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CA Health & Safety Code § 116376 (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 3 - Operations|Section 116376.

116376.  (a) The state board, on or before July 1, 2020, shall adopt a definition of microplastics in drinking water.(b) The state board, on or before July 1, 2021, shall do all of the following:(1) Adopt a standard methodology to be used in the testing of drinking water for microplastics.(2) Adopt requirements for four years of testing and reporting of microplastics in drinking water, including public disclosure of those results.(3) If appropriate, consider issuing a notification level or other guidance to aid consumer interpretations of the results of the testing required pursuant to this section.(4) Accredit qualified laboratories in California to analyze microplastics.(c) The state board may implement this section through the adoption of a policy handbook that is not subject to the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 902, Sec. 1. (SB 1422) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116377 (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 3 - Operations|Section 116377.

116377.  The department may adopt 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, to implement amendments to this chapter. The initial adoption of emergency regulations and one readoption of the initial regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare. Initial emergency regulations and the first readoption of those regulations shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and publication in the California Code of Regulations and shall remain in effect for not more than 180 days.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 197, Sec. 8. Effective July 22, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116380 (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 3 - Operations|Section 116380.

116380.  (a) The State Water Resources Control Board shall adopt regulations governing the use of point-of-entry and point-of-use treatment by public water systems in lieu of centralized treatment where it can be demonstrated that centralized treatment is not immediately economically feasible, limited to the following:(1) Water systems with less than 200 service connections.(2) Usage not prohibited by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and its implementing regulations and guidance.(3) Water systems that have submitted applications for funding to correct the violations for which the point-of-entry and point-of-use treatment is provided.(b) The State Water Resources Control Board shall adopt emergency regulations governing the permitted use of point-of-entry and point-of-use treatment by public water systems in lieu of centralized treatment.(1) The emergency regulations shall comply with Section 116552, and shall comply with all of the requirements set forth in subdivision (a) applicable to nonemergency regulations, but shall not be subject to the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). The emergency regulations shall take effect when filed with the Secretary of State, and shall be published in the California Code of Regulations.(2) The emergency regulations adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall remain in effect until the earlier of January 1, 2018, or the effective date of regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 663, Sec. 1. (AB 434) Effective October 9, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116385 (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 3 - Operations|Section 116385.

116385.   (a)  Any person operating a public water system shall obtain and provide at that person’s expense an analysis of the water to the state board, in the form, covering those matters, and at intervals as the state board by regulation may prescribe. The analysis shall be performed by a laboratory duly certified by the state board.(b) The adoption of regulations under this section relating to the form or format of, and intervals at which, the analysis shall be provided and any amendments to that regulation 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, an emergency regulation or amendments to that regulation adopted by the state board pursuant to this section is not subject to review by the Office of Administrative Law and shall remain in effect until revised by the state board. The state board shall hold a public hearing before adopting the regulations.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 187, Sec. 3. (SB 776) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116390 (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 3 - Operations|Section 116390.

116390.  (a)  No laboratory, other than a laboratory operated by the department, shall perform tests required pursuant to this chapter for any public water system without first obtaining a certificate issued by the department pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 100825) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 101. (b)  No person or public entity of the state shall contract with a laboratory for environmental analyses for which the state department requires certification pursuant to this section, unless the laboratory holds a valid certificate. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 734, Sec. 8. Effective October 7, 1997.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116400 (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 3 - Operations|Section 116400.

116400.  If the department determines that a public water system is subject to potential contamination, the department may, by order, require the public water system to conduct a periodic water analysis in accordance with conditions specified by the department. The water analysis shall be reported on a quarterly basis, unless the department finds that reasonable action requires either more or less frequent analysis.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116405 (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 3 - Operations|Section 116405.

116405.  (a)  In counties with a population not exceeding 500,000 persons as shown by the 1970 federal decennial census, any public water system supplying both domestic and untreated irrigation water in separate pressurized systems that were in existence prior to January 1, 1990, and that is operated by an incorporated or unincorporated association of users, shall not require protection against backflow into the domestic water system from premises receiving both the water services and having available no other source of water, except where interconnection between the systems has taken place. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to knowingly interconnect the water services on a user’s premises without installing a backflow protection device approved by the state department. (b)  Regulations of the state department requiring the installation of backflow protection shall not be continued to require the installation of the protection in any public water system described in subdivision (a), except as provided in that subdivision. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116407 (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 3 - Operations|Section 116407.

116407.  (a) On or before January 1, 2020, the state board shall adopt standards for backflow protection and cross-connection control.(b) (1) The state board may implement subdivision (a) through the adoption of a policy handbook that is not subject to the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The policy handbook shall include standards for backflow protection and cross-connection control. In developing the standards and any amendments to those standards, the state board shall consult with state and local agencies and other persons whom the state board has identified as having expertise in the subject of backflow protection and cross-connection control. The state board shall hold at least two public hearings before adopting the policy handbook. The policy handbook shall be posted on the board’s internet website.(2) (A) The policy handbook described in this subdivision shall include provisions for the use of a swivel or changeover device to supply potable water to a dual-plumbed system during an interruption in recycled water service.(B) The use of a swivel or changeover device shall be consistent with any notification and backflow protection provisions contained in the policy handbook.(c) (1) Upon the effective date of a policy handbook adopted by the state board pursuant to subdivision (b), the regulations set forth in Article 1 (commencing with Section 7583) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 7601) of Group 4 of Subchapter 1 of Chapter 5 of Division 1 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations shall become inoperative, and, 90 days thereafter, are repealed, unless the state board makes a determination not to repeal a specific regulation.(2) If the state board determines not to repeal a specific regulation pursuant to paragraph (1), the state board shall provide to the Office of Administrative Law and the Secretary of State written notice of its determination, including identification of the specific regulation that is not repealed. That regulation, upon the provision of that written notice to the Office of Administrative Law and the Secretary of State, shall become operative.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 455, Sec. 2. (AB 1180) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116409 (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 3.5 - Fluoridation of Drinking Water|Section 116409.

116409.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Promotion of the public health of Californians of all ages by protection and maintenance of dental health through the fluoridation of drinking water is a paramount issue of statewide concern.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to preempt local government regulations, ordinances, and initiatives that prohibit or restrict the fluoridation of drinking water by public water systems with 10,000 or more service connections, without regard to whether the public water system might otherwise be exempt from Section 116410 or the requirements of this section, pursuant to Section 116415.(c) It is further the intent of the Legislature in establishing this article to decrease the burden the Medi-Cal and the Denti-Cal programs place upon the state’s limited funds.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 727, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116451 (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 116451.

116451.  If user notification is required pursuant to Section 116450, the department shall make a reasonable effort to ensure that notification is given.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 298, Sec. 14. (AB 1540) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116456 (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 116456.

116456.  (a) When establishing or revising a notification level or response level, the state board shall do all of the following:(1) Electronically post on its internet website and distribute through email a notice informing interested persons that the state board has initiated the development or revision of a notification level or response level.(2) Electronically post on its internet website and distribute through email a notice that a proposed notification level or response level is available. The notice shall include an electronic link to an internet webpage where the proposed level can be viewed electronically along with the complete study or studies or an electronic link to the complete study or studies, and the notification level recommendations document provided to the state board by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, if applicable, that were used to establish the level. The state board shall not make available or provide an electronic link to a study that is not subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code). The notice shall indicate whether the study or studies were peer reviewed and whether only one study was used. Notice and document availability shall occur at least 30 days before the meeting required pursuant to paragraph (3).(3) Before a proposed notification level or response level is finalized, include, as an informational item, the proposed notification level or response level at a regularly noticed meeting of the state board.(b) If the Division of Drinking Water of the state board finds that a contaminant presents the potential for imminent harm to public health and safety, paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), and the requirement to publish the proposed level and the 30-day deadline for the notice and document availability requirement in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), shall not apply to the establishment or revision of the notification level or response level for the contaminant. At the time the notification level or response level is established or revised, the division shall post the information specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) and any other information supporting its finding that the contaminant presents the potential for imminent harm to public health and safety. Within 45 days of establishing or revising the notification level or response level, the state board shall include, as an informational item, the notification level or response level at a regularly noticed meeting of the state board.(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 350, Sec. 1. (AB 2560) Effective January 1, 2021. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116456 (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 116456.

116456.  (a) When establishing or revising a notification level or response level, the state board shall do all of the following:(1) Electronically post on its internet website and distribute through email a notice informing interested persons that the state board has initiated the development or revision of a notification level or response level.(2) Electronically post on its internet website and distribute through email a notice that a proposed notification level or response level is available. The notice shall include an electronic link to an internet webpage where the proposed level can be viewed electronically along with the complete study or studies or an electronic link to the complete study or studies, and the notification level recommendations document provided to the state board by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, if applicable, that were used to establish the level. The state board shall not make available or provide an electronic link to a study that is not subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code). The notice shall indicate whether the study or studies were peer reviewed and whether only one study was used. Notice and document availability shall occur at least 30 days before the meeting required pursuant to paragraph (3).(3) Before a proposed notification level or response level is finalized, include, as an informational item, the proposed notification level or response level at a regularly noticed meeting of the state board.(b) If the Division of Drinking Water of the state board finds that a contaminant presents the potential for imminent harm to public health and safety, paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), and the requirement to publish the proposed level and the 30-day deadline for the notice and document availability requirement in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), shall not apply to the establishment or revision of the notification level or response level for the contaminant. At the time the notification level or response level is established or revised, the division shall post the information specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) and any other information supporting its finding that the contaminant presents the potential for imminent harm to public health and safety. Within 45 days of establishing or revising the notification level or response level, the state board shall include, as an informational item, the notification level or response level at a regularly noticed meeting of the state board.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 280. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116460 (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 116460.

116460.  No person shall operate a public water system without an emergency notification plan that has been submitted to and approved by the department. The emergency notification plan shall provide for immediate notice to the customers of the public water system of any significant rise in the bacterial count of water or other failure to comply with any primary drinking water standard that represents an imminent danger to the health of the water users.No permit, variance, or exemption may be issued or amended under this chapter until an emergency notification plan has been approved by the department.The department shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this section. The regulations may provide for the exclusion of public water systems from the requirements of this section when, in the judgment of the department, the exclusion will best serve the public interest.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116465 (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 116465.

116465.  Upon formal complaint by the director alleging that additional facilities are necessary to provide the users of a public water system operated by a public utility under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission with a continuous and adequate supply of water or to bring the water system into conformity with secondary drinking water standards, the commission may, after hearing, direct the public utility to make the changes in its procedures or additions to its facilities as the commission shall determine are necessary to provide a continuous and adequate supply of water to the users thereof or to bring the system into conformity with secondary drinking water standards. Any proceeding of the commission pursuant to this article shall be conducted as provided in Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 1701) of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code, and any order issued by the commission pursuant to this action shall be subject to judicial review as provided in Chapter 9.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 116475 (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 116475.

116475.  (a)  The Emergency Clean Water Grant Fund is hereby established in the General Fund and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is continuously appropriated to the department, without regard to fiscal years, to provide financial assistance to public water systems and to fund emergency actions by the department to ensure that safe drinking water supplies are available to all Californians who are served by public water systems. (b)  The department may expend funds in the Emergency Clean Water Grant Fund for the purposes specified in subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, payment for all of the following actions: (1)  The provision of alternative water supplies and bottled water. (2)  Improvements of the existing water supply system. (3)  Hookups with adjacent water systems. (4)  Design, purchase, installation, and operation and maintenance of water treatment technologies. (c)  The department shall develop and revise guidelines for the allocation and administration of moneys in the Emergency Clean Water Grant Fund. These guidelines shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1)  A definition of what constitutes an emergency requiring an alternative or improved water supply. (2)  Priorities and procedures for allocating funds. (3)  Repayment provisions, as appropriate. (4)  Procedures for recovering funds from parties responsible for the contamination of public water supplies. The guidelines are not subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)