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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2230
Author: Gatto (D)
Amended: 8/9/12 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER COMM. : 6-2, 6/26/12
AYES: Pavley, Evans, Kehoe, Padilla, Simitian, Wolk
NOES: La Malfa, Cannella
NO VOTE RECORDED: Fuller
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 65-9, 4/12/12 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Recycled water: car washes
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requires new car washes to reuse at
least 60% of the on-site wash and rinse water unless
recycled water is utilized for washing and rinsing.
Senate Floor Amendments of 8/9/12 clarify the provisions
regarding the use of recycled water in car washes.
Specifically, the language changes the requirement from
"enter into a contract to use" recycled water to "use"
recycled water, and make other technical changes.
ANALYSIS : Existing law:
1.Defines waste to include sewage and all other waste
substances from human habitation or producing,
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manufacturing or processing operations.
2.Defines recycled water as water which, as a result of the
treatment of waste, is suitable for a direct beneficial
use or a controlled use that would not otherwise occur.
3.Declares it is the policy of the state that the use of
potable domestic water for nonpotable uses is an
unreasonable use of the water if recycled water, which
meets specific criteria including, but not limited to,
quality and affordability, is available.
4.Authorizes any public agency to require the use of
recycled water, if specified conditions are met, for
residential landscaping, toilet and urinal flushing, and
listed industrial applications, such as cooling towers
and air-conditioning devices.
5.Requires the state to achieve a 20% reduction in urban
per capita water use in California by December 31, 2020,
and requires each urban retail water supplier to comply
with that target.
6.Requires the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to
convene the Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional
Task Force (CII Task Force) in order to provide
recommendations, by April 1, 2012, on water use
efficiency standards for commercial, industrial, and
institutional use among various sectors.
This bill:
1.Declares that the purpose of the bill is to reduce water
consumption by commercial car washes.
2.Defines in-bay and conveyor car washes and requires that
commercial in-bay and conveyor car washes constructed
after January 1, 2014, must:
A. Have recycling systems that reuse 60% of the wash
and rinse water; or,
B. Use recycled water provided by a water supplier for
at least 60% of its wash and rinse water.
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1.Exempts self-service commercial car washes where the
customer uses a wand to wash his or her own vehicle.
This bill is not to be construed to limit the power of any
city, city and county, or county to require more stringent
levels of recycled water use at a car wash.
Background
The California Constitution prohibits the waste and
unreasonable use of water. Existing law declares that the
use of potable domestic water for nonpotable uses is a
waste and unreasonable use of water if recycled water of
sufficient quality is available at a reasonable price to
the water user.
Any public entity which supplies water at retail or
wholesale may, by ordinance or resolution, adopt and
enforce a water conservation program to reduce the quantity
of water used by those persons for the purpose of
conserving the water supplies of the public entity.
The 2009 water package included SB 7X7 (Steinberg), Chapter
4, Statutes of 2009-10 Seventh Extraordinary Session,
which, among other things, established the goal of reducing
urban per capita water use by 20% by 2020. To help achieve
that goal, the bill required DWR, in conjunction with the
California Urban Water Conservation Council, to convene a
task force to recommend water use efficiency standards for
commercial, industrial, and institutional users among
various sectors of water use. This CII Task Force is to
report its results to the Legislature by April 1, 2012.
The final report has not been released, though a January 6,
2012 draft report was produced and is still being revised.
DWR expects the final report will be issued in August.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/13/12)
Burbank Water and Power
California Municipal Utilities Association
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California State Pipe Trades
Cities of Burbank, San Diego, and Santa Monica
Cucamonga Valley Water District
Glendale Water and Power
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Planning and Conservation League
Three Valleys Municipal Water District
Turtle Island Restoration Network
U.S. Green Building Council
Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District
Water Replenishment District
WateReuse
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author, "Water
scarcity has long been a concern for Californians.
California is committed to water conservation and
reductions in water use. In 2009, the legislature passed SB
7X 7 (Steinberg) requiring the state to achieve a 20%
reduction in urban per capita water use by 2020. In
addition, the Bay Delta Plan final draft report encourages
state-wide water conservation and water-use efficiency as
one of the key means of reducing reliance on the Delta and
protecting our state-wide water resources. Another benefit
of recycling water in conveyer and in-bay carwashes is the
ability to capture harmful chemicals used in soaps and
polishes in runoff water and divert them from the waste
stream, which ultimately runs to the ocean and pollutes our
shores. California has a history of establishing building
practices which set a higher bar for energy and water
efficiency. By setting a minimum level of water reuse for
car washes, we can (1) help save water in a water-intensive
industry, (2) help the state meet its 20% urban per capita
water use reduction goals by 2020, (3) help the state meet
its water conservation goals set forth in the Bay Delta
Plan, and (4) reduce harmful runoff which pollutes our
shores."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 65-9, 4/12/12
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
Carter, Chesbro, Davis, Dickinson, Eng, Feuer, Fong,
Fuentes, Furutani, Beth Gaines, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon,
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Gorell, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Roger Hern�ndez,
Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Lara,
Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell,
Monning, Nestande, Nielsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel P�rez,
Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Solorio, Swanson, Torres,
Valadao, Wagner, Williams, Yamada, John A. P�rez
NOES: Conway, Donnelly, Grove, Halderman, Knight, Logue,
Morrell, Norby, Olsen
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cedillo, Cook, Fletcher, Garrick, Smyth,
Wieckowski
CTW:n 8/15/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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