Section 79534 Of Chapter 4. Safe Drinking Water From California Water Code >> Division 26.5. >> Chapter 4.
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. (a) Funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1), (2),
(3), (4), or (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 79530, and not for the
purposes of subdivision (b) of that section, shall be administered
in accordance with this section.
(b) (1) Grants shall be awarded in accordance with subdivision (a)
of Section 79530 on a statewide competitive basis.
(2) A project that is eligible for funding for the purposes of
subdivision (b) of Section 79530 is not eligible for a grant subject
to this section.
(c) For the purposes of this chapter, "small community" means a
municipality with a population of 3,300 persons or fewer, or 1,000
connections or fewer.
(d) The State Department of Health Services shall consolidate the
application process required to implement the grant program described
in this section.
(e) In the development of criteria for the grants awarded under
this section, the State Department of Health Services shall consult
with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment for the
purpose of developing a program that gives priority to projects that
pose the most significant health risks, and that will bring water
systems into compliance with safe drinking water standards. These
include, but are not limited to, projects that address public
exposure to contaminants for which safe drinking water standards have
been established, including arsenic, disinfection byproducts and
uranium. Projects to address emerging contaminants, including
perchlorate, chromium 6, and endocrine disrupters shall also be given
priority.
(f) Grants awarded pursuant to this section may not exceed ten
million dollars ($10,000,000) for any one project.