Bill Text: CA AB574 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Potable reuse.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-06 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 528, Statutes of 2017. [AB574 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB574-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
June 20, 2017 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 18, 2017 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 23, 2017 |
Assembly Bill | No. 574 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk |
February 14, 2017 |
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The heading of Chapter 7.3 (commencing with Section 13560) of Division 7 of the Water Code is amended to read:CHAPTER 7.3. Potable Reuse
SEC. 2.
Section 13560 of the Water Code is amended to read:13560.
The Legislature finds and declares the following:SEC. 3.
Section 13560.5 is added to the Water Code, to read:13560.5.
The Legislature finds and declares that on or before June 1, 2018, the state board should establish a framework for the regulation of potable reuse projects. When establishing the framework, the state board should include all of the following:For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a)“Department” or “state board” means the State Water Resources Control Board.
(b)“Potable reuse” means the planned use of municipal wastewater that has gone through multiple barrier treatment processes
to produce or supplement a drinking water supply that has at least an equivalent level of public health protection as other sources of water supply permitted under the California Safe Drinking Water Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 116270) of Part 12 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code). A potable reuse project is any one of the following:
(1)“Groundwater augmentation” means the planned placement of recycled water for replenishment of a groundwater basin or an aquifer that has been designated as the source of water supply for a public water system, as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2)“Reservoir augmentation” means the planned placement of recycled water into a raw surface water reservoir used as a source of domestic drinking water supply for a public water system, as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code, or into a constructed system conveying water to such a reservoir.
(3)“Raw water augmentation” means the planned placement of recycled water into a system of pipelines or aqueducts that deliver raw water to a drinking water treatment plant that provides water to a public water system, as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.
(4)“Treated drinking water augmentation” means the planned placement of recycled water into the water distribution system of a public water system, as defined in Section 116275 of the
Health and Safety Code.
(c)“Uniform water recycling criteria” has the same meaning as in Section 13521.
SEC. 4.
Section 13561 of the Water Code is amended to read:13561.
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:SEC. 5.
Section 13561.2 is added to the Water Code, to read:13561.2.
(a) (1) On or before December 31,(2)
(3)
(A)Consult
(B)
(c)Regulations adopted by the state board pursuant to this section, and any amendment thereto, shall be adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section
11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The adoption of these regulations is an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare. Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, any emergency regulations adopted by the state board shall remain in effect until revised by the state board. Before adopting the regulations under this section, the state board shall allow for public comment and hearing. The state board shall provide an opportunity for public review and comment on the proposed regulations for at least 60 days and shall consider public comments before adopting the regulations.