Amended in Senate June 5, 2014

Amended in Assembly May 23, 2014

Amended in Assembly April 21, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 2071


Introduced by Assembly Member Levine

(Coauthor: Assembly Member Gatto)

February 20, 2014


An act to add Section 13521.1 to the Water Code, relating to recycled water.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2071, as amended, Levine. Recycled water: pasture animals.

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to establish uniform statewide recycling criteria for each varying type of use of recycled water where the use involves the protection of public health.

This bill would require, by December 31, 2016, the department, in consultation withbegin delete the Department of Food and Agricultureend deletebegin insert impacted state agenciesend insert, to determine whether the use of disinfected tertiary treated recycled water for the purpose of providing water to pasture animals would be safe for public and animal health. This bill would require the department to establish uniform statewide recycling criteria for the use of recycled water for the purpose of providing water to pasture animals if the department determines that the use of disinfected tertiary treated recycled water for this purpose would harm public or animal health. The bill would authorize the department to approve the use of disinfected tertiary treated recycled water for this purpose if the department determines that its use would not harm public or animal health but would prohibit the use of disinfected tertiary treated recycled water in the water supply for dairy animals that are currently producing dairy products for human consumption.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 13521.1 is added to the Water Code, to
2read:

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13521.1.  

(a) By December 31, 2016, the State Department of
4Public Health, in consultation withbegin delete the Department of Food and
5Agricultureend delete
begin insert impacted state agenciesend insert, shall determine whether the
6use of disinfected tertiary treated recycled water, as defined by
7Section 60301.230 of Title 22 of the California Code of
8Regulations, for the purpose of providing water to pasture animals,
9would be safe for public and animal health. If the State Department
10of Public Health determines that the use of disinfected tertiary
11treated recycled water for the purpose of providing water to pasture
12animals would harm public or animal health, the State Department
13of Public Health shall establish uniform statewide recycling criteria
14for the use of disinfected tertiary recycled water for the purpose
15of providing water to pasture animals. Except as provided in
16subdivision (c), if the State Department of Public Health determines
17that the use of disinfected tertiary treated recycled water for the
18purpose of providing water to pasture animals would not harm
19public or animal health, the State Department of Public Health
20may approve the use of disinfected tertiary treated recycled water
21for these purposes.

22(b) In evaluating the use of disinfected tertiary treated recycled
23water for the purpose of providing water to pasture animals, the
24State Department of Public Health shall consider all of the
25following:

26(1) Recommendations from the existing Advisory Panel on
27Constituents of Emerging Concerns in Recycled Water.

28(2) State-funded research performed pursuant to Section 79144
29and subdivision (b) of Section 79145.

30(3) Research by the state board relating to unregulated pollutants.

P3    1(c) Disinfected tertiary treated recycled water shall not be used
2in the water supply for dairy animals that are currently producing
3dairy products for human consumption.

4(d) A person shall not be required to use disinfected tertiary
5 treated recycled water for the purposes described in this section.

6(e) The adoption of uniform statewide recycling criteria pursuant
7to this section shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 3.5
8(commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title
92 of the Government Code.

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10(f) For purposes of this section, the State Department of Public
11Health shall also mean any successor agency.

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