Comment Letter: SB 403 – Drinking Water Jun 17, 2021 Comment Letters To: The Honorable Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Chair, Assembly Committee on Local Government Subject: SB 403 (Gonzalez) – Drinking Water: Consolidation of “At-Risk” Systems and Wells Position: Oppose Unless Amended Letter excerpt: The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) has an oppose-unless-amended position on SB 403. This bill would authorize the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) to order the consolidation of: Public water systems with 3,300 or fewer connections or state small water systems, serving a disadvantaged community (DAC), that the State Water Board has determined are “at risk” of failing to provide an adequate supply of safe drinking water; and Domestic wells, serving a disadvantaged community, that the State Water Board has determined are “at risk” of failing to provide an adequate supply of safe drinking water. Download Comment Letter