CA AB2515

Authorizes the State Department of Public Health to develop emergency regulations governing point-of-entry and point-of-use treatment by public water systems as alternatives to centralized treatment, limited to systems with fewer than 200 service connections that lack immediate economic feasibility for centralized treatment.

Emergency regulations remain in effect until the earlier of January 1, 2014, or the effective date of permanent nonemergency regulations.

Permits the State Department of Public Health to award grants through January 1, 2014, for point-of-entry and point-of-use treatment projects serving severely disadvantaged communities, covering the full project cost.

Requires that equipment purchased under grants with remaining useful life be reused in other qualifying projects or disposed of according to state and federal requirements.

Addresses arsenic contamination of groundwater in the southeastern Coachella Valley in Riverside County, finding that naturally occurring contamination creates barriers to safe drinking water access in unincorporated communities.