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Section 116687.

116687. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “District” means the Sativa-Los Angeles County Water District. (2) “Commission” means the Local Agency Formation Commission for the County of Los Angeles. (b) To provide affordable, safe drinking water to disadvantaged communities, the state board shall order the district to accept administrative and managerial […]

Section 116670.

116670. Anything done, maintained, or suffered as a result of failure to comply with any primary drinking water standard is a public nuisance dangerous to health, and may be enjoined or summarily abated in the manner provided by law. Every public officer or body lawfully empowered to do so shall abate the nuisance immediately. (Added […]

Section 116675.

116675. Notwithstanding Sections 116340 and 116500, the department shall, after adequate notification of the local health officer, take action authorized by this chapter against a public water system under the jurisdiction of the local health officer if any of the following occur: (a)  The public water system has been in violation of any provision of […]

Section 116680.

116680. The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) It is the policy of the state to encourage orderly growth and development, which are essential to the social, fiscal, and economic well-being of the state. The Legislature recognizes that the logical formation, consolidation, and operation of water systems is an important factor in promoting orderly development […]

Section 116681.

116681. The following definitions shall apply to this section and Sections 116682, 116684, and 116686: (a) “Adequate supply” means sufficient water to meet residents’ health and safety needs at all times. (b) “Affected residence” means a residence within a disadvantaged community that is reliant on a water supply that is either inadequate or unsafe and that is […]

Section 116682.

116682. (a) (1) The state board, in circumstances described in subparagraph (A) or (B), may order consolidation with a receiving water system as provided in this section and Section 116684. The consolidation may be physical or operational. The state board may also order the extension of service to an area within a disadvantaged community that does not […]

Section 116684.

116684. (a) Liability of a consolidated water system, wholesaler, or any other agency in the chain of distribution that delivers water to a consolidated water system shall be limited as described in this section. (b) (1) The consolidated water system, wholesaler, or any other agency in the chain of distribution that delivers water to a consolidated water system, […]

Section 116686.

116686. (a) (1) To provide an adequate supply of affordable, safe drinking water to disadvantaged communities, voluntary participants, and public water systems that have demonstrated difficulty in maintaining technical, managerial, and financial capacity and to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, the state board may do any of the following, if sufficient funding is available: (A) (i) Contract with, or […]

Section 116650.

116650. (a) If the state board determines that a public water system is in violation of this chapter or any regulation, permit, standard, citation, or order issued or adopted thereunder, the state board may issue a citation to the public water system. The citation shall be served upon the public water system personally or by certified […]

Section 116655.

116655. (a)  Whenever the state board determines that any person has violated or is violating this chapter, or any order, permit, regulation, or standard issued or adopted pursuant to this chapter, the state board may issue an order doing any of the following: (1)  Directing compliance forthwith. (2)  Directing compliance in accordance with a time […]