California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

AB 588 — California Safe Drinking Water Act: compliance.

Last action — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

(1) Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt primary drinking water standards for contaminants in drinking water. Existing law requires the state board to consider specified criteria when it adopts a primary drinking water standard, including the technological and economic feasibility of compliance. This bill would require the state board to identify actions necessary to assist specified water systems to achieve compliance within any compliance period established. The bill would require the state board to identify a compliance period or periods, when it adopts a primary drinking water standard, of not less than 30 days and not more than 3 years, and to consider specified criteria when identifying the compliance period. The bill would authorize the state board to grant additional time for compliance beyond the identified compliance period on a case-by-case basis. The bill would require a public water system to provide written notice regarding its progress in achieving a compliance plan to the persons served by the public water system at least 2 times per year. (2) The act authorizes the state board, if the state board determines that a public water system is subject to potential contamination, to, by order, require the public water system to conduct a periodic water analysis in accordance with conditions specified by the state board. This bill would require the above-described order to identify the analytical test methods to be used by laboratories and provide for electronic submission of the monitoring results to the state board. The bill would authorize the above-described order to apply to an individual public water system, specific groups of public water systems, or to all public water systems. The bill would exempt an order issued to a specific group of public water systems or to all public water systems from specified administrative regulation and rulemaking requirements.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

  4. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

  6. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S. & T.M. Read second time and amended.

  7. Referred to Com. on E.S. & T.M.

  8. From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

  9. Read first time. To print.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 588 do?
(1) Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt primary drinking water standards for contaminants in drinking water. Existing law requires the state board to consider specified criteria when it adopts a primary drinking water standard, including the technological and economic feasibility of compliance. This bill would require the state board to identify actions necessary to assist specified water systems to achieve compliance within any compliance period established. The bill would require the state board to identify a compliance period or periods, when it adopts a primary drinking water standard, of not less than 30 days and not more than 3 years, and to consider specified criteria when identifying the compliance period. The bill would authorize the state board to grant additional time for compliance beyond the identified compliance period on a case-by-case basis. The bill would require a public water system to provide written notice regarding its progress in achieving a compliance plan to the persons served by the public water system at least 2 times per year. (2) The act authorizes the state board, if the state board determines that a public water system is subject to potential contamination, to, by order, require the public water system to conduct a periodic water analysis in accordance with conditions specified by the state board. This bill would require the above-described order to identify the analytical test methods to be used by laboratories and provide for electronic submission of the monitoring results to the state board. The bill would authorize the above-described order to apply to an individual public water system, specific groups of public water systems, or to all public water systems. The bill would exempt an order issued to a specific group of public water systems or to all public water systems from specified administrative regulation and rulemaking requirements.
Who sponsors AB 588?
AB 588 is sponsored by Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 588?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 588?
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