CHAPTER 5. Water Equipment and Control

Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6.

§§ 116775–116890 · 28 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Water Softeners §§ 116775–116795 · 7 sections

   • § 116775 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the utilization of the waters of the state by residential consumers for general domestic purposes, including…
   • § 116780 (a) Unless the context otherwise requires the definitions in this section govern the construction of this article. (b) “Clock control” means the system…
   • § 116785 Except as provided in Section 116786, a residential water softening or conditioning appliance may be installed only if either of the following apply: (a) The…
   • § 116786 (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 116785, a local agency may, by ordinance, limit the availability, or prohibit the installation, of residential…
   • § 116787 (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 116786, the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District, or any successor district, may, by ordinance adopted…
   • § 116790 Any water softening appliance in place at a residential dwelling prior to January 1, 1980, in those areas being served by sewage treatment facilities that have…
   • § 116795 The certification required by this article shall be provided by the new user of the appliance and shall be completed by a contractor having a valid Class C-55…
2. ARTICLE 2. Cross-Connection Control by Water Users §§ 116800–116820 · 5 sections

   • § 116800 Local health officers may maintain programs for the control of cross-connections by water users, within the users’ premises, where public exposure to drinking…
   • § 116805 (a) Local health officers may maintain programs, in cooperation with water suppliers, to protect against backflow through service connections into the public…
   • § 116810 To ensure that testing and maintenance of backflow prevention devices are performed by persons qualified to do testing and maintenance, local health officers…
   • § 116815 (a) All pipes installed above or below the ground, on and after June 1, 1993, that are designed to carry recycled water, shall be colored purple or…
   • § 116820 Any person who violates any provision of this article, violates any order of the local health officer pursuant to this article, or knowingly files a false…
3. ARTICLE 3. Water Treatment Devices §§ 116825–116865 · 11 sections

   • § 116825 Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall govern construction of this article: (a) “Water treatment device” means any point of use…
   • § 116831 All regulations adopted pursuant to this article prior to January 1, 2014, are repealed.
   • § 116832 (a) Commencing January 1, 2014, each manufacturer that offers for sale in California a water treatment device for which it makes a health or safety claim…
   • § 116835 (a) A water treatment device for which a health or safety claim is made shall not be sold or otherwise distributed unless the device is included on the list of…
   • § 116836 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a certificate issued by the department shall not be valid unless the application for certification was filed on or before…
   • § 116840 (a) The department, or any local health officer with the concurrence of the department, shall enforce this article. (b) The department may remove a water…
   • § 116845 The department shall publish semiannually on its Internet Web site the following: (a) (1) A list of water treatment devices for which a valid certification was…
   • § 116850 (a) The department shall charge and collect the applicable annual fee, as established pursuant to subdivision (b), from each manufacturer that submits…
   • § 116855 This article shall not apply to residential self-regenerating water softeners, as defined in Section 13148 of the Water Code.
   • § 116860 There is in the State Treasury the Water Device Certification Special Account. Fees collected pursuant to Section 116850 shall be deposited in the account…
   • § 116865 The Director of Finance may authorize the department to borrow up to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for the purpose of implementing this article from…
4. ARTICLE 4. Lead Materials §§ 116875–116890 · 5 sections

   • § 116875 (a) No person shall use any pipe, pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, solder, or flux that is not lead free in the installation or repair of any public water…
   • § 116876 (a) Commencing January 1, 2023, a person shall not manufacture, and offer for sale in the state, an endpoint device intended to convey or dispense water for…
   • § 116880 The department shall adopt building standards to implement Section 116875. The standards shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with…
   • § 116885 (a) By July 1, 2018, a community water system shall compile an inventory of known lead user service lines in use in its distribution system and identify areas…
   • § 116890 (a) For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (1) “Community water system” has the same meaning as in Section 116275. (2) “Public water…