73500. This division shall be known as and may be cited as the Wholesale Regional Water System Security and Reliability Act. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 841, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 73514.)
73501. (a) Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this section govern the construction of this division. (b) “Association” means the San Francisco Bay Area Water Users Association. (c) “Bay area regional water system” means the facilities for the storage, treatment, and transmission of water located in the Counties of Tuolumne, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Alameda, […]
73502. (a) The city, on or before February 1, 2003, shall adopt the program of capital improvement projects designed to restore and improve the bay area regional water system that are described in the capital improvement program report prepared by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission dated February 25, 2002. A copy of the program shall […]
73503. (a) The city, in consultation with the association and the offices of emergency services in Alameda County, Santa Clara County, and San Mateo County, shall prepare an emergency response plan describing how water service will be restored to the area served by the bay area regional water system after an interruption caused by earthquake or […]
73504. (a) Commencing in 2003, a regional wholesale water supplier shall submit a report to the Legislature and the State Department of Public Health, on or before February 1 of each year, describing the progress made during the previous calendar year on securing supplemental sources of water to augment existing supplies during dry years. (b) In order […]
73505. The State Department of Health Services shall conduct an audit, or arrange for an audit to be performed by contract, of the city’s program of maintenance of the bay area regional water system prior to July 1, 2004. The audit shall include both of the following: (a) A review of the adequacy of the city’s […]
73506. The State Department of Health Services shall conduct an audit of the regional water systems operated by all regional wholesale water suppliers, other than the city, subject to this division and shall submit to the Legislature a report thereon on or before February 1, 2006. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 841, Sec. 2. Effective […]
73508. If the city and the bay area wholesale customers that are public agencies form a special district with authority and responsibility to own, operate, and manage the bay area regional water system and whose governing board’s composition reflects the proportionate use of water delivered by the bay area regional water system within the city […]
73510. Notwithstanding Section 116500 of the Health and Safety Code, the State Department of Public Health shall ensure that the bay area regional water system is operated in compliance with the California Safe Drinking Water Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 116275) of Part 12 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code) and […]
73511. A special district composed of some or all of the bay area wholesale customers may receive state funds for the purpose of protecting the bay area regional water system against seismic risk, without regard to whether the city is a member of that district. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 841, Sec. 2. Effective January […]
73512. A regional wholesale water supplier shall reimburse the state for all costs incurred by the State Department of Public Health or the Seismic Safety Commission in carrying out the duties imposed by this division. The bay area wholesale customers shall reimburse the city for their share of those costs as provided in the master […]
73513. Nothing in this division affects the rights and obligations of the city, the Modesto Irrigation District, or the Turlock Irrigation District, as between themselves, whether arising from statute or contract. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 841, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 73514.)
73513.5. Nothing in this division changes the governance, control, or ownership of the bay area regional water system. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 841, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 73514.)
73514. This division shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2026, deletes or extends that date. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 214, Sec. 2. (SB 699) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, […]
