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1-Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2020 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3048Introduced by Assembly Member FloraFebruary 21, 2020 An act to amend Section 116275 of add Section 116426 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to drinking water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3048, as amended, Flora. California Safe Drinking Water Act: definitions. State Water Resources Control Board: Small Business Water Regulation Working Group: streamlining recommendations.Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Water Resources Control Board to administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water to protect public health. The act defines various terms for its purposes.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those definitions. require the state board to establish and convene a working group composed of representatives of affected small businesses, environmental justice advocates, and representatives of working lands to review the state boards regulation and enforcement of water quality standards for small businesses that use their own, independent sources of water supply that may not meet the water quality standards imposed on public water systems or public water suppliers. The bill would authorize the state board to exercise its discretion in appointing members to the working group.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 116426 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:116426. (a) The state board shall establish and convene the Small Business Water Regulation Working Group to review the state boards regulation and enforcement of water quality standards for small businesses that use their own, independent sources of water supply that may not meet the water quality standards imposed on public water systems or public water suppliers.(b) The working group established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be composed of representatives of affected small businesses, environmental justice advocates, and representatives of working lands. The state board may exercise its discretion in appointing members to the working group.SECTION 1.Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:116275.As used in this chapter:(a)Contaminant means any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water.(b)Department means the state board.(c)Primary drinking water standards means all of the following:(1)Maximum levels of contaminants that, in the judgment of the state board, may have an adverse effect on the health of persons.(2)Specific treatment techniques adopted by the state board in lieu of maximum contaminant levels pursuant to subdivision (j) of Section 116365.(3)The monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in regulations adopted by the state board that pertain to maximum contaminant levels.(d)Secondary drinking water standards means standards that specify maximum contaminant levels that, in the judgment of the state board, are necessary to protect the public welfare. Secondary drinking water standards may apply to any contaminant in drinking water that may adversely affect the odor or appearance of the water and may cause a substantial number of persons served by the public water system to discontinue its use, or that may otherwise adversely affect the public welfare. Regulations establishing secondary drinking water standards may vary according to geographic and other circumstances and may apply to any contaminant in drinking water that adversely affects the taste, odor, or appearance of the water when the standards are necessary to ensure a supply of pure, wholesome, and potable water.(e)Human consumption means the use of water for drinking, bathing or showering, hand washing, oral hygiene, or cooking, including, but not limited to, preparing food and washing dishes.(f)Maximum contaminant level means the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water.(g)Person means an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, municipality, public utility, or other public body or institution.(h)Public water system means a system for the provision of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances that has 15 or more service connections or regularly serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year. A public water system includes the following:(1)Any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of the system that are used primarily in connection with the system.(2)Any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under the control of the operator that are used primarily in connection with the system.(3)Any water system that treats water on behalf of one or more public water systems for the purpose of rendering it safe for human consumption.(i)Community water system means a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by yearlong residents or regularly serves at least 25 yearlong residents of the area served by the system.(j)Noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system.(k)Nontransient noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system and that regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.(l)Local health officer means a local health officer appointed pursuant to Section 101000 or a local comprehensive environmental agency designated by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 101275 to carry out the drinking water program.(m)Significant rise in the bacterial count of water means a rise in the bacterial count of water that the state board determines, by regulation, represents an immediate danger to the health of water users.(n)State small water system means a system for the provision of piped water to the public for human consumption that serves at least five, but not more than 14, service connections and does not regularly serve drinking water to more than an average of 25 individuals daily for more than 60 days out of the year.(o)Transient noncommunity water system means a noncommunity water system that does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.(p)User means a person using water for domestic purposes. User does not include a person processing, selling, or serving water or operating a public water system.(q)Waterworks standards means regulations adopted by the state board entitled California Waterworks Standards (Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 64551) of Division 4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).(r)Local primacy agency means a local health officer that has applied for and received primacy delegation pursuant to Section 116330.(s)Service connection means the point of connection between the customers piping or constructed conveyance, and the water systems meter, service pipe, or constructed conveyance. A connection to a system that delivers water by a constructed conveyance other than a pipe shall not be considered a connection in determining if the system is a public water system if any of the following apply:(1)The water is used exclusively for purposes other than residential uses, consisting of drinking, bathing, and cooking, or other similar uses.(2)The state board determines that alternative water to achieve the equivalent level of public health protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulation is provided for residential or similar uses for drinking and cooking.(3)The state board determines that the water provided for residential or similar uses for drinking, cooking, and bathing is centrally treated or treated at the point of entry by the provider, a passthrough entity, or the user to achieve the equivalent level of protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulations.(t)Resident means a person who physically occupies, whether by ownership, rental, lease, or other means, the same dwelling for at least 60 days of the year.(u)Water treatment operator means a person who has met the requirements for a specific water treatment operator grade pursuant to Section 106875.(v)Water distribution operator means a person who has met the requirements for a specific water distribution operator grade pursuant to Section 106875.(w)Water treatment plant means a group or assemblage of structures, equipment, and processes that treats, blends, or conditions the water supply of a public water system.(x)Water distribution system means any combination of pipes, tanks, pumps, and other physical features that deliver water from the source or water treatment plant to the consumer.(y)Public health goal means a goal established by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 116365.(z)Small community water system means a community water system that serves no more than 3,300 service connections or a yearlong population of no more than 10,000 persons.(aa)Disadvantaged community means the entire service area of a community water system, or a community therein, in which the median household income is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income level.(ab)State board means the State Water Resources Control Board.(ac)Deputy director means the deputy director appointed by the state board pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 116271.
1+CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3048Introduced by Assembly Member FloraFebruary 21, 2020 An act to amend Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to drinking water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3048, as introduced, Flora. California Safe Drinking Water Act: definitions.Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Water Resources Control Board to administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water to protect public health. The act defines various terms for its purposes.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those definitions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:116275. As used in this chapter:(a) Contaminant means any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water.(b) Department means the state board.(c) Primary drinking water standards means: means all of the following:(1) Maximum levels of contaminants that, in the judgment of the state board, may have an adverse effect on the health of persons.(2) Specific treatment techniques adopted by the state board in lieu of maximum contaminant levels pursuant to subdivision (j) of Section 116365.(3) The monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in regulations adopted by the state board that pertain to maximum contaminant levels.(d) Secondary drinking water standards means standards that specify maximum contaminant levels that, in the judgment of the state board, are necessary to protect the public welfare. Secondary drinking water standards may apply to any contaminant in drinking water that may adversely affect the odor or appearance of the water and may cause a substantial number of persons served by the public water system to discontinue its use, or that may otherwise adversely affect the public welfare. Regulations establishing secondary drinking water standards may vary according to geographic and other circumstances and may apply to any contaminant in drinking water that adversely affects the taste, odor, or appearance of the water when the standards are necessary to ensure a supply of pure, wholesome, and potable water.(e) Human consumption means the use of water for drinking, bathing or showering, hand washing, oral hygiene, or cooking, including, but not limited to, preparing food and washing dishes.(f) Maximum contaminant level means the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water.(g) Person means an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, municipality, public utility, or other public body or institution.(h) Public water system means a system for the provision of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances that has 15 or more service connections or regularly serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year. A public water system includes the following:(1) Any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of the system that are used primarily in connection with the system.(2) Any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under the control of the operator that are used primarily in connection with the system.(3) Any water system that treats water on behalf of one or more public water systems for the purpose of rendering it safe for human consumption.(i) Community water system means a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by yearlong residents or regularly serves at least 25 yearlong residents of the area served by the system.(j) Noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system.(k) Nontransient noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system and that regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.(l) Local health officer means a local health officer appointed pursuant to Section 101000 or a local comprehensive health environmental agency designated by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 101275 to carry out the drinking water program.(m) Significant rise in the bacterial count of water means a rise in the bacterial count of water that the state board determines, by regulation, represents an immediate danger to the health of water users.(n) State small water system means a system for the provision of piped water to the public for human consumption that serves at least five, but not more than 14, service connections and does not regularly serve drinking water to more than an average of 25 individuals daily for more than 60 days out of the year.(o) Transient noncommunity water system means a noncommunity water system that does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.(p) User means a person using water for domestic purposes. User does not include a person processing, selling, or serving water or operating a public water system.(q) Waterworks standards means regulations adopted by the state board entitled California Waterworks Standards (Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 64551) of Division 4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).(r) Local primacy agency means a local health officer that has applied for and received primacy delegation pursuant to Section 116330.(s) Service connection means the point of connection between the customers piping or constructed conveyance, and the water systems meter, service pipe, or constructed conveyance. A connection to a system that delivers water by a constructed conveyance other than a pipe shall not be considered a connection in determining if the system is a public water system if any of the following apply:(1) The water is used exclusively for purposes other than residential uses, consisting of drinking, bathing, and cooking, or other similar uses.(2) The state board determines that alternative water to achieve the equivalent level of public health protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulation is provided for residential or similar uses for drinking and cooking.(3) The state board determines that the water provided for residential or similar uses for drinking, cooking, and bathing is centrally treated or treated at the point of entry by the provider, a passthrough entity, or the user to achieve the equivalent level of protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulations.(t) Resident means a person who physically occupies, whether by ownership, rental, lease, or other means, the same dwelling for at least 60 days of the year.(u) Water treatment operator means a person who has met the requirements for a specific water treatment operator grade pursuant to Section 106875.(v) Water distribution operator means a person who has met the requirements for a specific water distribution operator grade pursuant to Section 106875.(w) Water treatment plant means a group or assemblage of structures, equipment, and processes that treats, blends, or conditions the water supply of a public water system.(x) Water distribution system means any combination of pipes, tanks, pumps, and other physical features that deliver water from the source or water treatment plant to the consumer.(y) Public health goal means a goal established by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 116365.(z) Small community water system means a community water system that serves no more than 3,300 service connections or a yearlong population of no more than 10,000 persons.(aa) Disadvantaged community means the entire service area of a community water system, or a community therein, in which the median household income is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income level.(ab) State board means the State Water Resources Control Board.(ac) Deputy director means the deputy director appointed by the state board pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 116271.
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3- Amended IN Assembly May 04, 2020 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3048Introduced by Assembly Member FloraFebruary 21, 2020 An act to amend Section 116275 of add Section 116426 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to drinking water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3048, as amended, Flora. California Safe Drinking Water Act: definitions. State Water Resources Control Board: Small Business Water Regulation Working Group: streamlining recommendations.Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Water Resources Control Board to administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water to protect public health. The act defines various terms for its purposes.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those definitions. require the state board to establish and convene a working group composed of representatives of affected small businesses, environmental justice advocates, and representatives of working lands to review the state boards regulation and enforcement of water quality standards for small businesses that use their own, independent sources of water supply that may not meet the water quality standards imposed on public water systems or public water suppliers. The bill would authorize the state board to exercise its discretion in appointing members to the working group.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
3+ CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3048Introduced by Assembly Member FloraFebruary 21, 2020 An act to amend Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to drinking water. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3048, as introduced, Flora. California Safe Drinking Water Act: definitions.Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Water Resources Control Board to administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water to protect public health. The act defines various terms for its purposes.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those definitions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
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28-Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Water Resources Control Board to administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water to protect public health. The act defines various terms for its purposes.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those definitions. require the state board to establish and convene a working group composed of representatives of affected small businesses, environmental justice advocates, and representatives of working lands to review the state boards regulation and enforcement of water quality standards for small businesses that use their own, independent sources of water supply that may not meet the water quality standards imposed on public water systems or public water suppliers. The bill would authorize the state board to exercise its discretion in appointing members to the working group.
28+Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Water Resources Control Board to administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water to protect public health. The act defines various terms for its purposes.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those definitions.
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38-The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 116426 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:116426. (a) The state board shall establish and convene the Small Business Water Regulation Working Group to review the state boards regulation and enforcement of water quality standards for small businesses that use their own, independent sources of water supply that may not meet the water quality standards imposed on public water systems or public water suppliers.(b) The working group established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be composed of representatives of affected small businesses, environmental justice advocates, and representatives of working lands. The state board may exercise its discretion in appointing members to the working group.SECTION 1.Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:116275.As used in this chapter:(a)Contaminant means any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water.(b)Department means the state board.(c)Primary drinking water standards means all of the following:(1)Maximum levels of contaminants that, in the judgment of the state board, may have an adverse effect on the health of persons.(2)Specific treatment techniques adopted by the state board in lieu of maximum contaminant levels pursuant to subdivision (j) of Section 116365.(3)The monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in regulations adopted by the state board that pertain to maximum contaminant levels.(d)Secondary drinking water standards means standards that specify maximum contaminant levels that, in the judgment of the state board, are necessary to protect the public welfare. Secondary drinking water standards may apply to any contaminant in drinking water that may adversely affect the odor or appearance of the water and may cause a substantial number of persons served by the public water system to discontinue its use, or that may otherwise adversely affect the public welfare. Regulations establishing secondary drinking water standards may vary according to geographic and other circumstances and may apply to any contaminant in drinking water that adversely affects the taste, odor, or appearance of the water when the standards are necessary to ensure a supply of pure, wholesome, and potable water.(e)Human consumption means the use of water for drinking, bathing or showering, hand washing, oral hygiene, or cooking, including, but not limited to, preparing food and washing dishes.(f)Maximum contaminant level means the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water.(g)Person means an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, municipality, public utility, or other public body or institution.(h)Public water system means a system for the provision of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances that has 15 or more service connections or regularly serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year. A public water system includes the following:(1)Any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of the system that are used primarily in connection with the system.(2)Any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under the control of the operator that are used primarily in connection with the system.(3)Any water system that treats water on behalf of one or more public water systems for the purpose of rendering it safe for human consumption.(i)Community water system means a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by yearlong residents or regularly serves at least 25 yearlong residents of the area served by the system.(j)Noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system.(k)Nontransient noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system and that regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.(l)Local health officer means a local health officer appointed pursuant to Section 101000 or a local comprehensive environmental agency designated by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 101275 to carry out the drinking water program.(m)Significant rise in the bacterial count of water means a rise in the bacterial count of water that the state board determines, by regulation, represents an immediate danger to the health of water users.(n)State small water system means a system for the provision of piped water to the public for human consumption that serves at least five, but not more than 14, service connections and does not regularly serve drinking water to more than an average of 25 individuals daily for more than 60 days out of the year.(o)Transient noncommunity water system means a noncommunity water system that does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.(p)User means a person using water for domestic purposes. User does not include a person processing, selling, or serving water or operating a public water system.(q)Waterworks standards means regulations adopted by the state board entitled California Waterworks Standards (Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 64551) of Division 4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).(r)Local primacy agency means a local health officer that has applied for and received primacy delegation pursuant to Section 116330.(s)Service connection means the point of connection between the customers piping or constructed conveyance, and the water systems meter, service pipe, or constructed conveyance. A connection to a system that delivers water by a constructed conveyance other than a pipe shall not be considered a connection in determining if the system is a public water system if any of the following apply:(1)The water is used exclusively for purposes other than residential uses, consisting of drinking, bathing, and cooking, or other similar uses.(2)The state board determines that alternative water to achieve the equivalent level of public health protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulation is provided for residential or similar uses for drinking and cooking.(3)The state board determines that the water provided for residential or similar uses for drinking, cooking, and bathing is centrally treated or treated at the point of entry by the provider, a passthrough entity, or the user to achieve the equivalent level of protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulations.(t)Resident means a person who physically occupies, whether by ownership, rental, lease, or other means, the same dwelling for at least 60 days of the year.(u)Water treatment operator means a person who has met the requirements for a specific water treatment operator grade pursuant to Section 106875.(v)Water distribution operator means a person who has met the requirements for a specific water distribution operator grade pursuant to Section 106875.(w)Water treatment plant means a group or assemblage of structures, equipment, and processes that treats, blends, or conditions the water supply of a public water system.(x)Water distribution system means any combination of pipes, tanks, pumps, and other physical features that deliver water from the source or water treatment plant to the consumer.(y)Public health goal means a goal established by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 116365.(z)Small community water system means a community water system that serves no more than 3,300 service connections or a yearlong population of no more than 10,000 persons.(aa)Disadvantaged community means the entire service area of a community water system, or a community therein, in which the median household income is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income level.(ab)State board means the State Water Resources Control Board.(ac)Deputy director means the deputy director appointed by the state board pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 116271.
38+The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:116275. As used in this chapter:(a) Contaminant means any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water.(b) Department means the state board.(c) Primary drinking water standards means: means all of the following:(1) Maximum levels of contaminants that, in the judgment of the state board, may have an adverse effect on the health of persons.(2) Specific treatment techniques adopted by the state board in lieu of maximum contaminant levels pursuant to subdivision (j) of Section 116365.(3) The monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in regulations adopted by the state board that pertain to maximum contaminant levels.(d) Secondary drinking water standards means standards that specify maximum contaminant levels that, in the judgment of the state board, are necessary to protect the public welfare. Secondary drinking water standards may apply to any contaminant in drinking water that may adversely affect the odor or appearance of the water and may cause a substantial number of persons served by the public water system to discontinue its use, or that may otherwise adversely affect the public welfare. Regulations establishing secondary drinking water standards may vary according to geographic and other circumstances and may apply to any contaminant in drinking water that adversely affects the taste, odor, or appearance of the water when the standards are necessary to ensure a supply of pure, wholesome, and potable water.(e) Human consumption means the use of water for drinking, bathing or showering, hand washing, oral hygiene, or cooking, including, but not limited to, preparing food and washing dishes.(f) Maximum contaminant level means the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water.(g) Person means an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, municipality, public utility, or other public body or institution.(h) Public water system means a system for the provision of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances that has 15 or more service connections or regularly serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year. A public water system includes the following:(1) Any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of the system that are used primarily in connection with the system.(2) Any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under the control of the operator that are used primarily in connection with the system.(3) Any water system that treats water on behalf of one or more public water systems for the purpose of rendering it safe for human consumption.(i) Community water system means a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by yearlong residents or regularly serves at least 25 yearlong residents of the area served by the system.(j) Noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system.(k) Nontransient noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system and that regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.(l) Local health officer means a local health officer appointed pursuant to Section 101000 or a local comprehensive health environmental agency designated by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 101275 to carry out the drinking water program.(m) Significant rise in the bacterial count of water means a rise in the bacterial count of water that the state board determines, by regulation, represents an immediate danger to the health of water users.(n) State small water system means a system for the provision of piped water to the public for human consumption that serves at least five, but not more than 14, service connections and does not regularly serve drinking water to more than an average of 25 individuals daily for more than 60 days out of the year.(o) Transient noncommunity water system means a noncommunity water system that does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.(p) User means a person using water for domestic purposes. User does not include a person processing, selling, or serving water or operating a public water system.(q) Waterworks standards means regulations adopted by the state board entitled California Waterworks Standards (Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 64551) of Division 4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).(r) Local primacy agency means a local health officer that has applied for and received primacy delegation pursuant to Section 116330.(s) Service connection means the point of connection between the customers piping or constructed conveyance, and the water systems meter, service pipe, or constructed conveyance. A connection to a system that delivers water by a constructed conveyance other than a pipe shall not be considered a connection in determining if the system is a public water system if any of the following apply:(1) The water is used exclusively for purposes other than residential uses, consisting of drinking, bathing, and cooking, or other similar uses.(2) The state board determines that alternative water to achieve the equivalent level of public health protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulation is provided for residential or similar uses for drinking and cooking.(3) The state board determines that the water provided for residential or similar uses for drinking, cooking, and bathing is centrally treated or treated at the point of entry by the provider, a passthrough entity, or the user to achieve the equivalent level of protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulations.(t) Resident means a person who physically occupies, whether by ownership, rental, lease, or other means, the same dwelling for at least 60 days of the year.(u) Water treatment operator means a person who has met the requirements for a specific water treatment operator grade pursuant to Section 106875.(v) Water distribution operator means a person who has met the requirements for a specific water distribution operator grade pursuant to Section 106875.(w) Water treatment plant means a group or assemblage of structures, equipment, and processes that treats, blends, or conditions the water supply of a public water system.(x) Water distribution system means any combination of pipes, tanks, pumps, and other physical features that deliver water from the source or water treatment plant to the consumer.(y) Public health goal means a goal established by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 116365.(z) Small community water system means a community water system that serves no more than 3,300 service connections or a yearlong population of no more than 10,000 persons.(aa) Disadvantaged community means the entire service area of a community water system, or a community therein, in which the median household income is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income level.(ab) State board means the State Water Resources Control Board.(ac) Deputy director means the deputy director appointed by the state board pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 116271.
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44-SECTION 1. Section 116426 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:116426. (a) The state board shall establish and convene the Small Business Water Regulation Working Group to review the state boards regulation and enforcement of water quality standards for small businesses that use their own, independent sources of water supply that may not meet the water quality standards imposed on public water systems or public water suppliers.(b) The working group established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be composed of representatives of affected small businesses, environmental justice advocates, and representatives of working lands. The state board may exercise its discretion in appointing members to the working group.
44+SECTION 1. Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:116275. As used in this chapter:(a) Contaminant means any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water.(b) Department means the state board.(c) Primary drinking water standards means: means all of the following:(1) Maximum levels of contaminants that, in the judgment of the state board, may have an adverse effect on the health of persons.(2) Specific treatment techniques adopted by the state board in lieu of maximum contaminant levels pursuant to subdivision (j) of Section 116365.(3) The monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in regulations adopted by the state board that pertain to maximum contaminant levels.(d) Secondary drinking water standards means standards that specify maximum contaminant levels that, in the judgment of the state board, are necessary to protect the public welfare. Secondary drinking water standards may apply to any contaminant in drinking water that may adversely affect the odor or appearance of the water and may cause a substantial number of persons served by the public water system to discontinue its use, or that may otherwise adversely affect the public welfare. Regulations establishing secondary drinking water standards may vary according to geographic and other circumstances and may apply to any contaminant in drinking water that adversely affects the taste, odor, or appearance of the water when the standards are necessary to ensure a supply of pure, wholesome, and potable water.(e) Human consumption means the use of water for drinking, bathing or showering, hand washing, oral hygiene, or cooking, including, but not limited to, preparing food and washing dishes.(f) Maximum contaminant level means the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water.(g) Person means an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, municipality, public utility, or other public body or institution.(h) Public water system means a system for the provision of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances that has 15 or more service connections or regularly serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year. A public water system includes the following:(1) Any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of the system that are used primarily in connection with the system.(2) Any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under the control of the operator that are used primarily in connection with the system.(3) Any water system that treats water on behalf of one or more public water systems for the purpose of rendering it safe for human consumption.(i) Community water system means a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by yearlong residents or regularly serves at least 25 yearlong residents of the area served by the system.(j) Noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system.(k) Nontransient noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system and that regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.(l) Local health officer means a local health officer appointed pursuant to Section 101000 or a local comprehensive health environmental agency designated by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 101275 to carry out the drinking water program.(m) Significant rise in the bacterial count of water means a rise in the bacterial count of water that the state board determines, by regulation, represents an immediate danger to the health of water users.(n) State small water system means a system for the provision of piped water to the public for human consumption that serves at least five, but not more than 14, service connections and does not regularly serve drinking water to more than an average of 25 individuals daily for more than 60 days out of the year.(o) Transient noncommunity water system means a noncommunity water system that does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.(p) User means a person using water for domestic purposes. User does not include a person processing, selling, or serving water or operating a public water system.(q) Waterworks standards means regulations adopted by the state board entitled California Waterworks Standards (Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 64551) of Division 4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).(r) Local primacy agency means a local health officer that has applied for and received primacy delegation pursuant to Section 116330.(s) Service connection means the point of connection between the customers piping or constructed conveyance, and the water systems meter, service pipe, or constructed conveyance. A connection to a system that delivers water by a constructed conveyance other than a pipe shall not be considered a connection in determining if the system is a public water system if any of the following apply:(1) The water is used exclusively for purposes other than residential uses, consisting of drinking, bathing, and cooking, or other similar uses.(2) The state board determines that alternative water to achieve the equivalent level of public health protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulation is provided for residential or similar uses for drinking and cooking.(3) The state board determines that the water provided for residential or similar uses for drinking, cooking, and bathing is centrally treated or treated at the point of entry by the provider, a passthrough entity, or the user to achieve the equivalent level of protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulations.(t) Resident means a person who physically occupies, whether by ownership, rental, lease, or other means, the same dwelling for at least 60 days of the year.(u) Water treatment operator means a person who has met the requirements for a specific water treatment operator grade pursuant to Section 106875.(v) Water distribution operator means a person who has met the requirements for a specific water distribution operator grade pursuant to Section 106875.(w) Water treatment plant means a group or assemblage of structures, equipment, and processes that treats, blends, or conditions the water supply of a public water system.(x) Water distribution system means any combination of pipes, tanks, pumps, and other physical features that deliver water from the source or water treatment plant to the consumer.(y) Public health goal means a goal established by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 116365.(z) Small community water system means a community water system that serves no more than 3,300 service connections or a yearlong population of no more than 10,000 persons.(aa) Disadvantaged community means the entire service area of a community water system, or a community therein, in which the median household income is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income level.(ab) State board means the State Water Resources Control Board.(ac) Deputy director means the deputy director appointed by the state board pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 116271.
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46+SECTION 1. Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
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50-116426. (a) The state board shall establish and convene the Small Business Water Regulation Working Group to review the state boards regulation and enforcement of water quality standards for small businesses that use their own, independent sources of water supply that may not meet the water quality standards imposed on public water systems or public water suppliers.(b) The working group established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be composed of representatives of affected small businesses, environmental justice advocates, and representatives of working lands. The state board may exercise its discretion in appointing members to the working group.
50+116275. As used in this chapter:(a) Contaminant means any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water.(b) Department means the state board.(c) Primary drinking water standards means: means all of the following:(1) Maximum levels of contaminants that, in the judgment of the state board, may have an adverse effect on the health of persons.(2) Specific treatment techniques adopted by the state board in lieu of maximum contaminant levels pursuant to subdivision (j) of Section 116365.(3) The monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in regulations adopted by the state board that pertain to maximum contaminant levels.(d) Secondary drinking water standards means standards that specify maximum contaminant levels that, in the judgment of the state board, are necessary to protect the public welfare. Secondary drinking water standards may apply to any contaminant in drinking water that may adversely affect the odor or appearance of the water and may cause a substantial number of persons served by the public water system to discontinue its use, or that may otherwise adversely affect the public welfare. Regulations establishing secondary drinking water standards may vary according to geographic and other circumstances and may apply to any contaminant in drinking water that adversely affects the taste, odor, or appearance of the water when the standards are necessary to ensure a supply of pure, wholesome, and potable water.(e) Human consumption means the use of water for drinking, bathing or showering, hand washing, oral hygiene, or cooking, including, but not limited to, preparing food and washing dishes.(f) Maximum contaminant level means the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water.(g) Person means an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, municipality, public utility, or other public body or institution.(h) Public water system means a system for the provision of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances that has 15 or more service connections or regularly serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year. A public water system includes the following:(1) Any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of the system that are used primarily in connection with the system.(2) Any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under the control of the operator that are used primarily in connection with the system.(3) Any water system that treats water on behalf of one or more public water systems for the purpose of rendering it safe for human consumption.(i) Community water system means a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by yearlong residents or regularly serves at least 25 yearlong residents of the area served by the system.(j) Noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system.(k) Nontransient noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system and that regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.(l) Local health officer means a local health officer appointed pursuant to Section 101000 or a local comprehensive health environmental agency designated by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 101275 to carry out the drinking water program.(m) Significant rise in the bacterial count of water means a rise in the bacterial count of water that the state board determines, by regulation, represents an immediate danger to the health of water users.(n) State small water system means a system for the provision of piped water to the public for human consumption that serves at least five, but not more than 14, service connections and does not regularly serve drinking water to more than an average of 25 individuals daily for more than 60 days out of the year.(o) Transient noncommunity water system means a noncommunity water system that does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.(p) User means a person using water for domestic purposes. User does not include a person processing, selling, or serving water or operating a public water system.(q) Waterworks standards means regulations adopted by the state board entitled California Waterworks Standards (Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 64551) of Division 4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).(r) Local primacy agency means a local health officer that has applied for and received primacy delegation pursuant to Section 116330.(s) Service connection means the point of connection between the customers piping or constructed conveyance, and the water systems meter, service pipe, or constructed conveyance. A connection to a system that delivers water by a constructed conveyance other than a pipe shall not be considered a connection in determining if the system is a public water system if any of the following apply:(1) The water is used exclusively for purposes other than residential uses, consisting of drinking, bathing, and cooking, or other similar uses.(2) The state board determines that alternative water to achieve the equivalent level of public health protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulation is provided for residential or similar uses for drinking and cooking.(3) The state board determines that the water provided for residential or similar uses for drinking, cooking, and bathing is centrally treated or treated at the point of entry by the provider, a passthrough entity, or the user to achieve the equivalent level of protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulations.(t) Resident means a person who physically occupies, whether by ownership, rental, lease, or other means, the same dwelling for at least 60 days of the year.(u) Water treatment operator means a person who has met the requirements for a specific water treatment operator grade pursuant to Section 106875.(v) Water distribution operator means a person who has met the requirements for a specific water distribution operator grade pursuant to Section 106875.(w) Water treatment plant means a group or assemblage of structures, equipment, and processes that treats, blends, or conditions the water supply of a public water system.(x) Water distribution system means any combination of pipes, tanks, pumps, and other physical features that deliver water from the source or water treatment plant to the consumer.(y) Public health goal means a goal established by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 116365.(z) Small community water system means a community water system that serves no more than 3,300 service connections or a yearlong population of no more than 10,000 persons.(aa) Disadvantaged community means the entire service area of a community water system, or a community therein, in which the median household income is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income level.(ab) State board means the State Water Resources Control Board.(ac) Deputy director means the deputy director appointed by the state board pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 116271.
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52-116426. (a) The state board shall establish and convene the Small Business Water Regulation Working Group to review the state boards regulation and enforcement of water quality standards for small businesses that use their own, independent sources of water supply that may not meet the water quality standards imposed on public water systems or public water suppliers.(b) The working group established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be composed of representatives of affected small businesses, environmental justice advocates, and representatives of working lands. The state board may exercise its discretion in appointing members to the working group.
52+116275. As used in this chapter:(a) Contaminant means any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water.(b) Department means the state board.(c) Primary drinking water standards means: means all of the following:(1) Maximum levels of contaminants that, in the judgment of the state board, may have an adverse effect on the health of persons.(2) Specific treatment techniques adopted by the state board in lieu of maximum contaminant levels pursuant to subdivision (j) of Section 116365.(3) The monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in regulations adopted by the state board that pertain to maximum contaminant levels.(d) Secondary drinking water standards means standards that specify maximum contaminant levels that, in the judgment of the state board, are necessary to protect the public welfare. Secondary drinking water standards may apply to any contaminant in drinking water that may adversely affect the odor or appearance of the water and may cause a substantial number of persons served by the public water system to discontinue its use, or that may otherwise adversely affect the public welfare. Regulations establishing secondary drinking water standards may vary according to geographic and other circumstances and may apply to any contaminant in drinking water that adversely affects the taste, odor, or appearance of the water when the standards are necessary to ensure a supply of pure, wholesome, and potable water.(e) Human consumption means the use of water for drinking, bathing or showering, hand washing, oral hygiene, or cooking, including, but not limited to, preparing food and washing dishes.(f) Maximum contaminant level means the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water.(g) Person means an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, municipality, public utility, or other public body or institution.(h) Public water system means a system for the provision of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances that has 15 or more service connections or regularly serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year. A public water system includes the following:(1) Any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of the system that are used primarily in connection with the system.(2) Any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under the control of the operator that are used primarily in connection with the system.(3) Any water system that treats water on behalf of one or more public water systems for the purpose of rendering it safe for human consumption.(i) Community water system means a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by yearlong residents or regularly serves at least 25 yearlong residents of the area served by the system.(j) Noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system.(k) Nontransient noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system and that regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.(l) Local health officer means a local health officer appointed pursuant to Section 101000 or a local comprehensive health environmental agency designated by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 101275 to carry out the drinking water program.(m) Significant rise in the bacterial count of water means a rise in the bacterial count of water that the state board determines, by regulation, represents an immediate danger to the health of water users.(n) State small water system means a system for the provision of piped water to the public for human consumption that serves at least five, but not more than 14, service connections and does not regularly serve drinking water to more than an average of 25 individuals daily for more than 60 days out of the year.(o) Transient noncommunity water system means a noncommunity water system that does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.(p) User means a person using water for domestic purposes. User does not include a person processing, selling, or serving water or operating a public water system.(q) Waterworks standards means regulations adopted by the state board entitled California Waterworks Standards (Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 64551) of Division 4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).(r) Local primacy agency means a local health officer that has applied for and received primacy delegation pursuant to Section 116330.(s) Service connection means the point of connection between the customers piping or constructed conveyance, and the water systems meter, service pipe, or constructed conveyance. A connection to a system that delivers water by a constructed conveyance other than a pipe shall not be considered a connection in determining if the system is a public water system if any of the following apply:(1) The water is used exclusively for purposes other than residential uses, consisting of drinking, bathing, and cooking, or other similar uses.(2) The state board determines that alternative water to achieve the equivalent level of public health protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulation is provided for residential or similar uses for drinking and cooking.(3) The state board determines that the water provided for residential or similar uses for drinking, cooking, and bathing is centrally treated or treated at the point of entry by the provider, a passthrough entity, or the user to achieve the equivalent level of protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulations.(t) Resident means a person who physically occupies, whether by ownership, rental, lease, or other means, the same dwelling for at least 60 days of the year.(u) Water treatment operator means a person who has met the requirements for a specific water treatment operator grade pursuant to Section 106875.(v) Water distribution operator means a person who has met the requirements for a specific water distribution operator grade pursuant to Section 106875.(w) Water treatment plant means a group or assemblage of structures, equipment, and processes that treats, blends, or conditions the water supply of a public water system.(x) Water distribution system means any combination of pipes, tanks, pumps, and other physical features that deliver water from the source or water treatment plant to the consumer.(y) Public health goal means a goal established by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 116365.(z) Small community water system means a community water system that serves no more than 3,300 service connections or a yearlong population of no more than 10,000 persons.(aa) Disadvantaged community means the entire service area of a community water system, or a community therein, in which the median household income is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income level.(ab) State board means the State Water Resources Control Board.(ac) Deputy director means the deputy director appointed by the state board pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 116271.
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54-116426. (a) The state board shall establish and convene the Small Business Water Regulation Working Group to review the state boards regulation and enforcement of water quality standards for small businesses that use their own, independent sources of water supply that may not meet the water quality standards imposed on public water systems or public water suppliers.(b) The working group established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be composed of representatives of affected small businesses, environmental justice advocates, and representatives of working lands. The state board may exercise its discretion in appointing members to the working group.
54+116275. As used in this chapter:(a) Contaminant means any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water.(b) Department means the state board.(c) Primary drinking water standards means: means all of the following:(1) Maximum levels of contaminants that, in the judgment of the state board, may have an adverse effect on the health of persons.(2) Specific treatment techniques adopted by the state board in lieu of maximum contaminant levels pursuant to subdivision (j) of Section 116365.(3) The monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in regulations adopted by the state board that pertain to maximum contaminant levels.(d) Secondary drinking water standards means standards that specify maximum contaminant levels that, in the judgment of the state board, are necessary to protect the public welfare. Secondary drinking water standards may apply to any contaminant in drinking water that may adversely affect the odor or appearance of the water and may cause a substantial number of persons served by the public water system to discontinue its use, or that may otherwise adversely affect the public welfare. Regulations establishing secondary drinking water standards may vary according to geographic and other circumstances and may apply to any contaminant in drinking water that adversely affects the taste, odor, or appearance of the water when the standards are necessary to ensure a supply of pure, wholesome, and potable water.(e) Human consumption means the use of water for drinking, bathing or showering, hand washing, oral hygiene, or cooking, including, but not limited to, preparing food and washing dishes.(f) Maximum contaminant level means the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water.(g) Person means an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, municipality, public utility, or other public body or institution.(h) Public water system means a system for the provision of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances that has 15 or more service connections or regularly serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year. A public water system includes the following:(1) Any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of the system that are used primarily in connection with the system.(2) Any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under the control of the operator that are used primarily in connection with the system.(3) Any water system that treats water on behalf of one or more public water systems for the purpose of rendering it safe for human consumption.(i) Community water system means a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by yearlong residents or regularly serves at least 25 yearlong residents of the area served by the system.(j) Noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system.(k) Nontransient noncommunity water system means a public water system that is not a community water system and that regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.(l) Local health officer means a local health officer appointed pursuant to Section 101000 or a local comprehensive health environmental agency designated by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 101275 to carry out the drinking water program.(m) Significant rise in the bacterial count of water means a rise in the bacterial count of water that the state board determines, by regulation, represents an immediate danger to the health of water users.(n) State small water system means a system for the provision of piped water to the public for human consumption that serves at least five, but not more than 14, service connections and does not regularly serve drinking water to more than an average of 25 individuals daily for more than 60 days out of the year.(o) Transient noncommunity water system means a noncommunity water system that does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over six months per year.(p) User means a person using water for domestic purposes. User does not include a person processing, selling, or serving water or operating a public water system.(q) Waterworks standards means regulations adopted by the state board entitled California Waterworks Standards (Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 64551) of Division 4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations).(r) Local primacy agency means a local health officer that has applied for and received primacy delegation pursuant to Section 116330.(s) Service connection means the point of connection between the customers piping or constructed conveyance, and the water systems meter, service pipe, or constructed conveyance. A connection to a system that delivers water by a constructed conveyance other than a pipe shall not be considered a connection in determining if the system is a public water system if any of the following apply:(1) The water is used exclusively for purposes other than residential uses, consisting of drinking, bathing, and cooking, or other similar uses.(2) The state board determines that alternative water to achieve the equivalent level of public health protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulation is provided for residential or similar uses for drinking and cooking.(3) The state board determines that the water provided for residential or similar uses for drinking, cooking, and bathing is centrally treated or treated at the point of entry by the provider, a passthrough entity, or the user to achieve the equivalent level of protection provided by the applicable primary drinking water regulations.(t) Resident means a person who physically occupies, whether by ownership, rental, lease, or other means, the same dwelling for at least 60 days of the year.(u) Water treatment operator means a person who has met the requirements for a specific water treatment operator grade pursuant to Section 106875.(v) Water distribution operator means a person who has met the requirements for a specific water distribution operator grade pursuant to Section 106875.(w) Water treatment plant means a group or assemblage of structures, equipment, and processes that treats, blends, or conditions the water supply of a public water system.(x) Water distribution system means any combination of pipes, tanks, pumps, and other physical features that deliver water from the source or water treatment plant to the consumer.(y) Public health goal means a goal established by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 116365.(z) Small community water system means a community water system that serves no more than 3,300 service connections or a yearlong population of no more than 10,000 persons.(aa) Disadvantaged community means the entire service area of a community water system, or a community therein, in which the median household income is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income level.(ab) State board means the State Water Resources Control Board.(ac) Deputy director means the deputy director appointed by the state board pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 116271.
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58-116426. (a) The state board shall establish and convene the Small Business Water Regulation Working Group to review the state boards regulation and enforcement of water quality standards for small businesses that use their own, independent sources of water supply that may not meet the water quality standards imposed on public water systems or public water suppliers.
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