Bill Text: CA SB877 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public water systems: point-of-use treatment.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-31 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB877 Detail]
Download: California-2011-SB877-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 877 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Senator Anderson
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
An act to amend Section 116380 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to drinking water.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 877, as introduced, Anderson. Public water systems:
point-of-use treatment.
Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, provides for
the operation of public water systems, and requires the State
Department of Public Health to adopt regulations for these purposes.
Under existing law, regulations adopted by the department are
required to include requirements governing the use of point-of-entry
and point-of-use treatment by public water systems in lieu of
centralized treatment, where feasible. Existing law authorizes the
department to develop limited emergency regulations governing the
permitted use of point-of-entry and point-of-use treatment by public
water systems in lieu of centralized treatment and requires that
these emergency regulations remain in effect until the earlier of
January 1, 2014, or the effective date of the required nonemergency
regulations. Existing law limits these regulations to public water
systems with less than 200 service connection.
This bill would, instead, limit these regulations to public water
systems with less than 2,500 service connections and would permit the
emergency regulations to remain in effect until the earlier of
January 1, 2016, or the effective date of the required nonemergency
regulations.
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. The Legislature finds and declares that there are many
limitations to providing the small, unincorporated communities in
California access to safe drinking water.
SEC. 2. Section 116380 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to
read:
116380. (a) In addition to the requirements set forth in Section
116375, the regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section
116375 shall include requirements governing the use of
point-of-entry and point-of-use treatment by public water systems in
lieu of centralized treatment where it can be demonstrated that
centralized treatment is not immediately economically feasible,
limited to the following:
(1) Water systems with less than 200 2,500
service connections.
(2) Usage allowed under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and
its implementing regulations and guidance.
(3) Water systems that have submitted preapplications with the
State Department of Public Health for funding to correct the
violations for which the point-of-entry and point-of-use treatment is
provided.
(b) The department shall adopt emergency regulations governing the
permitted use of point-of-entry and point-of-use treatment by public
water systems in lieu of centralized treatment.
(1) The emergency regulations shall comply with Section 116552,
and shall comply with all of the requirements set forth in
subdivision (a) applicable to nonemergency regulations, but shall not
be subject to the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative
Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1
of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). The emergency
regulations shall take effect when filed with the Secretary of State,
and shall be published in the California Code of Regulations.
(2) The emergency regulations adopted pursuant to this subdivision
shall remain in effect until the earlier of January 1, 2014
2016 , or the effective date of
nonemergency regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a).
