SECTIONS 116610-116612 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 116610-116612

116610. (a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the
Local Drinking Water Protection Act.
(b) For purposes of this article, "MTBE" means methyl
tertiary-butyl ether.
(c) Commencing January 1, 1998, the State Department of Health
Services shall commence the process for adopting a primary drinking
water standard for MTBE that complies with the criteria established
under Section 116275. The State Department of Health Services shall
establish a primary drinking water standard for MTBE on or before
July 1, 1999. The State Department of Health Services may, at its
discretion, set primary drinking water standards for other
oxygenates.
(d) On or before July 1, 1998, the State Department of Health
Services shall adopt a secondary drinking water standard that
complies with the criteria established under subdivision (d) of
Section 116275 and that does not exceed a consumer acceptance level
for MTBE.

116612. On or before January 1, 1999, the California Drinking Water
and Toxic Enforcement Act Scientific Advisory Panel shall make a
recommendation to the Office of Environmental Health Hazard
Assessment on whether MTBE should be listed as a carcinogenic or
reproductive toxin, as set forth in Section 12000 and following of
Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.