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CA Health & Safety Code § 116780 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 5 - Water Equipment and Control|ARTICLE 1 - Water Softeners|Section 116780.

116780.  (a)  Unless the context otherwise requires the definitions in this section govern the construction of this article. (b)  “Clock control” means the system controlling the periodic automatic regeneration of a residential water softening or conditioning appliance that is based upon a predetermined and preset time schedule. (c)  “Demand control” means the system controlling the periodic automatic regeneration of a residential water softening or conditioning appliance that is based either upon a sensor that detects imminent exhaustion of the active softening or conditioning material or upon the measurement of the volume of water passing through the appliance. A demand control system activates regeneration based upon the state of the equipment and its ability to continue the softening process. (d)  “Fully manual regeneration” means the method of regeneration of a residential water softening or conditioning appliance in which operations are performed manually and in which dry salt is added directly to the ion-exchanger tank after sufficient water is removed to make room for the salt. (e)  “Hardness” means the total of all dissolved calcium, magnesium, iron and other heavy metal salts, that interact with soaps and detergents in a manner that the efficiency of soaps and detergents for cleansing purposes is impaired. Hardness is expressed in grains per gallon or milligrams per liter as if all such salts were present as calcium carbonate. (f)  “Local agency” means a city, county, city and county, district, or any other political subdivision of the state. (g)  “Manually initiated control” means the system controlling the periodic regeneration of a residential water softening or conditioning appliance in which all operations, including bypass of hard water and return to service, are performed automatically after manual initiation. (h)  “Regeneration” means the phase of operation of a water softening or conditioning appliance whereby the capability of the appliance to remove hardness from water is renewed by the application of a brine solution of sodium or potassium chloride salt to the active softening or conditioning material contained therein followed by a subsequent rinsing of the active softening or conditioning material. (i)  “Salt efficiency rating” means the efficiency of the use of sodium chloride salt in the regeneration of a water softening appliance, expressed in terms of hardness removal capacity of the appliance per pound of salt used in the regeneration process. The units of salt efficiency rating are grains of hardness removed per pound of salt used. One grain of hardness per gallon is approximately equivalent to 17.1 milligrams of hardness per liter. (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 969, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116785 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 5 - Water Equipment and Control|ARTICLE 1 - Water Softeners|Section 116785.

116785.  Except as provided in Section 116786, a residential water softening or conditioning appliance may be installed only if either of the following apply:(a)  The regeneration of the appliance is performed at a nonresidential facility separate from the location of the residence where the appliance is used. (b)  The regeneration of the appliance discharges to the community sewer system and all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1)  The appliance activates regeneration by demand control. (2)  An appliance installed on or after January 1, 2000, shall be certified by a third party rating organization using industry standards to have a salt efficiency rating of no less than 3,350 grains of hardness removed per pound of salt used in regeneration. An appliance installed on or after January 1, 2002, shall be certified by a third party rating organization using industry standards to have a salt efficiency rating of no less than 4,000 grains of hardness removed per pound of salt used in regeneration. (3)  The installation of the appliance is accompanied by the simultaneous installation of the following softened or conditioned water conservation devices on all fixtures using softened or conditioned water, unless the devices are already in place or are prohibited by local and state plumbing and building standards or unless the devices will adversely restrict the normal operation of the fixtures: (A)  Faucet flow restrictors. (B)  Shower head restrictors. (C)  Toilet reservoir dams. (D)  A piping system installed so that untreated (unsoftened or unconditioned) supply water is carried to hose bibs and sill cocks that serve water to the outside of the house, except that bypass valves may be installed on homes with slab foundations constructed prior to the date of installation; or condominiums constructed prior to the date of installation; or otherwise where a piping system is physically inhibited. (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 969, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116790 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 5 - Water Equipment and Control|ARTICLE 1 - Water Softeners|Section 116790.

116790.  Any water softening appliance in place at a residential dwelling prior to January 1, 1980, in those areas being served by sewage treatment facilities that have been limited with regard to salt loading pursuant to Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code and for which the appropriate regional water quality control board makes a finding, after adoption of waste discharge requirements and subject to a public hearing, that the control of residential salinity input is necessary to provide compliance with those limitations, may be continued in operation for a period no longer than four years after the regional water quality control board has made its findings. After the four-year period has elapsed, any water softening appliance at that site shall be set at a salt efficiency rating of no less than 2850 grains of hardness removed per pound of salt used in regeneration when regeneration is initiated with clock controls or manually-initiated controls, or shall have regenerations initiated with demand devices. Also, after the four-year period has elapsed, those water-saving devices in shower heads, on faucets, and in toilet reservoirs, as recited in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 116785, shall be installed unless already in place or prohibited by local and state plumbing and building standards. The salt efficiency rating of the water softening or conditioning appliance and the installation of water-saving devices shall be certified in accordance with Section 116795.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116795 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 5 - Water Equipment and Control|ARTICLE 1 - Water Softeners|Section 116795.

116795.  The certification required by this article shall be provided by the new user of the appliance and shall be completed by a contractor having a valid Class C-55 water conditioning contractor’s license or Class C-36 plumbing contractor’s license and filed with the local agency responsible for issuing plumbing permits.The certification form shall contain all of the following information:(a)  Name and address of homeowner. (b)  Manufacturer of the water softening or conditioning appliance, model number of the appliance, pounds of salt used per regeneration, and salt efficiency rating at the time of certification. (c)  Manufacturer of the water-saving devices installed, model number, and number installed. (d)  Name, address, and the specialty contractor’s license number of the C-55 and C-36 licensee making the certification. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116800 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 5 - Water Equipment and Control|ARTICLE 2 - Cross-Connection Control by Water Users|Section 116800.

116800.  Local health officers may maintain programs for the control of cross-connections by water users, within the users’ premises, where public exposure to drinking water contaminated by backflow may occur. The programs may include inspections within water users premises for the purpose of identifying cross-connection hazards and determining appropriate backflow protection. Water users shall comply with all orders, instructions, regulations, and notices from the local health officer with respect to the installation, testing, and maintenance of backflow prevention devices. The local health officer may collect fees from those water users subject to inspection to offset the costs of implementing cross-connection control programs.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116805 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 5 - Water Equipment and Control|ARTICLE 2 - Cross-Connection Control by Water Users|Section 116805.

116805.  (a)  Local health officers may maintain programs, in cooperation with water suppliers, to protect against backflow through service connections into the public water supply, and, with the consent of the water supplier, may collect fees from the water supplier to offset the costs of implementing these programs. (b)  The fees authorized under this section and under Section 116800 shall be limited to the costs of administering these programs. At the discretion of the water supplier, the fees collected from the water supplier by the local health officer may be passed through to water users. (c)  Programs authorized under this section and Section 116800 shall be conducted in accordance with backflow protection regulations adopted by the department. (d)  Nothing in this article shall prevent a water supplier from directly charging those water users required to install backflow prevention devices for the costs of the programs authorized in this section and Section 116800. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116810 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 5 - Water Equipment and Control|ARTICLE 2 - Cross-Connection Control by Water Users|Section 116810.

116810.  To ensure that testing and maintenance of backflow prevention devices are performed by persons qualified to do testing and maintenance, local health officers may maintain programs for certification of backflow prevention device testers. The local health officer may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the certificate of a tester, if, after a hearing before the local health officer or his or her designee, the local health officer or his or her designee finds that the tester has practiced fraud or deception or has displayed gross negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duties as a certified backflow prevention device tester. The local health officer may collect fees from certified testers to offset the cost of the certification program provided pursuant to this section. The certification standards shall be consistent with standards adopted by the state board pursuant to Section 116407 and any other applicable backflow protection regulations.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 533, Sec. 3. (AB 1671) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116815 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 5 - Water Equipment and Control|ARTICLE 2 - Cross-Connection Control by Water Users|Section 116815.

116815.  (a)  All pipes installed above or below the ground, on and after June 1, 1993, that are designed to carry recycled water, shall be colored purple or distinctively wrapped with purple tape. (b)  Subdivision (a) shall apply only in areas served by a water supplier delivering water for municipal and industrial purposes, and in no event shall apply to any of the following: (1)  Municipal or industrial facilities that have established a labeling or marking system for recycled water on their premises, as otherwise required by a local agency, that clearly distinguishes recycled water from potable water. (2)  Water delivered for agricultural use. (c)  For purposes of this section, “recycled water” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (n) of Section 13050 of the Water Code. (Added by renumbering Section 4049.54 (as amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 28) by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 188. Effective September 29, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116820 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 5 - Water Equipment and Control|ARTICLE 2 - Cross-Connection Control by Water Users|Section 116820.

116820.  Any person who violates any provision of this article, violates any order of the local health officer pursuant to this article, or knowingly files a false statement or report required by the local health officer pursuant to this article is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days in the county jail or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day of a violation of any provision of this article or of any order of the local health officer beyond the time stated for compliance of the order shall be a separate offense.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116825 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 5 - Water Equipment and Control|ARTICLE 3 - Water Treatment Devices|Section 116825.

116825.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall govern construction of this article:(a) “Water treatment device” means any point of use or point of entry instrument or contrivance sold or offered for rental or lease for residential use, and designed to be added to the plumbing system, or used without being connected to the plumbing of a water supply intended for human consumption in order to improve the water supply by any means, including, but not limited to, filtration, distillation, adsorption, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, or other treatment. “Water treatment device” does not include any device that is regulated pursuant to Article 12 (commencing with Section 111070) of Chapter 5 of Part 5.(b) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health.(c) “Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, or association, or any employee or agent thereof.(d) “Contaminants” means any health-related physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water.(e) “Health or safety claim” means any claim that the water treatment device will remove or reduce a contaminant for which either of the following applies:(1) A primary drinking water standard as defined in Section 116275, or a treatment requirement as authorized in subdivision (j) of Section 116365 and subdivision (d) of Section 116375, has been established.(2) A national primary drinking water standard or treatment requirement has been established under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 300g-1).(f) “Manufacturer” means any of the following:(1) A person that makes, converts, constructs, or produces water treatment devices for the purposes of sale, lease, or rental to individuals, corporations, associations, or other entities.(2) A person that assembles water treatment devices or treatment components from components manufactured by another entity.(3) A person that adds its own product name or product identification to water treatment devices or treatment components that have been manufactured or assembled by another entity.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 403, Sec. 2. (AB 119) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116831 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 5 - Water Equipment and Control|ARTICLE 3 - Water Treatment Devices|Section 116831.

116831.  All regulations adopted pursuant to this article prior to January 1, 2014, are repealed.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 403, Sec. 4. (AB 119) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116835 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 5 - Water Equipment and Control|ARTICLE 3 - Water Treatment Devices|Section 116835.

116835.  (a) A water treatment device for which a health or safety claim is made shall not be sold or otherwise distributed unless the device is included on the list of water treatment devices published on the state board’s Internet Web site pursuant to Section 116845.(b) After July 1, 2015, the exterior packaging of a water treatment device for which a health or safety claim is made, and that is offered for sale in a retail establishment in California, shall clearly identify the contaminant or contaminants that the device has been certified pursuant to subdivision (a) to remove or reduce. If a device has been certified to remove or reduce more than five contaminants, at least five contaminants shall be listed on the exterior packaging followed by a statement directing consumers to visit the manufacturer’s Internet Web site to obtain information regarding additional contaminants that the device is certified to remove or reduce.(c) After July 1, 2015, the manufacturer of a water treatment device for which it makes a health or safety claim shall include with each water treatment device offered for sale in California a decal that may be affixed to the device by the consumer that states, at a minimum, the following:“Please refer to the owner’s manual for proper maintenance and operation. If this device is not maintained and operated as specified in the owner’s manual, there is a risk of exposure to contaminants. For more information, visit the manufacturer’s Internet Web site at Manufacturer’s Internet Web site or the State Water Resources Control Board’s Internet Web site at www.swrcb.ca.gov.” (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 828, Sec. 2. (AB 2738) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116836 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 5 - Water Equipment and Control|ARTICLE 3 - Water Treatment Devices|Section 116836.

116836.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a certificate issued by the department shall not be valid unless the application for certification was filed on or before November 1, 2013.(b) A currently valid certificate issued by the department on or before December 31, 2013, pursuant to this article, shall remain valid for five years following the date of initial issuance, provided that the manufacturer pays the annual fee established by Section 116850.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 403, Sec. 8. (AB 119) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116840 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 5 - Water Equipment and Control|ARTICLE 3 - Water Treatment Devices|Section 116840.

116840.  (a) The department, or any local health officer with the concurrence of the department, shall enforce this article.(b) The department may remove a water treatment device from, or determine not to include a water treatment device on, the list of water treatment devices on the department’s Internet Web site upon its determination of any of the following:(1) That the manufacturer, or any employee or agent thereof, has violated this article or Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17500) of Part 3 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code.(2) That any of the information submitted pursuant to Section 116832 is not true.(3) That a certificate issued by the department prior to December 31, 2013, has expired, unless the manufacturer otherwise complies with Section 116832.(4) That the manufacturer has not paid the annual fees required by Section 116850.(5) That the manufacturer has failed to submit all of the information required by subdivision (a) of Section 116832.(c) Any person, corporation, firm, partnership, joint stock company, or any other association or organization that violates any provision of this article shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation. Where the conduct constituting a violation is of a continuing nature, each day of the conduct is a separate and distinct violation. The civil penalty shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General, or by any district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney in any court of competent jurisdiction.(d) If the action is brought by the Attorney General, one-half of the penalty collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered, and one-half to the State Treasurer. If brought by a district attorney or county counsel, the entire amount of penalties collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered. If brought by a city attorney or city prosecutor, one-half of the penalty shall be paid to the treasurer of the county and one-half to the city.(e) Unless otherwise provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this article are cumulative to each other and to remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this state.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 403, Sec. 9. (AB 119) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116845 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 5 - Water Equipment and Control|ARTICLE 3 - Water Treatment Devices|Section 116845.

116845.  The department shall publish semiannually on its Internet Web site the following:(a) (1) A list of water treatment devices for which a valid certification was issued by the department on or before December 31, 2013, except for those water treatment devices that the department has removed from, or determined not to include on, the list of water treatment devices on its Internet Web site.(2) A list of water treatment devices for which a manufacturer has submitted information pursuant to Section 116832, except for those water treatment devices that the department has determined to remove from, or not include on, the list pursuant to Section 116840.(3) A product worksheet for each water treatment device listed on the department’s Internet Web site.(b) Consumer information, in English and Spanish, regarding the appropriate use of water treatment devices.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 403, Sec. 11. (AB 119) Effective January 1, 2014.)