{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wat-10609.38","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WAT § 10609.38","heading":"","body":"The board may waive the requirements of this chapter for a period of up to five years for any urban retail water supplier whose water deliveries are significantly affected by changes in water use as a result of damage from a disaster such as an earthquake or fire. In establishing the period of a waiver, the board shall take into consideration the breadth of the damage and the time necessary for the damaged areas to recover from the disaster.","path":["Water Code - WAT","DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES [10000. - 12999.]","PART 2.55. SUSTAINABLE WATER USE AND DEMAND REDUCTION [10608. - 10609.42.]","CHAPTER 9. Urban Water Use Objectives and Water Use Reporting [10609. - 10609.38.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"cb9500d4c80f4632f6eb867557f09d6531b5fd33b80700ac2bd24bef9a914d5c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wat-10609.36","next":"us-ca/wat-10609.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}