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CA Health & Safety Code § 116480 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 5 - Public Notification|Section 116480.

116480.  (a) The department shall expend moneys available in the Emergency Clean Water Grant Fund only for the purpose of taking corrective action necessary to remedy or prevent an emergency or imminent threat to public health due to the contamination or potential contamination of the public water supply.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may enter into written contracts for remedial action taken or to be taken pursuant to subdivision (a), and may enter into oral contracts, not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in obligation, when, in the judgment of the department, immediate remedial action is necessary to remedy or prevent an emergency specified in subdivision (a). The contracts, written or oral, may include provisions for the rental or purchase of tools and equipment, either with or without operators, for the furnishing of labor and materials and for engineering consulting necessary to accomplish the work.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 614, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116485 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 5 - Public Notification|Section 116485.

116485.  Any remedial action taken or contracted for by the department pursuant to Section 116480 shall be exempt from the following provisions:(a)  State Contract Act provided for pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10100) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. (b)  Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 4525) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code. (c)  Section 14780 of the Government Code and Article 5 (commencing with Section 10355) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. (d)  Article 4 (commencing with Section 10335) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 6 - Enforcement Responsibility|Section 116500.

116500.  This chapter shall be enforced directly by the department for all public water systems, including state small water systems, in any county that does not have a local health officer, or contracts with the department for environmental health services pursuant to Section 1157 and elects not to enforce this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116525 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 7 - Requirements and Compliance|Section 116525.

116525.  (a)  No person shall operate a public water system unless he or she first submits an application to the department and receives a permit as provided in this chapter. A change in ownership of a public water system shall require the submission of a new application. (b)  The department may require a new application whenever a change in regulatory jurisdiction has occurred. (c)  The department may renew, reissue, revise, or amend any domestic water supply permit whenever the department deems it to be necessary for the protection of public health whether or not an application has been filed. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116530 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 7 - Requirements and Compliance|Section 116530.

116530.  (a) A public water system shall submit a technical report to the state board as part of the permit application or when otherwise required by the state board. This report may include, but not be limited to, detailed plans and specifications, water quality information, physical descriptions of the existing or proposed system, information related to technical, managerial, and financial capacity and sustainability, and information related to achieving the goals of Section 106.3 of the Water Code, including affordability and accessibility.(b) A public water system shall submit the report in the form and format and at intervals specified by the state board.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 120, Sec. 6. (SB 200) Effective July 24, 2019.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116535 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 7 - Requirements and Compliance|Section 116535.

116535.  Upon determination that an application submitted pursuant to this chapter is complete, the department shall make a thorough investigation of the proposed or existing plant, works, system, or water supply, and all other circumstances and conditions that it deems material, including any required financial assurance information.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116540 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 7 - Requirements and Compliance|Section 116540.

116540.  (a) Following completion of the investigation and satisfaction of the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2), the state board shall issue or deny the permit. The state board may impose permit conditions, requirements for system improvements, technical, financial, or managerial requirements, and time schedules as it deems necessary to ensure a reliable and adequate supply of water at all times that is pure, wholesome, potable, and does not endanger the health of consumers.(1) A public water system that was not in existence on January 1, 1998, shall not be granted a permit unless the public water system demonstrates to the state board that the water supplier possesses adequate financial, managerial, and technical capability to ensure the delivery of pure, wholesome, and potable drinking water. This section shall also apply to any change of ownership of a public water system.(2) A permit under this chapter shall not be issued to an association organized under Title 3 (commencing with Section 18000) of the Corporations Code. This section shall not apply to unincorporated associations that, as of December 31, 1990, are holders of a permit issued under this chapter.(b) Notwithstanding Section 116330, a local primacy agency shall not issue a permit under this article without the concurrence of the state board.(c) In considering whether to approve a proposed new public water system, the state board shall consider the sustainability of the proposed new public water system and its water supply in the reasonably foreseeable future, in view of global climate change, potential migration of groundwater contamination and other potential treatment needs, and other factors that can significantly erode a system’s capacity.(d) If the state board determines that it is feasible for the service area of the public water system addressed by an application under this article to be served by one or more permitted public water systems identified pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 116527, the state board may deny the permit of a proposed new public water system.(e) An applicant may petition the state board for reconsideration of a decision of action of the deputy director taken pursuant to this section.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 120, Sec. 7. (SB 200) Effective July 24, 2019.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116545 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 7 - Requirements and Compliance|Section 116545.

116545.  Prior to the issuance of any new, revised, renewed, or amended permit, or the denial of a permit, the department may conduct a public hearing to obtain additional public comment. Notice of the hearing shall be provided to the applicant and interested persons at least 30 days prior to the hearing. The department may require the applicant to distribute the notice of the hearing to affected consumers.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 7 - Requirements and Compliance|Section 116550.

116550.  (a)  No person operating a public water system shall modify, add to or change his or her source of supply or method of treatment of, or change his or her distribution system as authorized by a valid existing permit issued to him or her by the department unless the person first submits an application to the department and receives an amended permit as provided in this chapter authorizing the modification, addition, or change in his or her source of supply or method of treatment. (b)  Unless otherwise directed by the department, changes in distribution systems may be made without the submission of a permit application if the changes comply in all particulars with the waterworks standards. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116551 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 7 - Requirements and Compliance|Section 116551.

116551.  The state board shall not issue a permit to a public water system or amend a valid existing permit for the use of a reservoir as a source of supply that is directly augmented with recycled water, as defined in subdivision (n) of Section 13050 of the Water Code, unless the state board does all of the following:(a)  Performs an engineering evaluation that evaluates the proposed treatment technology and finds that the proposed technology will ensure that the recycled water meets all applicable primary and secondary drinking water standards and poses no significant threat to public health.(b)  Holds at least three duly noticed public hearings in the area where the recycled water is proposed to be used or supplied for human consumption to receive public testimony on that proposed use. The state board shall make available to the public, not less than 10 days prior to the date of the first hearing held pursuant to this subdivision, the evaluations and findings made pursuant to subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 673, Sec. 7. (AB 1531) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116552 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 7 - Requirements and Compliance|Section 116552.

116552.  The State Water Resources Control Board shall not issue a permit to a public water system or amend a valid existing permit to allow the use of point-of-use or point-of-entry treatment unless the State Water Resources Control Board determines, after conducting a public hearing in the community served by the public water system, that there is no substantial community opposition to the installation of the treatment devices. The issuance of a permit pursuant to this section shall be limited to not more than three years or until funding for centralized treatment is available, whichever occurs first.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 663, Sec. 2. (AB 434) Effective October 9, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116555 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 7 - Requirements and Compliance|Section 116555.

116555.  (a) Any person who owns a public water system shall ensure that the system does all of the following:(1) Complies with primary and secondary drinking water standards.(2) Will not be subject to backflow under normal operating conditions.(3)  Provides a reliable and adequate supply of pure, wholesome, healthful, and potable water.(4) Employs or utilizes only water treatment operators that have been certified by the state board at the appropriate grade.(5) Complies with the operator certification program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 106875) of Chapter 4 of Part 1.(b) Any person who owns a community water system or a nontransient noncommunity water system shall do all of the following:(1) Employ or utilize only water distribution system operators who have been certified by the state board at the appropriate grade for positions in responsible charge of the distribution system.(2) Place the direct supervision of the water system, including water treatment plants, water distribution systems, or both under the responsible charge of an operator or operators holding a valid certification equal to or greater than the classification of the treatment plant and the distribution system.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 133. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116555.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 7 - Requirements and Compliance|Section 116555.5.

116555.5.  A public water system shall implement a cross-connection control program that complies with applicable regulations and with standards adopted by the board pursuant to Section 116407.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 533, Sec. 2. (AB 1671) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116556 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 7 - Requirements and Compliance|Section 116556.

116556.  Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 116555 and its implementing regulations, including Sections 64562 and 64568 of the California Code of Regulations, the Redwood Valley County Water District, in order to relieve hardship, may make not more than 135 new 3/4-inch equivalent domestic service connections to its water system if all of the following conditions are met: (a)  The district has a contract, agreement, or independent water right to divert water from Lake Mendocino or another adequate source of water supply. (b)  Redwood Valley is an allowed place of use under that contract, agreement, or water right. (c)  The department has determined that the water source provides an adequate physical supply of water under its duly adopted waterworks standards. (d)  The connection will relieve hardship, as determined by the district based on objective proof that the structure served by the connection was constructed prior to December 31, 1997, and absent a connection, only has access to a water supply that furnishes an inadequate quality or quantity of water as measured by drinking water standards adopted by the district. (e)  The connections authorized by this section are in addition to connections otherwise allowed by law, including connections authorized by Section 116555. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 259, Sec. 3. Effective August 4, 1998.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116577 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 7 - Requirements and Compliance|Section 116577.

116577.  (a)  Each public water system shall reimburse the state board for actual costs incurred by the state board for any of the following enforcement activities related to that water system:(1)  Preparing, issuing, and monitoring compliance with, an order or a citation.(2)  Preparing and issuing public notification.(3)  Conducting a hearing pursuant to Section 116625.(b)  The state board shall submit an invoice for these enforcement costs to the public water system that requires payment before September 1 of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the costs were incurred. The invoice shall indicate the total hours expended, the reasons for the expenditure, and the hourly cost rate of the state board. The costs set forth in the invoice shall not exceed the total actual costs to the state board of enforcement activities specified in this section.(c)  Notwithstanding the reimbursement of enforcement costs of the local primacy agency pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 116595 by a public water system under the jurisdiction of the local primacy agency, a public water system shall also reimburse enforcement costs, if any, incurred by the state board pursuant to this section.(d)  “Enforcement costs,” as used in this section, does not include “litigation costs” pursuant to Section 116585.(e)  The state board shall not be entitled to enforcement costs pursuant to this section if a court determines that enforcement activities were in error.(f) Payment of the invoice shall be made within 90 days of the date of the invoice. Failure to pay the invoice within 90 days shall result in a 10-percent late penalty that shall be paid in addition to the invoiced amount.(g) The state board may, at its sole discretion, waive payment by a public water system of all or any part of the invoice or penalty.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 24, Sec. 22. (SB 83) Effective June 24, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116585 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 7 - Requirements and Compliance|Section 116585.

116585.  In a civil court action brought to enforce this chapter, the prevailing party or parties shall be awarded litigation costs, including, but not limited to, salaries, benefits, travel expenses, operating equipment, administrative, overhead, other litigation costs, and attorney’s fees, as determined by the court. Litigation costs awarded to the state board by the court shall be deposited into the Safe Drinking Water Account. Litigation costs awarded to a local primacy agency by the court shall be used by that local primacy agency to offset the local primacy agency’s litigation costs.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 24, Sec. 24. (SB 83) Effective June 24, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116590 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 7 - Requirements and Compliance|Section 116590.

116590.  (a) Funds received by the state board pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited into the Safe Drinking Water Account, which is hereby established, and shall be available for use by the state board, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose of providing funds necessary to administer this chapter. Funds in the Safe Drinking Water Account shall not be expended for any purpose other than as set forth in this chapter.(b) A public water system may collect a fee from its customers to recover the fees paid by the public water system pursuant to this chapter.(c) The total amount of funds received for state operations program costs to administer this chapter for fiscal year 2016–17 shall not exceed thirty-eight million nine hundred seven thousand dollars ($38,907,000) and the total amount of funds received for administering this chapter for each fiscal year thereafter shall not increase by more than 5 percent of the amount received in the previous fiscal year plus any changes to salary, benefit, and retirement adjustments contained in each annual Budget Act.(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016.(Amended (as added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 24, Sec. 26) by Stats. 2016, Ch. 340, Sec. 29. (SB 839) Effective September 13, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116595 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 7 - Requirements and Compliance|Section 116595.

116595.  (a)  A public water system under the jurisdiction of a local primacy agency shall reimburse the local primacy agency for any enforcement cost incurred by the local primacy agency related to any of the following relating to that water system:(1)  Preparing, issuing, and monitoring compliance with, an order or a citation.(2)  Preparing and issuing public notification.(3)  Conducting a hearing pursuant to Section 116625. (b) The local primacy agency shall submit an invoice to the public water system that requires payment, before September 1 of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the costs were incurred. The invoice shall indicate the total hours expended, the reasons for the expenditure, and the hourly cost rate of the local primacy agency. The invoice shall not exceed the total costs to the local primacy agency of enforcement activities specified in this subdivision. Notwithstanding the reimbursement to the state board of enforcement costs, if any, pursuant to Section 116577, any public water system under the jurisdiction of the local primacy agency shall also reimburse the local primacy agency for enforcement costs incurred by the local primacy agency pursuant to this section. The local primacy agency shall not be entitled to enforcement costs pursuant to this subdivision if a court determines that enforcement activities were in error. “Enforcement costs” as used in this subdivision does not include “litigation costs” as used in Section 116585.(c) Payment of the invoice shall be made within 90 days of the date of the invoice. Failure to pay the invoice within 90 days shall result in a 10-percent late penalty that shall be paid in addition to the invoiced amount.(d) The local primacy agency may, in its sole discretion, waive payment by a public water system of all or any part of the invoice or the penalty.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 24, Sec. 27. (SB 83) Effective June 24, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116610 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 12 - DRINKING WATER|CHAPTER 4 - California Safe Drinking Water Act|ARTICLE 7.5 - MTBE Detection|Section 116610.

116610.  (a)  This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Local Drinking Water Protection Act. (b)  For purposes of this article, “MTBE” means methyl tertiary-butyl ether. (c)  Commencing January 1, 1998, the State Department of Health Services shall commence the process for adopting a primary drinking water standard for MTBE that complies with the criteria established under Section 116275. The State Department of Health Services shall establish a primary drinking water standard for MTBE on or before July 1, 1999. The State Department of Health Services may, at its discretion, set primary drinking water standards for other oxygenates. (d)  On or before July 1, 1998, the State Department of Health Services shall adopt a secondary drinking water standard that complies with the criteria established under subdivision (d) of Section 116275 and that does not exceed a consumer acceptance level for MTBE. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 814, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1998. See similar section added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 815. Note: The textual difference is in subd. (c), wherein this version refers to Section 116275 and the Ch. 815 version refers to Section 116365.)