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This bill amends California's Water Code to expand and clarify regulations around recycled water use, primarily to support water conservation efforts. The bill redefines "recycled water" and provides that water discharged from decorative water features during storm events is not considered an unauthorized discharge if recycled water was used to restore evaporation levels. It permits incidental spray, mist, or runoff from recycled water irrigation to enter outdoor eating areas in parks and open spaces, and clarifies that outdoor landscape irrigation of homeowners association common areas is not considered a dual-plumbed system. The bill also expands the definition of "structures" to include food handling and processing facilities, authorizing the use of recycled water for toilet and urinal flushing or outdoor irrigation around such facilities, provided the recycled water does not enter food processing areas. This legislative change supports California's Water Supply Strategy, which aims to reuse 800,000 acre-feet of water per year by 2030 and 1.8 million acre-feet by 2040, and addresses the need to update recycled water regulations to keep pace with current scientific understanding and technological capabilities.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

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