Bruce Burton, Assistant Deputy Director Karen Larsen, Assistant Deputy Director Division of Drinking Water State Water Resources Control Board

 Establish a single water quality agency  Provide comprehensive technical and financial assistance to the regulated community  Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of drinking water, groundwater, water recycling and water quality programs.

 Regulatory Program ‣ Division of Drinking Water  Financial Aid & Operator Certification ‣ Division of Financial Assistance  Information Technology ‣ Division of Information Technology  Administrative Services ‣ Division of Administrative Services 3

4 Deputy Director Cindy Forbes Assistant Deputy Director, Northern CA Field Operations Branch Bruce Burton, Chief Northern California Section North Coastal Section Assistant Deputy Director, Southern CA Field Operations Branch Kurt Souza, Acting Chief Central California Section Southern California Section South Coast Section Assistant Deputy Director, Program Management Branch Karen Larsen, Chief Data & Toxicology Office Technical Operations Section Environmental Lab Accreditation Program

Type of SystemPopulation% of CA population Large Water System >1000 connections 37 million98% Small Water System <1000 connections 400,0001% Type of SystemApproximate # COMMUNITY3,000 Large (>3,300 people)700 Small (>15 connections, <3,300 people) 2,300 NON-COMMUNITY4,500 Nontransient1,500 Transient3,000 TOTAL7,500 5

 2 Branches  5 Regions  23 Districts (+1)  Responsible for carrying out DWP’s program objectives  District staff interacts with water systems and other local partner agencies 6

 Perform all permitting, inspections, and enforcement activities for assigned water systems.  Maintain relationships with regulated water system personnel and understanding of local water supply and quality concerns/issues. Provide technical assistance.  Evaluate the technical aspects of all funding projects, meet with systems, consultants, and develop support for needed projects  Oversee and evaluate LPA SWS programs. Provide technical assistance. 7

 Limited access to skilled operators/managers  Not enough revenue to operate  Isolation makes consolidation very expensive 8

Natural Natural Disasters Earthquakes, Wildfires, Mudslides, Flooding, Drought, Water Quality Emergencies Conduct damage assessments, evaluate water quality results to confirm safety of supplies 9

 Prop 84 & PWS Drought Emergency Funds ◦ Combined Effort of DDW & DFA ◦ DDW Responsible for Identifying Projects ◦ Documentation of Need & Proposed Solution. Formal Request for Funding 10

 Technical Operations  Regulations Development  Recycled Water ◦ Local Primacy Agency Oversight ◦ Technical Expertise re: Treatment Technology ◦ Treatment Device Registration  Data & Toxicology ◦ Technical Expertise re: Human Health ◦ Data Stewardship and Quality ◦ Emergency Response  Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program 11

 Recently Adopted ◦ Chromium VI MCL – effective 7/1/14 ◦ Groundwater Replenishment Regulations – effective 6/18/14  Pending ◦ Point of Use/Point of Entry ◦ Revised Total Coliform Rule ◦ 1,2,3 TCP ◦ Lead & Copper Rule Revisions ◦ Environmental Lab Accreditation Program ◦ Surface Water Augmentation ◦ Direct Potable Re-use 12

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West Basin LA Recycling Facility Photo by Steven Moore

 Water Code Section Requires the Water Board to: ◦ Investigate feasibility of developing water recycling criteria for direct potable reuse ◦ Develop and adopt Water Recycling Criteria for surface water augmentation ◦ Convene an expert panel to provide advice …….By December 31,

 Advise on public health issues and scientific and technical matters related to: ◦ Developing surface water augmentation criteria ◦ Feasibility of developing criteria for direct potable reuse  Assess additional research needed for establishing criteria for direct potable reuse 16

Cindy Forbes (916) Karen Larsen (916) Bruce Burton (916)