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Assembly committee advances narrowly drawn immunity for water systems implementing chromium‑6 compliance plans
Summary
SB 466 would bar third‑party civil lawsuits against public water systems that are implementing State Water Resources Control Board‑approved chromium‑6 compliance plans, for the period of approved implementation. The committee passed the bill to judiciary after testimony from water districts citing multi‑million dollar treatment costs and concerns
The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee voted to pass SB 466 to the Committee on Judiciary. The bill would provide limited legal protection to public water systems that are implementing State Water Resources Control Board‑approved compliance plans to meet the chromium‑6 maximum contaminant level (MCL).
Senator Anna Caballero, the bill—s author, said the measure is narrowly tailored to protect water providers from third‑party litigation while they implement compliance plans approved by the State Water Resources Control Board. Caballero and witnesses emphasized the protections…
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