UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

The State of California, primarily through the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board), serves as the regulator of drinking water systems and the operator of many funding programs to help systems comply with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and associated state laws. The Water Board thus has an important role in assisting residents in identifying and addressing premise plumbing issues. However, some of the board’s potential to regulate requires additional authorities and responsibilities to be granted by the state legislature.