HomeMy WebLinkAbout039-590-019 PRED24-0007 Letter to food facilities-AB1627May 15, 20024
TO: BUTTE COUNTY FOOD FACILITIES SERVED BY A WELL
RE: ASSEMBLY BILL 1627, APPEAL OF SECTION 116283
On September 8, 2023, the Governor signed Assembly Bill 1627, which amended the California Safe Drinking Water Act by repealing Section 116283 of the Health and Safety Code. Section
116283 allowed permitted food facilities using a well to be exempt from public water system permits issued under the direction of the State Water Resource Control Board, Division of
Drinking water (DDW). This exemption allowed food facilities to have local oversight of their water system through their food facility permit. Section 116283 has been repealed as
of January 1, 2024, which could potentially require your food facility to become a public water system. To determine if your food facility is a public water system, we will need you
to answer the questions on the attached page. Please complete the questionnaire, sign it and mail, fax, or email by June 17, 2024
Mail:
Butte County Public Health
Environmental Health Division
202 Mira Loma Dr.
Oroville CA, 95965
Fax: 530.538.5339 Email: SBoucher@buttecounty.net
The following are defined in the California Health and Safety Code, Section 116275:
A public water system is a system that provides water for human consumption that has 15 or more service connections OR serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the
year.
Human consumption is defined as drinking, bathing or showering, hand washing, oral hygiene, or cooking, including, but not limited to, preparing food and washing dishes.
Please feel free to contact me at 530.552.3853 or aaguiar@buttecounty.net if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Amanda Aguiar, REHS