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§ 15.92.230 — Effective precipitation

Sacramento City Code (current through Supplement No. 4, July 2026, and Ord. 2026-0022) · Sacramento City Code § 15.92.230

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15.92.230 Effective precipitation.

The director may consider effective precipitation (twenty-five (25) percent of annual precipitation) in tracking water use and may use the following equations to calculate maximum applied water allowance: A. For residential areas: MAWA= (ETo - Eppt) (0.62) [(0.55 x LA) + (0.45 x SLA)]; or B. For nonresidential areas: MAWA= (ETo-EPPT) (0.62) [(0.45 x LA) + (0.55 x SLA)]. (Ord. 2015-0038 § 2)