The proposed tax would cost most Californians about $1 per month on their residential water bills.
Although California voters just approved another $4 billion in bonds including funds for clean water, and the November ballot will ask voters to approve about $8 billion more, Gov.
Trailer bills, also called spot bills, are blank pieces of legislation that are passed by the Legislature earlier in the session.
During the semi-secret budget process, the blank bills are amended to add last-minute agreements, then quickly passed into law.
The Assembly wanted a new statewide tax on drinking water.
SB623 is opposed by the Association of California Water Agencies, which said the problem of water contamination is largely the result of farming practices and shouldn’t be charged to residential and business customers throughout the state.
SB623 would add a fee on fertilizer sales and a per-facility fee on dairies and livestock operations.
Agricultural interests say the burden is on landowners to prove that they were not the cause of the water contamination, which arguably can lead to an unfair choice between a costly process and a costly fine.
But speaking of unfair, the Appropriations Committee analysis says the agricultural fee would raise only 20 percent of the clean-up cost.
Although the budget trailer bill is dead, SB623 remains an active bill.

Solutions to tackle tainted drinking water in the Grayling area won’t be determined until 2019, and could be used as a template by other communities located near military bases in the nation.
The Grayling Fire Department also took part in some of the training.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) health advisory for acceptable levels of just those two compounds is 70 parts per trillion.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), in conjunction with District Health Department #10 and Michigan Department of Health of Human Services (DHHS), has tested residential water wells near the airfield.
One sample from a residential well located near Lake Margrethe tested above the 70 parts per trillion.
Grayling Charter Township resident Vicki Hart questioned if residential water wells will be retested for the chemicals.
The multi-agency response team was formed by Gov.
Johnson confirmed that the firefighting foam was used at Camp Grayling.
Dr. Jennifer Morse, the medical director for District Health Department #10, said local officials have replacement filters on hand for those that need them.
Kallakuri said PFOA can remain the blood for just over two years, while PFOS can be detected in blood for four to five years.

A TOTAL of 120 villagers of Malabe in Wainibuka, Tailevu, now have access to piped drinking water after the completion of their $100k Rural Water Project.
The project included the upgrading of the existing dam, the installation of a two-inch strainer and a two-inch outlet valve, the replacement of the galvanised two-inch water main with PVC pipes from the dam to the reservoir, and the construction of a 10,000gallon ferro-cement water tank.
The project also saw the extension of the 32-inch water main to new settlers in the village.
Water Authority of Fiji chief operating officer Samanmal Ekanayake said the people of Malabe had assisted the WAF crew members in undertaking the project.
“This empowers the water committee to be responsible for ongoing maintenance and repairs, thus ensuring the longevity and sustainability of their village water supply system.
For this project, the village water committee received $1640 as payment for the village assistance provided,” said Mr Ekanayake in a statement.
The villagers were drinking directly from the dam and there was no storage tank for water, and they often resorted to using the Wainibuka River for bathing and washing.

According to a 2014 University of Arizona study, 75 percent of the water used to irrigate courses in the Prescott active management area is effluent, compared with only 21 percent in the Phoenix active management area.
Yet nearly three-quarters of the water used for all Arizona golf courses is pumped from the same sources as drinking water, according to the Arizona Department of Water Resources’ most recent reports from 2016.
Arizona as a whole still relies heavily on groundwater needed for drinking and other uses by residents, state officials said.
“Groundwater is about 48 percent,” said Jeff Tannler, active management director for the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
“From a cost perspective, water was one of their biggest costs that they had as a golf course operator,” said Ron Hilgart, managing principal of HilgartWilson, a land-planning, engineering, construction management and surveying firm working with Moon Valley.
“As we tried to evaluate different options, Lookout Mountain Golf Club came along and said that they would also have interest in finding a solution.” With two privately owned Phoenix courses on board, the group went to the city to propose a development agreement, deferring the cost of water bills while constructing a pipeline to pull raw water from the Arizona Canal.
“(Phoenix) is paying about one-third of the cost to get the line to Cave Creek.” Non-potable water costs 40 percent less than drinkable water, so the courses stand to benefit over time.
By state law, Hilgart said, golf courses are limited to about 90 acres of turf if they rely on groundwater, but “during peak hot weather months, (a course) could be using a million gallons a day.” “The effluent use has increased over the years as more golf courses have the infrastructure available to them for effluent or reclaimed use,” said Tannler.
“We do realize that not all golf courses have access to reclaimed or effluent water supplies.” Tannler said the department’s management plans contain incentives for using effluent, either partially or fully.
Still, the Arizona Department of Water Resources receives only reported figures from those 240 golf courses within the five active management areas.

Luis Hernandez Tulare’s water system failed to meet state water drinking standards, city officials reported in a letter sent to residents this week.
It could take three years to completely clear the cancer-causing contaminant from Tulare’s water supply, city officials said.
Tulare water customers don’t have to find an alternative drinking water source, said Trish Whitfield, Tulare public works director.
Some took to social media and said they’d be buying bottled water until the water meets standards.
In total, 17,885 Tulare water customers should receive the letter.
However, those who consume water with exceeded levels of 1,2,3-TCP for a long period of time have an increased risk of getting cancer, according to reports.
Tim Doyle, Tulare’s water utility manager, said consumers would have to drink 2 liters of water at the maximum level for 70 years to increase the health risk.
Long-term exposure has led to liver and kidney damage and reduced body weight in animals studied.
In 1999, 1-2,3 TCP was regulated with the current 0.005-micrograms per liter standard.
City administrators will deal with wells showing the highest levels of 1,2,3 TCP, Doyle said.

Luis Hernandez Tulare’s water system failed to meet state water drinking standards, city officials reported in a letter sent to residents this week.
It could take three years to completely clear the cancer-causing contaminant from Tulare’s water supply, city officials said.
Tulare water customers don’t have to find an alternative drinking water source, said Trish Whitfield, Tulare public works director.
Some took to social media and said they’d be buying bottled water until the water meets standards.
In total, 17,885 Tulare water customers should receive the letter.
However, those who consume water with exceeded levels of 1,2,3-TCP for a long period of time have an increased risk of getting cancer, according to reports.
Tim Doyle, Tulare’s water utility manager, said consumers would have to drink 2 liters of water at the maximum level for 70 years to increase the health risk.
Long-term exposure has led to liver and kidney damage and reduced body weight in animals studied.
In 1999, 1-2,3 TCP was regulated with the current 0.005-micrograms per liter standard.
City administrators will deal with wells showing the highest levels of 1,2,3 TCP, Doyle said.

Students at six Detroit schools have been drinking bottled water for weeks since tests revealed dangerous levels of lead or copper in the schools’ water fountains.
But retesting this year again discovered elevated levels of metals, and Detroit’s main district shut off water fountains and brought in bottled water.
The district initially discovered lead and copper in water pipes in aging district schools when it started testing water in 2016, a move prompted by the Flint water crisis.
Parents at the six schools have been notified, Superintendent Nikolai Vitti informed board members in a memo last month.
“We are proactively testing the water at all of our schools even though this is not required by federal, state, or local laws.” A facility review of district buildings will be shared with the community later this month, Vitti’s statement said, and will “define our district’s facility challenges moving forward.” The six affected elementary and middle schools schools are J.E.
While she’s grateful the district voluntarily tests the water and informs parents and students, Burton International Academy’s PTA President Dana Dacres said the water shutoff has been a great inconvenience for students, teachers and staff.
“I’m concerned about all our children in these buildings,” he said.
Lead exposure can cause serious damage to children’s developing brains, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, and there is no safe level of exposure.
Studies show most lead exposure doesn’t immediately cause symptoms, but as the concentration of lead in the body rises, symptoms can include headaches, stomach pain, loss of appetite or constipation.
Detroit district buildings are undergoing a review of its building conditions, many of which are in serious disrepair.

The Union County seat has been without drinkable water since Friday morning after a membrane filtration system failed at the Twelve Mile Water Plant.
The tap water is still suitable for bathing and safe for pets and livestock, said Dan McIntosh, general manager of the SIRWA and Creston Water Works’ treatment plant.
"The membranes are about $1 million," McIntosh said.
She was grateful for Hy-Vee’s giveaway but knew it wouldn’t last long.
"With drinking water, even if it’s boiled, I just don’t trust it."
"It was all four membranes all at the same time," he said.
But he said that water is "still available."
‘There’s a lot of frustration’ While people have found practical workarounds to the water situation, many are still upset over the mixed messages and hazy timeline coming from the water utility.
"There’s a lot of frustration with the lack of communication," said Brian Davis, a member of Creston’s city council and the assistant director of Creston’s Hy-Vee store.
At Peterson’s home in northeast Creston, she developed a system for boiling, cooling and storing water in her kitchen.

Pumping an aquifer to the last drop squeezes out more than water.
(Image credit: Shutterstock) The group found that satellite-derived measurements of ground sinking could predict arsenic concentrations in groundwater.
“Groundwater must have been largely turned over,” said study co-author Scott Fendorf, a professor of Earth system science and a senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.
They found that when land in the San Joaquin Valley’s Tulare basin sinks faster than 3 inches per year, the risk of finding hazardous arsenic levels in groundwater as much as triples.
When pumping draws too much water from the sand and gravel areas, the aquifer compresses and land sinks.
“Sands and gravels that were being propped apart by water pressure are now starting to squeeze down on that sponge,” Fendorf explained.
The researchers said overpumping in other aquifers could produce the same contamination issues seen in the San Joaquin Valley if they have three attributes: alternating layers of clay and sand; a source of arsenic; and relatively low oxygen content, which is common in aquifers located beneath thick clays.
While well data is important to validate and calibrate satellite data, she explained, on-the-ground monitoring can never match the breadth and speed of remote sensing.
“You’re never sampling a well frequently enough to catch that arsenic the moment it’s in the well,” said Knight.
As in the San Joaquin Valley, areas of the Mekong Delta where land was sinking more showed higher arsenic concentrations.

Crashed Skyhawk likely cause of water contamination in Bulls Rangitikei 6 Jun, 2018 5:00am 3 minutes to read A Skyhawk crash in 1996 is the most likely source of contamination in drinking water provided to the Rangitikei town of Bulls, a regional council officer says.
Horizons Regional Council science manager Abby Matthews said groundwater and soil around Ohakea Air Force Base was found to be contaminated with PFAS compounds late last year.
They were very persistent in the environment.
Read more: Bulls drinking water safe despite chemicals, tests show Water testing around Ohakea extended More action wanted on Ohakea water contamination Their effects on human health are unknown.
More testing was done, and low levels were found in the Bulls water supply.
The Horizons Regional Council would investigate.
Once possible sources of PFAS were found around Bulls and Ohakea, samples would be taken.
Horizons was in discussion with the Government over who will pay for the latest investigation, strategy manager Nic Peet said.
A NZDF spokesperson said it was working to provide further information by June 6.
The first priority was to find the full extent of the contamination and provide safe drinking water.