In 2017, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to set up a framework for direct potable reuse of wastewater. Now California is at the beginning of another push on water use, as state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, introduced Senate Bill 966 to change state rules about the nonpotable reuse of wastewater.
An analysis of the bill by legislative staff says the State Water Resources Control Board is now required to establish standards where the protection of public health is involved. The bill would order the board to adopt risk-based regulations for onsite treatment and nonpotable reuse by 2022. Those
