California Safe Drinking Water Laws

1 California Safe Drinking Water Laws Selected Provisions of the Health & Safety Code and Water Code (As amended, including Statutes 2020 and 2021 through July 22, 2021) AUGUST 2021 California STATE Water RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD STATE OF California Gavin Newsom, Governor STATE Water RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD Joaquin Esquivel, Chair Dorene D Adamo, Member Sean Maguire, Member Laurel Firestone, Member Nichole Morgan, Member Eileen Sobeck, Executive Director Jonathan Bishop, Chief Deputy Director Eric Oppenheimer, Chief Deputy Director Compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel i California State Water Resources Control Board STATE Water RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD The State Water Resources Control Board was established in 1967 by the Legislature.

2 The Board succeeded to the functions of the former State Water Rights Board and the State Water Quality Control Board. In 2014, the State Water Board Resources Control Board assumed responsibility for the Drinking Water regulatory and financial assistance programs previously overseen by the Department of Public Health. This pamphlet contains excerpts of the Health and Safety Code and related Water Code sections concerning the Drinking Water , environmental laboratory accreditation, and recycled Water statutes.

3 The State Water Resources Control Board publishes this collection as part of its public information program. This booklet is provided as a public service. Bracketed headings in Division 7 of the Water Code are not part of the code, but are editorial insertions for the benefit of the reader. While every effort is made to assure accuracy, persons should consult the official version of the California Code when making legal decisions. The California Legislative Counsel maintains the official code, which is accessible on the Internet at: iii California State Water Resources Control Board TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents _____ iii HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE _____ 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS _____ 1 DIVISION 101.

4 ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [100100 - 101997] _____ 5 Part 1. California DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES [100100 - 100922] _____ 5 Chapter 4. Regulation of Laboratory Services [100700 - 100922] _____ 5 Article 3. Environmental Laboratories [100825 - ] _____ 5 DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406] _____ 21 Part 1. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL [106500 - 107175] _____ 21 Chapter 4. Professional Certification [106600 - 107175] _____ 21 Article 3. Operator Certification Program: Water Treatment Plants and Water Distribution Systems [106875 - 106910] _____ 21 Part 10. RECREATIONAL SAFETY [115725 - 116095] _____ 29 Chapter 5.

5 Safe Recreational Water Use [115825 - ] _____ 29 Article 1. Recreational Use of Reservoirs [115825 - 115850] _____ 29 Part 12. Drinking Water [116270 - 117130] _____ 37 Chapter 4. California Safe Drinking Water Act [116270 - 116755] ____ 37 Article 1. Pure and Safe Drinking Water [116270 - 116293] _____ 37 Article 2. Department and Local Responsibilities [116325 - 116345] 48 Article 3. Operations [116350 - 116407] _____ 51 Article Fluoridation of Drinking Water [116409 - 116415] _____ 71 Article 4. Exemptions and Variances [116425 - 116430] _____ 75 Article 5. Public Notification [116450 - 116485] _____ 77 Article 6.

6 Enforcement Responsibility [116500- 116500.] _____ 86 Article 7. Requirements and Compliance [116525 - 116595] _____ 87 Article MTBE Detection [116610- 116610.] _____ 97 Article MTBE Detection [116610 - 116612] _____ 98 Article 8. Violations [116625- 116625.] _____ 98 Article 9. Remedies [116650 - 116687] _____ 99 Article 10. Judicial Review [116700 - 116701] _____ 117 Article 11. Crimes and Penalties [116725 - 116751] _____ 118 Article 12. Board Member Training [116755- 116755.] _____ 121 Chapter Safe Drinking Water State revolving fund Law of 1997 [116760 - ] _____ 122 Article 1.

7 Short Title [116760- 116760.] _____ 122 iv Selected California Safe Drinking Water Laws August 2021 Article 2. Legislative Findings of Necessity and Cause for Action [ ] _____ 122 Article 3. Safe Drinking Water State revolving fund [ - ] _____ 124 Article 4. Establishment and Utilization of Priority List for Funding [ ] _____ 130 Article 5. Project Eligibility, Funding, and Contracts [ - ] _____ 131 Article 6. Contracts for Project Funding [ - ] 131 Article 7. Safe Drinking Water State revolving fund Management [ - ] _____ 132 Article 8. Source Water Protection Program [ ] _____ 134 Chapter Safe and Affordable Drinking Water [116765 - 116772] 135 Article 1.

8 Findings and Declarations [116765- 116765.] _____ 135 Article 2. Safe and Affordable Drinking Water fund [116766- 116766.] _____ 137 Article 3. Definitions [116767- 116767.] _____ 138 Article 4. fund Expenditure Plan [116768 - 116770] _____ 139 Article 5. Miscellaneous Provisions [116771 - ] _____ 142 Article 6. Information on High-Risk Areas [116772- 116772.] ____ 144 Chapter Water and Wastewater System Payments Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 [116773 - ] _____ 144 Chapter 5. Water Equipment and Control [116775 - 116890] _____ 148 Article 2. Cross-Connection Control by Water Users [116800 - 116820] _____ 148 Article 3.

9 Water Treatment Devices [116825 - 116865] _____ 150 Article 4. Lead Materials [116875 - 116890] _____ 155 Chapter 6. Discontinuation of Residential Water Service [116900 - 116926] _____ 158 Chapter 7. Water Supply [116975 - 117130] _____ 165 Article 1. Water Supply Provisions [116975 - 117075] _____ 165 Article 2. Additional Water Supply Provisions [117080 - 117125] _ 168 Article 3. Punishment or Violations [117130- 117130.] _____ 172 Water CODE _____ 172 Division 7. Water QUALITY [13000. - 16104.] _____ 172 [Intermediate Part Level Omitted by Legislature] _____ 172 Chapter 7. Water Reclamation [13500.]

10 - 13557.] _____ 172 Article 1. Short Title [13500. - 13500.] _____ 172 Article 2. Declaration of Policy [13510. - 13512.] _____ 172 Article 3. State Assistance [13515. - 13515.] _____ 173 Article 4. Regulation of Reclamation [13520. - ] _____ 173 v California State Water Resources Control Board Article 5. Surveys and Investigations [13530. - 13530.] _____ 180 Article 6. Waste Well Regulation [13540. - 13541.] _____ 180 Article 7. Water Reuse [13550. - 13557.] _____ 181 Article 8. Water Quality Criteria for Onsite Treated Nonpotable Water Systems [13558. ] _____ 191 Chapter Direct and Indirect Potable Reuse [13560.