Status of Implementation
The Sacramento County Water Agency (SCWA) maintains a water efficiency webpage which can be found here: Sacramento County Water Agency - Water Efficiency (saccounty.gov). In addition, SCWA has a Water Shortage Contingency Plan which limits the use of potable water for outdoor irrigation depending upon water supply availability.
SCWA currently serves tertiary treated recycled water to customers in the Phase 1 area. SCWA is working with Regional San to use the Harvest Water pipeline as a transmission main to deliver tertiary treated water to the Phase 2 system. Most of the distribution infrastructure in the Phase 2 system is in progress but transmission and treatment is still needed. In 2017 the SCWA Board approved the Recycled Water Feasibility Study directing staff to move forward with expansion of recycled water use.
Sacramento County has allowed the State Model Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) to supersede the County's Ordinance. Under the MWELO, although not specifically required, most projects will achieve the 80 percent drought tolerance goal. Additionally, the reader is advised that there is a significant update to the State Ordinance coming.
Updated on 11/28/23