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2 <br /> (5) The application of potable water to outdoor landscapes during and within <br />48 hours after measurable rainfall; <br /> (6) The serving of drinking water other than upon request in eating or drinking <br />establishments, including but not limited to restaurants, hotels, cafes, cafeterias, bars, or <br />other public places where food or drink are served and/or purchased; <br /> (7) The irrigation with potable water of ornamental turf on public street medians; <br />and <br /> (8) The irrigation with potable water of landscapes outside of newly constructed <br />homes and buildings in a manner inconsistent with regulations or other requirements <br />established by the California Building Standards Commission and the Department of <br />Housing and Community Development. <br /> (b) To promote water conservation, operators of hotels and motels shall provide <br />guests with the option of choosing not to have towels and linens laundered daily. The <br />hotel or motel shall prominently display notice of this option in each guestroom using <br />clear and easily understood language. <br /> (c) Immediately upon this subdivision taking effect, all commercial, industrial and <br />institutional properties that use a water supply, any portion of which is from a source <br />other than a water supplier subject to section 865, shall either: <br />(1) Limit outdoor irrigation of ornamental landscapes or turf with potable water to <br />no more than two days per week; or <br />(2) Reduce potable water usage supplied by sources other than a water supplier by <br />25 percent for the months of June 2015 through February 2016 as compared to the <br />amount used from those sources for the same months in 2013. <br /> (d) The taking of any action prohibited in subdivision (a) or the failure to take any <br />action required in subdivisions (b) or (c), is an infraction, punishable by a fine of up to <br />five hundred dollars ($500) for each day in which the violation occurs. The fine for the <br />infraction is in addition to, and does not supersede or limit, any other remedies, civil or <br />criminal. <br /> <br />Authority: Section 1058.5, Water Code. <br />References: Cal. Const., Art., X § 2; Sections 102, 104, 105, 275, 350, and 10617, <br />Water Code; Light v. State Water Resources Control Board (2014) 226 Cal.App.4th <br />1463. <br /> <br /> <br />Sec. 865. Mandatory Actions by Water Suppliers. <br />(a) As used in this section: <br />(1) “Distributor of a public water supply” has the same meaning as under <br />section 350 of the Water Code, except it does not refer to such <br />distributors when they are functioning solely in a wholesale capacity, <br />but does apply to distributors when they are functioning in a retail <br />capacity. <br />(2) “R-GPCD” means residential gallons per capita per day. <br />10.A. - Page 16