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It is hereby declared that because of the conditions prevailing in the City of Los Angeles and in the areas of this State and elsewhere from which the City obtains its water supplies, the general welfare requires that the water resources available to the City be put to the maximum beneficial use to the extent to which they are capable, and that the waste or unreasonable use or unreasonable method of use of water be prevented, and the conservation of such waters is to be exercised with a view to the reasonable and beneficial use thereof in the interests of the people of the City and for the public welfare.
The purpose of this Article is to provide a mandatory water conservation plan to minimize the effect of a shortage of water to the Customers of the City and, by means of this Article, to adopt provisions that will significantly reduce the consumption of water over an extended period of time, thereby extending the available water required for the Customers of the City while reducing the hardship of the City and the general public to the greatest extent possible, voluntary conservation efforts having proved to be insufficient.
The following words and phrases, whenever used in this Article, shall be construed as defined in this section unless from the context a different meaning is intended or unless a different meaning is specifically defined within individual sections of this Article:
a. “Article” means the ordinance providing for “The Emergency Water Conservation Plan of the City of Los Angeles.”
b. “Baseline Water Usage” means the amount of water necessary for existing landscape based on a water budget developed by the Department.
c. “Billing Unit” means the unit amount of water used to apply water rates for purposes of calculating commodity charges for Customer water usage and equals one hundred (100) cubic feet or seven hundred forty-eight (748) gallons of water.
d. “City” means the City of Los Angeles.
e. “City Council” means the Council of the City of Los Angeles.
f. “Conservation Phase” means that level of mandatory water conservation presently required from Customers pursuant to this Article.
g. “Customer” means any person, persons, association, corporation or governmental agency supplied or entitled to be supplied with water service by the Department.
h. “Department” means the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
i. “Drip Irrigation” means an efficient and targeted form of irrigation in which water is delivered in drops directly to the plants roots where no emitter produces more than four (4) gallons of water per hour.
j. “Even-numbered” means street addresses ending with the following numerals: 0 (Zero), 2 (Two), 4 (Four), 6 (Six), 8 (Eight). Street addresses ending in ½ or any fraction shall conform to the permitted uses for the last whole number in the address.
k. “Gray Water” means a Customer’s second or subsequent use of water supplied by the Department on the Customer’s premises, such as the use of laundry or bathing water for other purposes.
l. “Irrigate” means any exterior application of water, other than for firefighting purposes, dust control, or as process water, including, but not limited to, the watering of any vegetation whether it be natural or planted.
m. “Large Landscape Area” means an area of vegetation at least three acres in size supporting a business necessity or public benefit uses such as parks, golf courses, schools and cemeteries.
n. “Mayor” means the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles.
o. “Notice to the Department” means written communication documenting compliance with all requirements and directed to the Department.
p. “Odd-numbered” means street addresses ending with the following numerals: 1 (One), 3 (Three), 5 (Five), 7 (Seven), 9 (Nine). Street addresses ending in ½ or any fraction shall conform to the permitted uses for the last whole number in the address.
q. “Officer” means every person designated in Section 200 of the Los Angeles City Charter as an officer of the City of Los Angeles.
r. “Potable Water” means water supplied by the Department which is suitable for drinking and excludes recycled water from any source.
s. “Private Golf Course” means a facility with a business license where play is restricted to members and their guests, and does not include personal use facilities such as backyard golf greens or courses.
t. “Process Water” means water used to manufacture, alter, convert, clean, heat or cool a product, or the equipment used for such purpose; water used for plant and equipment washing and for transporting of raw materials and products; and water used for community gardens, or to grow trees, plants, or turf for sale or installation.
u. “Recycled Water” means water which, as a result of treatment of wastewater, is suitable for a direct beneficial use or a controlled use as approved by the California Department of Public Health.
v. “Section” means a section of this Article unless some other ordinance or statute is specifically mentioned.
w. “Single-Family Residential Customer” means a customer who is currently subject to Rate Schedule A of the LADWP water rate ordinance.
x. “Single Pass Cooling Systems” means equipment where water is circulated only once to cool equipment before being disposed.
y. “Sports Field” means a public or private facility supporting a business necessity or public benefit use that provides turf areas as a playing surface for individual and team sports, and does not include a facility on a residential property.
z. “Station” means those sprinklers or other water-emitting devices controlled by a single valve.
The provisions of this Article shall apply to all Customers and property served by the Department wherever situated, and shall also apply to all property and facilities owned, maintained, operated or under the jurisdiction of the various officers, boards, departments, bureaus or agencies of the City.
A. No Customer of the Department shall make, cause, use or permit the use of water from the Department for any residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, governmental, or any other purpose in a manner contrary to any provision of this Article. The waste or unreasonable use of water is prohibited.
B. For the purposes of this Article, a use of water by a tenant or by an employee, agent, contractor or other acting on behalf of a Customer whether with real or ostensible authority shall be imputed to the Customer. Nothing contained in this Article shall limit the remedies available to a Customer under law or equity for the actions of a tenant, agent, contractor or other acting on behalf of a Customer.
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