Water Code section 81040

Projects shall have one or more of the following benefits:

(a)

Measurably reduce urban per capita potable water use.

(b)

Measurably reduce agricultural water use.

(c)

Increase the use or availability of recycled water supply.

(d)

Reduce greenhouse gas emission and water and energy use.

Source: Section 81040, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=81040. (updated Jan. 1, 2015; accessed Aug. 17, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_81040

Original Source: Section 81040, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=81040. (last accessed May 12, 2025).