California Health and Safety Code

§ 116596

HSC § 116596 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 104 · Part 12 · Ch. 4 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)The state board shall require a public water system that has experienced a wildfire event of 300 acres or more, if the event damaged or destroyed a structure or structures connected to the public water system’s water distribution system, to perform sample collection and analysis of its source waters, treatment facilities, conveyance facilities, distribution systems, or a combination thereof, for the presence of benzene as soon as it is safe to do so.

(b)If a public water system conducts sampling and finds detectable concentrations of benzene, the state board may require a public water system response, including all the following:

(1)A requirement that investigation and additional testing be completed in consultation with, or at the direction of, the state board.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 530, Sec. 2. (AB 541) Effective January 1, 2024.