BILL NUMBER:  SB 1063
  VETOED	DATE: 09/25/2012




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 1063 without my signature.

The bill would allow swimming in the Bear Lake Reservoir for four
months out of the year while specifying the exact type of water
treatment required to ensure the community continues to enjoy safe
drinking water from the reservoir.  Unfortunately, the Department of
Public Health believes that the water treatment requirements in this
bill are not feasible and ineffective, and therefore the operation of
the reservoir as a means to provide safe drinking water would be put
at risk.

I urge the author and sponsors to work with the Department to find a
solution that allows for recreational swimming alongside effectively
treated safe drinking water.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.