Water Recycling Master Plan.
Riverside Municipal Code § 14.28.040
in effect14.28.040 - Water Recycling Master Plan.
A. General. Upon adoption of this ordinance, the City's Public Utilities Department shall prepare and adopt a Water Recycling Master Plan to define, encourage, and develop the use of recycled water within its boundaries. The Master Plan shall be updated not less often than every five years.
B. Contents of Master Plan. The Master Plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Plants and facilities. Evaluation of the location and size of present and future reclamation treatment plants, distribution pipelines, pump stations, reservoirs, and other facilities related to recycled water, including cost estimates and potential financing methods.
2. Recycled water service areas. Designation, based on the criteria set forth in Section 14.24.020 and the information derived from Section 14.24.040(B)(1) and this section, of the areas within the boundaries of City that can or may in the future use recycled water in lieu of potable water. Recycled water uses may include, but are not limited to, the irrigation of greenbelt and agricultural areas, filling of artificial lakes, and appropriate industrial and commercial uses.
3. Mandatory recycled water use. For each recycled water service area:
a. An evaluation of whether greenbelt irrigation, agricultural irrigation, commercial office buildings landscape irrigation, the filling of artificial lakes, or industrial processes shall be limited to the use of recycled water.
b. As appropriate, a review of whether to mandate construction of recycled water distribution systems or other facilities in new and existing developments for current or future recycled water use as a condition of any development approval or continued water service if future water recycling facilities are proposed in the Master Plan that could adequately serve the development, in accordance with the procedures described in Section 12.24.050.
c. The identification of resources and adoption of measures to assist water users in the financing of necessary conversions.
4. Rules and regulations. The establishment of general rules and regulations governing the use and distribution of recycled water.
(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_14.28.040WAREMAPLFetched: 11/1/2026