BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 2662
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 2662 (Gatto)
As Introduced February 21, 2014
Majority vote
WATER, PARKS & WILDLIFE 11-2
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|Ayes:|Rendon, Bocanegra, Fong, | | |
| |Frazier, Beth Gaines, | | |
| |Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, | | |
| |Gray, Rodriguez, Yamada | | |
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|Nays:|Dahle, Patterson | | |
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SUMMARY : Requires that if the Los Angeles Department of Water
and Power (LADWP) drains Silver Lake Reservoir it must refill it
to 80% capacity within 18 months or pay a $100,000 per week
civil penalty to the City of Los Angeles to mitigate effects on
the Silver Lake neighborhood.
FISCAL EFFECT : None. This bill is keyed non-fiscal by the
Legislative Counsel.
COMMENTS : LADWP states that the Silver Lake Reservoir Complex
Storage Replacement Project is necessary to comply with updated
United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency water
quality regulations. In 2006, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency ruled that all open air reservoirs must either be treated
for microbial pathogens or covered to protect against
contamination. In response, LADWP developed a proposal to
decommission Silver Lake Reservoir during an 18-month period by
draining it, disconnecting it from the LADWP drinking water
system, and building a covered reservoir in Griffith Park.
The author states that draining Silver Lake Reservoir will
affect recreation and aesthetics in the Silver Lake neighborhood
and that, in addition, it will also affect migratory birds as
the reservoir is also a refuge that supports a large population
of waterfowl and a rookery of Great Blue Heron.
AB 2662
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Analysis Prepared by : Tina Cannon Leahy / W., P. & W. / (916)
319-2096
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