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California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 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. Onsite treated 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 begin insert authorize onsite treated water from a graywater or rainwater source, as prescribed, to be used for nonpotable uses in residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. The bill would end insert require the state board, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, begin insert the Department of Housing and Community Development, end insert the California Building Standards Commission, and stakeholders, to establish begin delete water quality standards and distribution, monitoring, end delete begin insert monitoring end insert and reporting requirements for begin insert the nonpotable use of end insert onsite begin insert treated end insert water begin delete recycling systems end delete begin insert from certain other sources end insert prior to begin delete authorizing the end delete begin insert its end insert use begin delete of onsite treated water end delete in begin insert the end insert internal plumbing of begin delete residential and commercial end delete begin insert multi end insert begin insert family residential, commercial, or industrial end insert buildings. begin delete This bill would require onsite treated water to be considered the same as recycled water that is produced on site. end delete begin insert The bill would prohibit water from a toilet, sewer, or onsite wastewater treatment system or septic tank from being treated and used onsite in a single-family occupied building. end insert

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

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

SECTION 1.  

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

 

Article 8.  Onsite Treated Water

 

13558.  

begin delete (a) end delete begin delete   end delete For the purposes of this article, “onsite treated
water” means water, including graywater, rainwater, and other
water captured begin delete or recycled end delete onsite, that has been sourced, begin delete treated,
and used onsite in a building in a manner that is protective of public
health, safety, and the environment. “Onsite treated water” does
not include any wastewater that includes any water from a toilet,
sewer, or septic tank unless the state board has established
additional standards, monitoring, and reporting requirements for
that water necessary to protect public health and safety and the
environment. end delete begin insert used, and treated as needed onsite in a building. end insert

begin delete

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

end delete

begin delete

13559.  

The

end delete

begin insert

begin insert 13559. end insert   

end insert begin insert

(a) (1) Onsite treated water from a graywater or
rainwater source, as defined in and meeting the requirements of
Chapters 16 and 17 of the California Plumbing Code, may be used
for nonpotable uses in residential, commercial, or industrial
buildings.

end insert begin insert

(2) A local government may prescribe additional monitoring
and reporting requirements for the use of onsite treated water from
a graywater or rainwater source by ordinance.

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begin insert (b) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The end insert state board, in consultation with the State Department
of Public Health, begin insert the Department of Housing and Community
Development, end insert the California Building Standards Commission, and
stakeholders, shall establish begin delete water quality standards and
distribution, monitoring, end delete begin insert monitoring end insert and reporting requirements
for begin delete onsite water recycling systems prior to authorizing the use of
onsite treated water in end delete begin insert the nonpotable use of onsite treated water
sourced from a toilet, sewer, onsite wastewater treatment system
or septic tank, stormwater capture, or industrial wastewater that
otherwise meets the water quality standards defined in Section
60301.230 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations prior
to its use in the end insert internal plumbing of begin delete residential and commercial end delete
begin insert multi end insert begin insert family residential, commercial, or industrial end insert buildings.

begin insert

(c) Water from a toilet, sewer, or onsite wastewater treatment
system or septic tank shall not be treated and used onsite in a
single-family occupied building.

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