Section 13554.2 Of Article 7. Water Reuse From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 7.
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. (a) Any person or entity proposing the use of recycled
water shall reimburse the State Department of Public Health for
reasonable costs that department actually incurs in performing duties
pursuant to this chapter.
(b) (1) Upon a request from the person or entity proposing the use
of recycled water, the State Department of Public Health shall,
within a reasonable time after the receipt of the request, provide an
estimate of the costs that it will reasonably incur in the
performance of its duties pursuant to this chapter.
(2) For purposes of implementing subdivision (a), that department
shall maintain a record of its costs. In determining those costs,
that department may consider costs that include, but are not limited
to, costs relating to personnel requirements, materials, travel, and
office overhead. The amount of reimbursement shall be equal to, and
may not exceed, that department's actual costs.
(c) With the consent of the person or entity proposing the use of
recycled water, the State Department of Public Health may delegate
all or part of the duties that department performs pursuant to this
chapter within a county to a local health agency authorized by the
board of supervisors to assume these duties, if, in the judgment of
that department, the local health agency can perform these duties.
Any person or entity proposing the use of recycled water shall
reimburse the local health agency for reasonable costs that the local
health agency actually incurs in the performance of its duties
delegated pursuant to this subdivision.
(d) (1) Upon a request from the person or entity proposing the use
of recycled water, the local health agency shall, within a
reasonable time after the receipt of the request, provide an estimate
of the cost it will reasonably incur in the performance of its
duties delegated under subdivision (c).
(2) The local health agency, if delegated duties pursuant to
subdivision (c), shall maintain a record of its costs that include,
but is not limited to, costs relating to personnel requirements,
materials, travel, and office overhead. The amount of reimbursement
shall be equal to, and may not exceed, the local health agency's
actual costs.
(e) The State Department of Public Health or local health agency
shall complete its review of a proposed use of recycled water within
a reasonable period of time. That department shall submit to the
person or entity proposing the use of recycled water a written
determination as to whether the proposal submitted is complete for
purposes of review within 30 days from the date of receipt of the
proposal and shall approve or disapprove the proposed use within 30
days from the date on which that department determines that the
proposal is complete.
(f) An invoice for reimbursement of services rendered shall be
submitted to the person or entity proposing the use of recycled water
subsequent to completion of review of the proposed use, or other
services rendered, that specifies the number of hours spent by the
State Department of Public Health or local health agency, specific
tasks performed, and other costs actually incurred. Supporting
documentation, including receipts, logs, timesheets, and other
standard accounting documents, shall be maintained by that department
or local health agency and copies, upon request, shall be provided
to the person or entity proposing the use of recycled water.
(g) For the purposes of this section, "person or entity proposing
the use of recycled water" means the producer or distributor of
recycled water submitting a proposal to the department.