Bill Text: CA SB1330 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Urban retail water supplier: water use.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-26 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. [SB1330 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB1330-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
June 26, 2024 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
June 13, 2024 |
Amended
IN
Senate
April 24, 2024 |
Amended
IN
Senate
March 19, 2024 |
Introduced by Senator Archuleta (Coauthors: Senators Alvarado-Gil and Newman) |
February 16, 2024 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law, the Urban Water Management Planning Act, requires every urban water supplier to prepare and adopt an urban water management plan, as specified. Existing law requires an urban wholesale water supplier to include in the urban water management plans an assessment of their present and proposed future measures, programs, and policies to help achieve water use reductions. Existing law requires urban water retail suppliers to report to the department on their progress in meeting their urban water use targets as part of their urban water management plans.
This bill would repeal the above-described requirements relating to urban wholesale water suppliers and urban water retail suppliers under an urban water management plan.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 1846.5 of the Water Code is amended to read:1846.5.
(a) An urban retail water supplier who commits any of the violations identified in subdivision (b) may be liable in an amount not to exceed the following, as applicable:SEC. 4.SEC. 2.
Section 10609.7 is added to the Water Code, to read:10609.7.
(a) The department shall, no later than January 1, 2035, conduct necessary studies and investigations regarding the efficiency performance of newly constructed residential landscapes and landscape areas with dedicated irrigation meters in connection with CII water use to determine whether these landscapes use the same amount of water for which they were designed, and if they use more water, an explanation for these divergences.SEC. 5.SEC. 3.
Section 10609.20 of the Water Code is amended to read:10609.20.
(a) Each urban retail water supplier shall calculate its urban water use objective no later than January 1, 2024, and by January 1 every year thereafter.SEC. 6.SEC. 4.
Section 10609.22 of the Water Code is amended to read:10609.22.
(a) An urban retail water supplier shall calculate its actual urban water use no later than January 1, 2024, and by January 1 every year thereafter.SEC. 7.SEC. 5.
Section 10609.24 of the Water Code is amended to read:10609.24.
(a) An urban retail water supplier shall submit a report to the department no later than January 1, 2024, and by January 1 every year thereafter. The report shall include all of the following:SEC. 8.SEC. 6.
Section 10609.26 of the Water Code is amended to read:10609.26.
(a) (1) On and after January 1, 2026, the board may issue informational orders pertaining to water production, water use, and water conservation to an urban retail water supplier that does not meet its urban water use objective required by this chapter. Informational orders are intended to obtain information on supplier activities, water production, and conservation efforts in order to identify technical assistance needs and assist urban water suppliers in meeting their urban water use objectives.SEC. 9.SEC. 7.
Section 10609.30 of the Water Code is amended to read:10609.30.
On or before January 10, 2029, the Legislative Analyst shall provide to the appropriate policy committees of both houses of the Legislature and the public a report evaluating the implementation of the water use efficiency standards and water use reporting pursuant to this chapter. The board and the department shall provide the Legislative Analyst with the available data to complete this report.(2)Issues identified regarding the accuracy of the data and estimates being used to calculate urban water use objectives.
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