Section 115842 Of Article 1. Recreational Use Of Reservoirs From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 10. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
115842
. (a) Recreational activity in which there is bodily contact
with the water by any participant is allowed in the Sly Park
Reservoir provided that all of the following conditions are
satisfied:
(1) The water shall receive complete water treatment, including
coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, and
disinfection; or alternative treatment that complies with all
applicable department regulations and requirements. Such treatment
shall, at a minimum, comply with all state laws and department
regulations and all federal laws and regulations, including, but not
limited to, the federal Environmental Protection Agency Long-Term 2
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment regulations. Nothing in this
division shall limit the state or the department from imposing more
stringent treatment standards than those required by federal law.
(2) The El Dorado Irrigation District conducts a monitoring
program for E. coli, bacteria and giardia, and cryptosporidium
organisms at various reservoir locations and at a frequency
determined by the department.
(3) The reservoir is operated in compliance with regulations of
the department.
(b) The recreational use of that reservoir shall be subject to
additional conditions and restrictions adopted by the entity
operating the water supply reservoir, or by the department, that are
required to further protect or enhance the public health and safety
and do not conflict with regulations of the department.
(c) The El Dorado Irrigation District shall file, on or before
January 1, 2005, with the department, a report on the recreational
uses at Sly Park Reservoir and the water treatment program for that
reservoir. That report shall include, but is not limited to,
providing all of the following information:
(1) The estimated levels and types of recreational uses at the
reservoir on a monthly basis.
(2) A summary of available monitoring in Sly Park Reservoir
watershed for giardia and cryptosporidium.
(3) The sanitary survey of the watershed and water quality
monitoring plan.
(4) An evaluation, as prescribed by the department, to determine
the impact on source water quality due to recreational activities on
Sly Park Reservoir, including any microbiological monitoring.
(5) The reservoir management plan and the operations plan.
(6) The annual water reports submitted to the consumers each year.
(d) The department shall prescribe the degree of treatment
including, but not limited to, treatment processes necessary to abate
any increased hazards resulting from body contact recreation based
on information provided in the report filed pursuant to subdivision
(c).