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O6/OS/2015 (5)The application of potable water to outdoor landscapes during and within 48 hours after measurable rainfall; (6)The serving of drinking water other than upon request in eating or drinking establishments, including but not limited to restaurants,hotels, cafes, cafeterias,bars, or other public places where food or drink are served and/or purchased; (7)The irrigation with potable water of ornamental turf on public street medians; and (8)The irrigation with potable water of landscapes outside of newly constructed homes and buildings in a manner inconsistent with regulations or other requirements established by the California Building Standards Commission and the Department of Housing and Community Development. (b)To promote water conservation, operators of hotels and motels shall provide guests with the option of choosing not to have towels and linens laundered daily. The hotel or motel shall prominently display notice of this option in each guestroom using clear and easily understood language. (c) Immediately upon this subdivision taking effect, all commercial, industrial and institutional properties that use a water supply,any portion of which is from a source other than a water supplier subject to section 865, shall either: (1) Limit outdoor irrigation of ornamental landscapes or turf with potable water to no more than two days per week; or (2) Reduce potable water usage supplied by sources other than a water supplier by 25 percent for the months of June 2015 through February 2016 as compared to the amount used from those sources for the same months in 2013. (d)The taking of any action prohibited in subdivision(a) or the failure to take any action required in subdivisions(b) or(c), is an infraction,punishable by a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500) for each day in which the violation occurs. The fine for the infraction is in addition to, and does not supersede or limit, any other remedies, civil or criminal. Authority: Section 1058.5, Water Code. References: Cal. Const.,Art.,X § 2; Sections 102, 104, 105, 275, 350, and 10617, Water Code;Light v. State Water Resources Control Board(2014)226 Ca1.App.4th 1463. Sec. 865. Mandatory Actions by Water Suppliers. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Distributor of a public water supply"has the same meaning as under section 350 of the Water Code, except it does not refer to such distributors when they are functioning solely in a wholesale capacity, but does apply to distributors when they are functioning in a retail capacity. (2) "R-GPCD"means residential gallons per capita per day. 2 $ RESO.#15418 MUFF#802