California Health and Safety Code

§ 116760.10

HSC § 116760.10 Effective Jun 20, 2014Div. 104 · Part 12 · Ch. 4.5 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)Because the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 300j et seq.) provides for establishment of a perpetual drinking water revolving fund, which will be partially capitalized by federal contributions, it is in the interest of the people of the state, in order to ensure full participation by the state under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, to enact this chapter to authorize the state to establish and implement a state drinking water revolving fund that will meet federal conditions for receipt of federal funds. The primary purpose of this chapter is to enable receipt of funds under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. It is the intent of the Legislature that the terms of this chapter shall be liberally construed to achieve this purpose.

(b)Toxic contaminants and new pathogenic organisms, including cryptosporidium, have been discovered in many of California’s public drinking water systems.

(c)Many of the contaminants in California’s drinking water supplies are known to cause, or are suspected of causing, cancer, birth defects, and other serious illnesses.

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Legislative history

Repealed (in Sec. 64) and added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 35, Sec. 65. (SB 861) Effective June 20, 2014. Section operative July 1, 2014, by its own provisions.