Cal. Code Regs. tit. 23 § 596.2

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 596.2 - Criteria for Excluding Industrial Process Water Use from Gross Water Use Calculation

When calculating its gross water use, an urban retail water supplier may elect to exclude up to 100 percent of process water use from its gross water use if any one of the following criteria is met in its service area:

(a) Total industrial water use is equal to or greater than 12 percent of gross water use, or
(b) Total industrial water use is equal to or greater than 15 gallons per capita per day, or
(c) Non-industrial water use is equal to or less than 120 gallons per capita per day if the water supplier has self-certified the sufficiency of its water conservation program with the Department of Water Resources under the provisions of section 10631.5 of the Water Code, or
(d) The population as a whole within the supplier's service area meets the criteria for a disadvantaged community.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 23, § 596.2

1. New section filed 12-17-2010 as an emergency; operative 12-17-2010 (Register 2010, No. 51). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-15-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-17-2010 order, including amendment of subsection (d), transmitted to OAL 6-3-2011 and filed 7-8-2011 (Register 2011, No. 27).

Note: Authority cited: Section 10608.20, Water Code. Reference: Sections 10608.20 and 10608.24, Water Code.

1. New section filed 12-17-2010 as an emergency; operative 12-17-2010 (Register 2010, No. 51). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-15-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-17-2010 order, including amendment of subsection (d), transmitted to OAL 6-3-2011 and filed 7-8-2011 (Register 2011, No. 27).