California Water Code

§ 13289.5

WAT § 13289.5 Effective Sep 24, 2024Div. 7 · Ch. 4.3

Statute text

(a)Before implementing the actions authorized by this section, the state board shall, by resolution, make one or both of the following findings:

(1)A sewer service provider is an inadequate sewer service, as defined in Section 13288, and that it is in the best interest of the customers of the sewer service provider and the State of California that an administrator be appointed to assist a sewer service provider with making improvements necessary to develop an adequate sewer system. When these findings are made, the sewer service provider shall be referred to as a designated sewer system.

(2)A sewer service provider has demonstrated a history of continued failures to maintain technical, managerial, or financial capacity to prevent waste, fraud, or abuse. When this finding is made, the sewer service provider shall be referred to as a designated sewer system.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 505, Sec. 3. (AB 805) Effective September 24, 2024.