Section 116350 Of Article 3. Operations From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 12. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
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. (a) The department shall administer the provisions of this
chapter and all other provisions relating to the regulation of
drinking water to protect public health.
(b) The department shall also have the following responsibilities:
(1) Conduct research, studies, and demonstration projects relating
to the provision of a dependable, safe supply of drinking water,
including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) Improved methods to identify and measure the existence of
contaminants in drinking water and to identify the source of the
contaminants.
(B) Improved methods to identify, measure, and assess the
potential adverse health effects of contaminants in drinking water.
(C) New methods of treating raw water to prepare it for drinking,
so as to improve the efficiency of water treatment and to remove or
reduce contaminants.
(D) Improved methods for providing a dependable, safe supply of
drinking water, including improvements in water purification and
distribution, and methods of assessing health-related hazards.
(E) Improved methods of protecting the water sources of public
water systems from contamination.
(F) Alternative disinfection technologies that minimize, reduce,
or eliminate hazardous disinfection byproducts.
(2) Enforce provisions of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and
regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(3) Adopt regulations to implement this chapter.
(c) The department may conduct studies and investigations as it
deems necessary to assess the quality of private domestic water
wells.