BILL NUMBER: AB 1463 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Gatto FEBRUARY 27, 2015 An act to add Article 8 (commencing with Section 13558) to Chapter 7 of Division 7 of the Water Code, relating to recycled water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1463, as introduced, Gatto. Onsite recycled water. Existing law requires the State Water Resources Control Board to establish uniform statewide recycling criteria for each varying type of use of recycled water where the use involves the protection of public health. This bill would require the state board, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, the California Building Standards Commission, and stakeholders, to establish water quality standards and distribution, monitoring, and reporting requirements for onsite water recycling systems prior to authorizing the use of onsite recycled water in internal plumbing of residential and commercial buildings. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Article 8 (commencing with Section 13558) is added to Chapter 7 of Division 7 of the Water Code, to read: Article 8. Onsite Recycled Water 13558. For the purpose of this article, "onsite recycled water" means water, including graywater, rainwater, and other water captured onsite, that has been sourced, treated, and used onsite in a building in a manner that is protective of public health, safety, and the environment. "Onsite recycled water" does not include any water from a toilet, sewer, or onsite wastewater treatment system or septic tank unless the state board has established additional standards, monitoring, and reporting requirements for that water necessary to protect public health, safety, and the environment. 13559. The state board, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, the California Building Standards Commission, and stakeholders, shall establish water quality standards and distribution, monitoring, and reporting requirements for onsite water recycling systems prior to authorizing the use of onsite recycled water in internal plumbing of residential and commercial buildings.