Mandatory Consolidation or Extension of Service for Disadvantaged Communities
Effective June 24, 2015, Senate Bill 88 (Statutes 2015, Chapter 27) added sections 116680-116684 to the California Health and Safety Code, allowing the State Water Board to require certain water systems that consistently fail to provide safe drinking water to consolidate with, or receive an extension of service from, another public water system. The consolidation can be physical or managerial. Although for many years the Drinking Water program has encouraged -- and will continue to encourage -- voluntary consolidations of public water systems, the new authority will allow it to mandate consolidation of water systems where appropriate. Please note that extension of service to domestic wells is authorized only when agreed to by the well owner. The changes to the Health and Safety Code, as defined in SB 88, give the Division of Drinking Water authority to mandate such consolidations or extension of service following a series of specific actions. The State Water Board’s Division of Drinking Water will issue letters to water systems to consolidate with, or seek an extension of service, from a public water system. The recipients of such letters have up to six months from the date the letter is issued to voluntarily consolidate with, or receive extension of service from, a public water system. All letters to public water systems, consolidation orders, petitions, responses, and administrative indices are available to the public upon request.
Requests for public documents can be emailed to the Northern Engagement Unit or the Southern Engagement unit, see Engagement Unit Map for local contacts.
Consolidation Projects
Water Systems | 6-Month Consolidation Letter | Public Meeting Date | Public Hearing Date | Interim Solution | Mandatory Consolidation Order | Mandatory Consolidation Petition | Resolved to Consolidate Voluntarily | Completion Date |
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Ceres West Mobile Home Park with City of Ceres | 08/23/2017 | 05/30/2018 | 10/01/2018 | Bottled Water | - | - | Yes | 08/21/2020 |
Pratt Mutual Water Company with City of Tulare | 08/15/2015 | 03/03/2016 | 03/17/2016 | 03/29/2018 | - | - | 3/29/2016 |
Project updates can be found using this SAFER Violations Tool
Water Systems | 6-Month Consolidation Letter | Public Meeting Date | Public Hearing Date | Mandatory Consolidation Order | Mandatory Consolidation Petition | Additional Information |
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Norcal Water Works With Del Oro Water Company – Larkspur Meadows |
11/17/2021 | 01/13/2022 01/13/2022 en Español Slides Recording |
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Tooleville with the City of Exeter (City) |
08/23/2021 | Meeting 1 12/7/2021 12/7/2021 Español Flyer Flyer Español Slides |
Meeting 2 05/17/2022 05/17/2022 Español Flyer Flyer Español |
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West Water Company with Sonoma County CSA 41-Fitch |
02/10/2020 | 10/15/2020 Notice Slides 10/15/2020 Recording |
TBD | Determining the value of the system for West Water. | ||
East Orosi CSD with Orosi Public Utility District |
07/13/2018 | 10/22/2018 | 04/10/2019 | 10/27/2020 | 11/30/2020 Petition dismissal on 8/27/2021 |
Working on construction application. |
South Kern Mutual Water Company with City of Bakersfield |
11/15/2016 | 07/10/2017 | 09/07/2017 | 09/27/2018 | 10/29/2018 | Developing Preliminary Engineering Report. |
Old River Mutual Water Company with City of Bakersfield |
06/15/2016 | 07/10/2017 | 09/07/2017 | 09/27/2018 | 10/29/2018 | Developing Preliminary Engineering Report. |
Project updates can be found using this SAFER Violations Tool
Water Systems | 6-Month Consolidation Letter | Public Meeting Date | Public Hearing Date | Interim Solution |
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Six Acres Water Company with City of Cloverdale |
11/02/2020 | 06/29/2021 06/29/2021 Español Slides |
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Desert Breeze Mobile Home with Rosamond CSD |
04/06/2018 | 06/12/2018 | 09/05/2018 | |
Kern Mobile Estates, LLC with Rosamond CSD |
12/15/2017 | 06/12/2018 | 09/05/2018 | |
60th Street Assoc. Water System with Rosamond CSD |
12/15/2017 | 06/12/2018 | 09/05/2018 | |
First Mutual Water System with Rosamond CSD |
12/15/2017 | 06/12/2018 | 09/05/2018 | |
Rosamond Mobile Home Park with Rosamond CSD |
12/15/2017 | 06/12/2018 | 09/05/2018 | |
Rosamond School Water System with Rosamond CSD |
12/15/2017 | 06/12/2018 | 09/05/2018 | |
North Fork Elementary School with MD#08 North Fork |
11/16/2017 | - | - | Pending |
Yosemite High School with Hillview Water Company |
10/24/2017 | - | - | N/A |
Madera County Maintenance District #19 Parkwood with City of Madera |
06/15/2016 | - | - | Emergency connection to City of Madera |
Soults Mutual Water Company with City of Tulare |
08/18/2015 | 11/14/2017 | 11/28/2017 | Wholesale water purchasing |
Water Systems | Notes |
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Black Rascal Water Company with City of Merced |
Not DAC, consolidation ceased. |
Lakeside School with City of Bakersfield |
Not DAC, consolidation ceased. System is approved for RCAC Bottle Water for Schools Program. |