California Health and Safety Code

§ 116805

HSC § 116805 Effective Jan 1, 1996Div. 104 · Part 12 · Ch. 5 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)Local health officers may maintain programs, in cooperation with water suppliers, to protect against backflow through service connections into the public water supply, and, with the consent of the water supplier, may collect fees from the water supplier to offset the costs of implementing these programs.

(b)The fees authorized under this section and under Section 116800 shall be limited to the costs of administering these programs. At the discretion of the water supplier, the fees collected from the water supplier by the local health officer may be passed through to water users.

(c)Programs authorized under this section and Section 116800 shall be conducted in accordance with backflow protection regulations adopted by the department.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.