What is Assembly Bill (AB) 805?
AB 805 was signed into law on September 24, 2024, and authorizes the State Water Board, until January 1, 2029, to require a sewer service provider—for a sewer system serving a disadvantaged community that has failed to meet regulatory standards, or to maintain the technical, managerial, and financial capacity needed to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse—to contract with an administrator designated or approved by the State Water Board. Under the new law, the State Water Board is authorized to designate failing sewer systems for administrative intervention, appoint qualified administrators to provide administrative, technical, operational, legal, or managerial services, offer technical assistance and financial support to improve service quality, and facilitate a coordinated approach where both sewer and drinking water administrators are appointed, maximizing resources and efficiency.
