BILL NUMBER: AB 2311	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Atkins

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to amend Section 10562 of the Water Code, relating to
stormwater.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2311, as introduced, Atkins. Stormwater Resource Planning Act.
   Under existing law, the State Water Resources Control Board and
the California regional water quality control boards prescribe waste
discharge requirements for the discharge of stormwater in accordance
with the national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES)
permit program and the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act.
Existing law, the Stormwater Resource Planning Act, authorizes a
city, county, or special district to develop, jointly or
individually, a stormwater resource plan that meets certain
standards.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes in these
provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 10562 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   10562.  (a) A city, county, or special district, either
individually or jointly, may develop a stormwater resource plan
pursuant to this part.
   (b)  Stormwater   A stormwater  resource
 plans   plan  shall:
   (1) Be developed on a watershed basis.
   (2) Provide for multiple benefit project design to maximize water
supply, water quality, and environmental and other community
benefits.
   (3) Provide for community participation in plan development and
implementation.
   (4) Be consistent with, and assist in, compliance with total
maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans and applicable
national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permits.
   (5) Be consistent with all applicable waste discharge permits.
   (6) Be consistent with any applicable integrated regional water
management plan.
   (c) The proposed or adopted plan shall meet the standards outlined
in this section. The plan need not be referred to as a "stormwater
resource plan." Existing planning documents may be utilized as a
functionally equivalent plan, including, but not limited to,
watershed management plans, integrated resource plans, urban water
management plans, or similar plans. If a planning document does not
meet the standards of this section, a collection of local and
regional plans may constitute a functional equivalent.
   (d)  Stormwater   A stormwater  
 resource  plans   plan  shall
identify all of the following:
   (1) Opportunities to augment local water supply through
groundwater recharge or storage for beneficial reuse of stormwater.
   (2) Opportunities for source control for both pollution and
stormwater runoff volume, onsite and local infiltration, and reuse of
stormwater.
   (3) Projects to reestablish natural water drainage treatment and
infiltration systems, or mimic natural system functions to the
maximum extent feasible.
   (4) Opportunities to develop or enhance habitat and open space
through stormwater management, including wetlands, riverside
habitats, parkways, and parks.
   (5) Design criteria and best management practices to prevent
stormwater pollution and increase effective stormwater management for
new and upgraded infrastructure and residential, commercial,
industrial, and public development. These design criteria and best
management practices shall accomplish all of the following:
   (A) Reduce effective impermeability within a watershed by creating
permeable surfaces and directing stormwater to permeable surfaces,
retention basins, cisterns, and other storage for beneficial reuse.
   (B) Increase water storage for beneficial use through a variety of
on-site storage techniques.
   (C) Increase groundwater supplies through infiltration, where
appropriate and feasible.
   (D) Support low-impact development for new and upgraded
infrastructure and development using low-impact techniques.
   (6) Activities that generate or contribute to the pollution of
stormwater, or that impair the effective beneficial use of
stormwater.
   (7) Projects and programs to ensure the effective implementation
of the stormwater resource plan pursuant to this part and achieve
multiple benefits.
   (8) Ordinances or other mechanisms necessary to ensure the
effective implementation of the stormwater resource plan pursuant to
this part.