California Health and Safety Code

§ 116610

HSC § 116610 Effective Jan 1, 1998Div. 104 · Part 12 · Ch. 4 · Art. 7.5

Statute text

(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.

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Legislative history

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.