California Safe Drinking Water Act: emergency regulations.
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Overview
California Assembly Bill 794 modifies the California Safe Drinking Water Act to allow the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt emergency regulations that are no more stringent than, and substantially similar to, federal drinking water standards. Specifically, it grants the board authority to adopt requirements from a federal regulation in effect on January 19, 2025, regardless of any subsequent changes to that regulation’s stringency. The bill also directs the board to establish emergency regulations and primary drinking water standards for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by January 1, 2026, aligning with federal regulations.
Key provisions
- Allows the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt emergency regulations based on federal Safe Drinking Water Act regulations in effect on January 19, 2025.
- Prohibits emergency regulations from implementing less stringent drinking water standards than those in effect on January 19, 2025.
- Authorizes emergency regulations to include more stringent monitoring requirements than federal regulations.
- Requires the State Water Resources Control Board to establish emergency regulations and primary drinking water standards for PFAS by January 1, 2026.
- Directs the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to establish public health goals for contaminants lacking them.
- Specifies procedures for establishing primary drinking water standards for contaminants with public health goals.
- Defines timelines for adopting emergency regulations and establishing PFAS standards to align with federal regulations.
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