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Assembly committee advances bill directing State Water Board to issue stormwater irrigation guidance
Summary
The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee voted to pass AB 638, which directs the State Water Resources Control Board to develop guidelines for capturing, treating and using urban stormwater for irrigation of public lands; proponents said guidance will speed project approvals and reduce potable water use.
Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez introduced AB 638, which would require the State Water Resources Control Board to develop guidance on capturing and reusing urban stormwater for nonpotable irrigation of public lands, and the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee voted to pass the bill to the Committee on Appropriations.
The measure, Rodriguez said, seeks to fill “a glaring gap in California's urban stormwater management” by creating statewide best-management practices for capture, treatment — including disinfection — and reuse of stormwater on parks, parkways, golf courses, cemeteries and other public lands. “Clear guidance is essential to provide certainty on how to safely build and operate stormwater capture and use projects,” Rodriguez said during the hearing.
Supporters told the committee that, without state guidance, local projects face…
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