(a) Where any city, town, county, water district, other
political subdivision of the state, or public water supplier requires
licensed irrigators, irrigation technicians, or irrigation inspectors
to comply with reasonable inspection requirements, ordinances, or
regulations designed to protect the public water supply, any of which
relates to work performed or to be performed within such political
subdivision's territory the licensed irrigator, irrigation technician,
or irrigation inspector shall comply with such requirements, ordinances,
and regulations.
(b) Any city, town, county, water district, other political
subdivision of the state, or public water supplier that is not required
to adopt rules or ordinances regulating landscape irrigation may adopt
a landscape irrigation program by ordinance or rule and may be responsible
for inspection of irrigation systems on sites that are connected to
its public water supply system. Any rule or ordinance adopted to regulate
landscape irrigation shall be at least as stringent as the requirements
in this chapter.
(c) Municipalities with a population of 20,000 or more
shall verify that the irrigator that designs and installs an irrigation
system holds a valid irrigator's license and has obtained a permit
before installing a system within its territorial limits or its extraterritorial
jurisdiction. Inspectors must verify that the design and installation
meet the requirements of this chapter and local ordinances or rules
that do not conflict with this chapter, or that are more stringent
than this chapter.
(d) A water district that chooses to implement a landscape
irrigation program shall meet the program requirements in subsection
(c) of this section.
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