California Government Code ARTICLE 10.8 - Water Conservation in Landscaping

  • Section 65591.
    This article shall be known and may be cited as the Water Conservation in Landscaping Act.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 559, Sec. 3....
  • Section 65592.
    Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions govern the construction of this article:(a) “Department” means the Department of Water Resources.(b) “Local agency” means any city, county,...
  • Section 65593.
    The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The waters of the state are of limited supply and are subject to ever increasing demands.(b) The continuation...
  • Section 65594.
    (a) Except as provided in Section 65595, if by January 1, 1993, a local agency did not adopt a water efficient landscape ordinance and did not...
  • Section 65595.
    (a) (1) To the extent funds are appropriated, not later than January 1, 2009, by regulation, the department shall update the model water efficient landscape ordinance adopted...
  • Section 65596.
    The updated model ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 65595 shall do all the following in order to reduce water use:(a) Include provisions for water conservation and...
  • Section 65596.5.
    (a) On or before January 1, 2020, and at least every three years thereafter, the department, after holding one or more public hearings, shall do one...
  • Section 65597.
    Not later than January 31, 2010, each local agency shall notify the department as to whether the local agency is subject to the department’s updated...
  • Section 65598.
    Any model ordinance adopted pursuant to this article shall exempt cemeteries from all provisions of the ordinance except those set forth in subdivisions (h), (k),...
  • Section 65599.
    Any actions or proceedings to attach, review, set aside, void, or annul the act, decision, or findings of a local agency on the ground of...

Last modified: October 22, 2018