California Water Code DIVISION 20.5 - WHOLESALE REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM SECURITY AND RELIABILITY ACT

  • Section 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,...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 73514.
    This division shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is...

Last modified: October 22, 2018