes or for civic or community events.
(3) Notwithstanding subdivision (b)(1), an urban water supplier may approve a request for continued irrigation of non-functional turf where the user certifies that the turf is a low water use plant with a plant factor of 0.3 or less, and demonstrates the actual use is less than 40% of reference evapotranspiration.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 1058.5, Water Code. Reference: Article X, Section 2, California Constitution; Sections 4080, 4100, 4110 and 4185, Civil Code; Section 8627.7, Government Code; Sections 102, 104, 105, 275, 350, 377, 491, 1122 and 10608.12, Water Code; Light v. State Water Resources Control Board (2014) 226 Cal.App.4th 1463; and Stanford Vina Ranch Irrigation Co. v. State of California (2020) 50 Cal.App.5th 976.
History
1. New section filed 6-10-2022 as an emergency; operative 6-10-2022 (Register 2022, No. 23). The finding of emergency was exempt from OAL review pursuant to Water Code section 1058.5(b). Pursuant to Water Code section 1058.5(c), a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-9-2023 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 6-5-2023 as an emergency, including amendment of section and Note; operative 6-5-2023 (Register 2023, No. 23). The finding of emergency was exempt from OAL review pursuant to Water Code section 1058.5(b). Pursuant to Water Code section 1058.5(c), a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-4-2024 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
This database is current through 6/7/24 Register 2024, No. 23.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 23, § 996, 23 CA ADC § 996
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