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Assembly committee advances bill directing state board to issue guidance on stormwater irrigation
Summary
The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee voted to pass AB 638 by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez to the Committee on Appropriations. The bill would direct the State Water Resources Control Board to develop guidance for capture, treatment and reuse of urban stormwater for irrigation on public lands.
The Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee on May 20 advanced AB 638, a bill by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez that would direct the State Water Resources Control Board to develop guidelines for capturing, treating and using urban stormwater for irrigation on public lands. The measure passed on a committee vote and is due to go to the Committee on Appropriations.
AB 638 aims to provide statewide guidance for projects that capture urban stormwater for nonpotable uses such as irrigating parks, golf courses, medians 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 her presentation to…
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