§ 110-319. Use of reclaimed water.

(a)

Reclaimed water may be used for the irrigation of crops not intended for human consumption; residential lawns; golf courses; cemeteries; parks; landscaped areas; highway medians and rights-of-way; or for any other purpose specifically approved by the director.

(b)

Reclaimed water may be used for fire protection; toilet flushing in nonresidential building; and for irrigation of edible, commercially market crops, only with the written permission of the director.

(c)

Reclaimed water may not be used inside of any residential dwelling, or to fill swimming pools, hot tubs, spas or wading pools.

(d)

There shall be a buffer distance of 75 feet from the edge of the wetted area of a reclaimed water irrigation system to shallow, potable, water supply wells.

(e)

Reclaimed water shall not be applied to impervious surfaces that allow drainage to surface waters. Reclaimed water shall not be applied to properties containing subsurface drainage tiles or plates.

(f)

All uses of reclaimed water shall require a reuse permit, issued by the water resources department, following procedures established by the director.

(Code 1979, § 23-150; Ord. No. 97-26, § 5, 7-22-97)