What is Water Waste?
Water waste is any water that is disposed of after being used for a primary purpose. This includes home water disposal, such as when washing clothes or dishes, as well as cooking and cleaning. It also includes any water that is used for industrial purposes, such as when running machines or needed for other cleaning purposes. Once its primary use is over, it must be disposed of properly. The main reason care should be taken when dealing with water waste is to protect other water sources from becoming contaminated. Thus, most water waste is taken by sewer line to a water treatment facility. There, the solids and most biological organisms are removed from the water and the clean water is released as effluent, usually into another source of water, such as a river or lake. If the equipment at the water treatment facility is running properly, the water will pose no danger to the environment upon being released. Industrial water waste is often treated slightly differently than standard househ
Water waste is defined by the Service Rules as: • Any Water District water you allow to flow or spray off your property • Using sprinklers between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. from May 1 until Sept. 30 • Failure to repair a malfunctioning device or supply line for more than 48 hours • Discharging swimming pool or spa water off the property where discharge into a public sanitary sewer is available • Non-compliance with watering group assignments as part of the mandatory watering schedule • Non-compliance with regulations related to washing vehicles, equipment, driveways, parking lots, sidewalks, streets or other surfaces or objects • Non-compliance with regulations relating to ornamental water features and misting systems Click here for a list of exemptions.
Common examples of water waste are: • Running a sprinkler system too long, which allows excess water that cannot be absorbed quickly by our dry desert soil to flow off private property • Non-compliance with watering group restrictions, such as lawn watering on the wrong day • Non-compliance with time-of-day restrictions, which do not allow lawn watering between the hours of 11 a.m. through 7 p.m. May 1 through September 30 • Draining a swimming pool or spa into the street rather than the sanitary sewer system through a clean out port located on their property • Not fixing a broken sprinkler head or water leak In more general terms, water waste is defined in the Henderson Municipal Ordinance Title 14.14.020 as follows. • Allowing water to flow or spray off private property onto a sidewalk, pavement, gutter, street, alley, right-of-way or drain • Failure to repair a malfunction of an irrigation system or supply line within 48 hours of notification by the City. Such malfunctions may inclu
Water is wasted when it is allowed to flow down the drain without having first fulfilled a useful purpose. This can be the result of leaks or running water unnecessarily. For a detailed description of water waste, see the City of Roseville Municipal Code, Section 14.09.030: Definition of water waste.
The following list outlines what is considered water waste: • Allowing water to flow or spray off the property for which the water was provided. • Malfunctioning device or supply lines. • Washing vehicles, equipment or driveways where water is allowed to flow off the property for a continuous period of 5 minutes or longer. • Using spray irrigation between the hours of 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. from May 1 through Sept. 30. • Failure to comply with landscape watering schedules and restrictions. Landscape watering restrictions (Codes 24.34.020 and 24.34.030) It’s unlawful for customers of a public water system to irrigate landscapes from May 1 through Sept. 30, between the hours of 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The following exceptions apply: • Handwatering • Irrigating new lawns for up to 30 days after planting or installation • Irrigating commercial gardens or plant nurseries • Irrigation system testing as long as the testing does not exceed two minutes and the person conducting the test is present to ob
