CA SB1188

State Water Resources Control Board must develop and adopt minimum standards for technical, managerial, and financial capacity of community water systems serving fewer than 10,000 people or 3,300 service connections and K-12 school nontransient noncommunity water systems.

Minimum standards shall address source water adequacy, infrastructure adequacy, staff technical knowledge, governance structures, revenue sufficiency, credit worthiness, and fiscal management controls.

Community water systems and K-12 school water systems must demonstrate compliance with adopted standards within timelines set by the state board, with a minimum of two years from adoption, and new systems must demonstrate compliance as part of permit applications.

State board may require annual reporting and proof that water systems have the technical, managerial, and financial capacity to comply with standards.

No state reimbursement is required because costs to local agencies and school districts result from the expansion of existing crimes related to false statements in reports.