Amended in Senate September 4, 2015

Amended in Senate June 18, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1463


Introduced by Assembly Member Gatto

February 27, 2015


An act to add Article 8 (commencing with Section 13558) to Chapter 7 of Division 7 of the Water Code, relating to recycled water.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1463, as amended, Gatto. Onsitebegin delete recycledend deletebegin insert treatedend insert water.

Existing law requires the State Water Resources Control Board 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 the state board, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, the California Building Standards Commission,begin delete the Department of Housing and Community Development,end delete and stakeholders, to establish water quality standards andbegin delete ongoing monitoringend deletebegin insert distribution, monitoring,end insert and reporting requirements for onsite water recycling systemsbegin delete using blackwater. This bill would authorize the Department of Housing and Community Development and the California Building Standards Commission to authorize the use of blackwater in onsite water recycling systems only if prescribed conditions are met.end deletebegin insert prior to authorizing the use of onsite treated water in internal plumbing of residential and commercial buildings. This bill would requireend insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertonsite treated water to be considered the same as recycled water that is produced on site.end insert

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The California Building Standards Law provides for the adoption of building standards by state agencies by requiring all state agencies that adopt or propose adoption of any building standard to submit the building standard to the California Building Standards Commission for approval and adoption.

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This bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt building standards for all categories of residential and commercial onsite recycled water.

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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.  

Article 8 (commencing with Section 13558) is
2added to Chapter 7 of Division 7 of the Water Code, to read:

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4Article 8.  Onsitebegin delete Recycledend deletebegin insert Treatedend insert Water
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13558.  

begin insert(a)end insertbegin insertend insert For the purposes of this article, “onsitebegin delete recycledend delete
7begin insert treatedend insert water” means water, including graywater, rainwater, and
8other water capturedbegin insert or recycledend insert onsite, that has been sourced,
9treated, and used onsite in a building in a manner that is protective
10of public health, safety, and the environment. “Onsitebegin delete recycledend delete
11begin insert treatedend insert water” does not include anybegin delete blackwater except as provided
12in Section 13559.end delete
begin insert wastewater that includes any water from a toilet,
13sewer, or septic tank unless the state board has established
14additional standards, monitoring, and reporting requirements for
15that water necessary to protect public health and safety and the
16environment.end insert

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17(b) Notwithstanding any other law, onsite treated water shall
18be considered the same as recycled water that is produced on site.

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begin delete(a)end deletebegin deleteend deletebegin delete(1)end deletebegin deleteend deleteThe state board, in consultation with the State
20Department of Public Health, the California Building Standards
21Commission,begin delete the Department of Housing and Community
22Development,end delete
and stakeholders, shall establish water quality
23standards andbegin delete ongoing monitoringend deletebegin insert distribution, monitoring,end insert and
24reporting requirements for onsite water recycling systemsbegin delete using
25blackwater.end delete
begin insert prior to authorizing the use of onsite treated water in
26internal plumbing of residential and commercial buildings.end insert

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P3    1(2) A local health department may set its own monitoring and
2reporting standards for onsite recycled water using blackwater
3until the state board has established standards pursuant to this
4subdivision.

5(b) The Department of Housing and Community Development
6shall adopt building standards for all categories of residential and
7commercial onsite recycled water.

8(c) The Department of Housing and Community Development
9and the California Building Standards Commission may authorize
10the use of blackwater in onsite water recycling systems only if
11both of the following conditions have been met:

12(1) Building standards for the use of blackwater for all categories
13of residential and commercial onsite blackwater recycling systems
14have been adopted.

15(2) The state board has developed water quality standards and
16ongoing monitoring and reporting requirements for the use of
17blackwater in onsite water recycling systems.

18(d) Until the standards described in subdivisions (a) and (b)
19have been established, a city, county, or city and county may
20authorize the use of onsite recycled water in internal plumbing of
21residential and commercial buildings to the extent allowed by law
22prior to the addition of this section.

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