City of Maywood: drinking water.

Existing law, the Calderon-Sher Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996, requires the State Department of Public Health to, among other things, adopt regulations relating to primary and secondary drinking water standards for contaminants in drinking water, which are based upon specified criteria. Violation of certain provisions relating to public water systems is a crime. This bill would require the public water systems serving the City of Maywood to conduct a study on the City of Maywood's water addressing the impacts of manganese on water quality, would require the city to conduct a public hearing, and would require the public water systems to respond in writing to public comment received at the hearing. The bill would require the study and comments to be posted on the public water systems' Internet Web sites. By requiring the City of Maywood to comply with these provisions and by expanding the definition of existing crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would make legislative findings and declarations, including findings and declarations concerning the need for special legislation. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for specified reasons.