Definitions.
Riverside Municipal Code § 14.28.030
in effect14.28.030 - Definitions.
The words used in this chapter shall have the meanings as set forth below:
A. Agricultural purposes includes the growing of field and nursery crops, row crops, trees, and vines and the feeding of fowl and livestock.
B. Artificial lake means a human-made lake, pond, lagoon, or other body of water that is used wholly or partly for landscape, scenic or noncontact recreational purposes.
C. Commercial office building means any building for office or commercial uses with water requirements which include, but are not limited to, landscape irrigation, toilets, urinals and/or decorative fountains.
D. Recycled water distribution system means a piping system intended for the delivery of recycled water only and which is separate from any potable water distribution system.
E. Greenbelt areas includes, but is not limited to, golf courses, cemeteries, parks and landscaping.
F. Industrial process water means water used by any industrial facility with process water requirements which include, but are not limited to, rinsing, washing, cooling and circulation, or construction, including any facility regulated by the requirements of Chapter 14.12.
G. Off-site facilities means water facilities from the source of supply to the point of connection with the on-site facilities, including the water meter.
H. On-site facilities means water facilities under the control of the owner, downstream from but not including the water meter.
I. Potable water means water which conforms to the federal, state, and local standards for human consumption.
J. Recycled water means water which, as a result of treatment of wastewater, is suitable for a direct beneficial use or a controlled use that would not otherwise occur, as defined by California Water Code Section 13050(n).
K. Master plan shall mean the Water Recycling Master Plan referenced in this chapter.
(Ord. 7002 § 2, 2008)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT14PUUT_CH14.28MAUSREWA_14.28.030DEFetched: 11/1/2026