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Ventura county bill requiring water-district preparedness cleared by committee amid cost concerns
Summary
AB 3607 would require water suppliers in Ventura County’s high-fire-risk areas to top tanks during red-flag warnings, have backup generators ready to run pumps and harden pump infrastructure. The committee advanced the district bill despite opposition from water agencies citing cost, operational complexity and liability concerns.
The committee advanced AB 3607, a district bill by Assemblymember Bennett, requiring minimum preparedness steps for water suppliers in Ventura County’s high fire‑risk areas. The measure was approved and referred to the Committee on Utilities and Energy.
Bennett outlined three core requirements: (1) have storage tanks topped when a red-flag warning is issued; (2) maintain backup generators or contracted mobile generation capable of running pumps immediately when power is shut off; and (3) harden pump and generator installations to reduce risk that pumps burn during a wildfire. Bennett said the requirements are aimed at preventing the repeated scenario in which water tanks sit low, pumps cannot…
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