Amended in Assembly May 19, 2016

Amended in Assembly March 17, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2594

Introduced by Assembly Member Gordon

February 19, 2016

An act to add Section 10561.7 to the Water Code, relating to stormwater.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2594, as amended, Gordon. Stormwater resources: use of captured water.

Existing law, the Stormwater Resource Planning Act, authorizes one or more public agencies to develop a stormwater resource plan that meets specified standards to address the capture of stormwater, as defined, and dry weather runoff, as defined.

This bill would authorize a public entity that captures stormwater, in accordance with a stormwater resource begin delete plan, end delete begin insert plan and consistent with a municipal separate storm sewer system permit, end insert before the water reaches a natural channel to use the captured water.

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.  

Section 10561.7 is added to the Water Code, to
read:

10561.7.  

begin delete Notwithstanding any other law, a end delete begin insert A end insert public entity that
captures stormwater, in accordance with a stormwater resource
begin delete plan, end delete begin insert plan and consistent with a municipal separate storm sewer
system permit, end insert before the water reaches a natural begin delete channel end delete begin insert channel,
as that term is used in Section 1201, end insert shall be entitled to use the
captured water.