Section 14001 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 16. >> Article 1.
14001
. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the
following:
(a) The State Department of Health Services has discovered toxic
chemicals in 126 of California's large public drinking water systems.
(b) Many of the chemical contaminants in California's drinking
water supplies are known or suspected of causing cancer, birth
defects, and other serious illnesses.
(c) New monitoring programs for small public water systems are
expected to identify many new toxic contamination problems. It is
unlikely that these problems can be solved without financial
assistance from the State of California.