Bill > AB915

This bill amends existing California water safety regulations to create a specific exemption for certain water storage facilities associated with an energy storage system in Kern County. The bill allows water storage facilities using compressed air technology to be exempt from standard state dam safety regulations if they meet several specific criteria: the water pool height is 25 feet or less from the final engineered grade, storage capacity is 1,500 acre-feet or less, the facility is designed and constructed under the supervision of a registered civil engineer, the structure is not across a stream channel or watercourse, and the project receives approval from a lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act. This exemption is similar to an existing exemption for wastewater treatment and storage ponds, but is tailored specifically to a unique energy storage project in Kern County. The bill includes a legislative declaration acknowledging that this is a special statute necessary due to the unique characteristics of the specific project, which cannot be addressed by a general law.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

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