Challenges to DACs Adequate water source Providing water

Challenges to DACs • Adequate water source • Providing water that meets drinking water standards • Adequate TMF – technical, managerial and financial ability to operate a public water system. Presented by the Water Association of Kern County

Pressing Water Quality Issues • Kern County drinking water issues – Nitrate – Arsenic – Uranium – 1, 2, 3 -Trichloropropane (TCP) – proposed drinking water standard Presented by the Water Association of Kern County

Legislation for DACs • Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWMP) - DWR's IRWM story began in 2002 when the Regional Water Management Planning Act (SB 1672) was passed by the Legislature. • Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) which was enacted with landmark legislation in 2014. • SB 88 – Mandatory Consolidation for DACs that lack TMF passed in 2015. Presented by the Water Association of Kern County

Human Right to Water (HR 2 W) • On Sept. 25, 2012, Gov. Brown signed Assembly Bill 685, making California the first state in the nation to recognize that “every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable and accessible water. . . ” • The State Water Board adopted a resolution on Feb. 16, 2016, identifying the human right to water as a top priority and core value of the State and Regional Water Boards. • Human Right to Water Portal http: //www. waterboards. ca. gov/water_issues/programs/hr 2 w/index. shtml Presented by the Water Association of Kern County