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AB 990: Public water systems: emergency notification plan.
What AB 990 does, verified December 6, 2025
This bill aims to amend the California Safe Drinking Water Act to require public water systems to provide notification to customers in their preferred language when updating the emergency notification plan, if resources are available. The bill builds upon existing law, which requires public water systems to have an emergency notification plan approved by the state board. The existing law requires immediate notice to customers of significant water quality issues that pose an imminent danger to public health. The bill encourages public water systems to provide language-accessible notification to customers, enhancing the existing requirement for timely and effective communication.
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| Jun. 30, 2025 | Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Choi. |
| Jun. 27, 2025 | Ordered to third reading. |
| Jun. 27, 2025 | From Consent Calendar. |
| Jun. 19, 2025 | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| Jun. 18, 2025 | From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 18). |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 493 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 990
| Introduced by Assembly Member Hadwick |
February 20, 2025 |
An act to amend Section 116460 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to drinking water.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 990, as introduced, Hadwick. Public water systems: emergency notification plan.
Existing law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Water Resources Control Board to administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water to protect public health, including, but not limited to, conducting research, studies, and demonstration programs relating to the provision of a dependable, safe supply of drinking water, enforcing the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, adopting enforcement regulations, and conducting studies and investigations to assess the quality of domestic water wells.
Existing law prohibits a person from operating a public water system without an emergency notification plan that has been submitted to and approved by the state board. Existing law requires the emergency notification plan to provide for immediate notice to the customers of the public water system of any significant rise in the bacterial count of water or other failure to comply with any primary drinking water standard that represents an imminent danger to the health of the water users.
This bill would authorize and encourage a public water system to provide notification to water users in their preferred language when updating the emergency notification plan, if resources are available.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 116460 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:116460.
(a) A person shall not operate a public water system without an emergency notification plan that has been submitted to and approved by the(b) When updating an emergency notification plan pursuant to this section, a public water system may, and is encouraged to, provide notification to water users, by means of other communications technology, including, but not limited to, text messages, email, or social media.
(c) A permit, variance, or exemption may shall not be issued or amended pursuant to this chapter until an emergency notification plan has been approved by the department. state board.
(d) When updating an emergency notification plan pursuant to this section, a public water system may, and is encouraged to, provide notification to water users in their preferred language, if resources are available.
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(e) The department state board shall adopt regulations to implement this section. The regulations may provide for the exclusion of public water systems from the requirements of this section when, in the judgment of the department, state board, the exclusion will best serve the public interest.
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