Drinking water: water treatment devices.

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to adopt regulations setting forth the criteria and procedures for certification of specified water treatment devices. Existing law provides that the regulations may adopt, by reference, the testing procedures and standards of one or more independent testing organizations, under certain circumstances. Existing law authorizes the department to accept a water treatment device certification issued by an agency of another state, by an independent testing organization, or by the federal government, under certain circumstances. This bill would require the regulations to adopt, by reference, the testing procedures and standards of one or more independent testing organizations. This bill would require the regulations to specify a testing organization that is a certification body accredited by an accreditation body member of the International Accreditation Forum. This bill would require the department to accept a water treatment device certification issued by an agency of another state, by a certification body accredited by an accreditation body member of the International Accreditation Forum, or by the federal government, if the standards used to certify the device meet or exceed specified standards.