Upcoming Drinking Water Regulations
Recently Adopted Drinking Water-Related Regulations
Regulations in Process or Planned
- Maximum Contaminant Levels
- Lead and Copper Rule
- Cross Connection Control Regulations: Visit the State Water Board’s Cross-Connection Control Policy Handbook for more information.
The current cross connection control regulations are found in Title 17 California Code of Regulations, in Division 1, Chapter 5, Subchapter 1, Group 4, and are available California Code of Regulations
- Direct Potable Reuse:
- Metal Detection Limits for Purposes of Reporting
- Primacy Package Approvals
- Public Notification Rule.
- Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs).
- Rulemaking page coming soon. More information on CCRs.
- Electronic Reporting of Drinking Water Quality Data
- Water Quality Standards for On-site Treatment and Reuse
- Notification and Response Levels
- Quinquennial Maximum Contaminant Levels Review: To meet requirements of the Health and Safety Code Section 116365(g), each year the State Water Board identifies the MCLs it intends to review.
- Financial Assurances. Rulemaking page coming soon.
Other Regulations of Interest
- Recycled Water Regulations: DDW's activities related to recycled water.
- Drinking Water Program Fees
- ELAP Regulations: Public drinking water systems must utilize accredited laboratories for water analyses. Follow this link for more information about regulations for the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program.
- Recently Adopted Regulations
- Microplastics
Upcoming Federal Rules
Other Information
- Division of Drinking Water
- Information for Public Water Systems
- Recently Adopted Regulations
- Annual Division of Drinking Water Regulatory Priority Board Resolutions
Contact Information
Melissa Hall, P.E.
Senior Water Resource Control Engineer
(916) 323-0373
Melissa.Hall@waterboards.ca.gov
Randy Barnard, P.E.
Supervising Water Resource Control Engineer
(619) 525-4022
Randy.Barnard@waterboards.ca.gov
