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J 4 (g) "User"means any person using water for domestic purposes. User does not include any person processing,selling,or serving water or operat- ing a public water system. (h) 'Waterworks standards"means regulations adopted by the depart- ment which take cognizance of the latest available "Standards of Mini- mum Requirements for Safe Practice in the Production and Delivery of Water for Domestic Use"adopted by the California section of the Amerl- can Water Works Association. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1976,Ch. 1087.) 4010.2. This chapter shall not apply to a public water system which meets all of the following conditions: (a) Consists only of distribution and storage facilities and does not have any collection and treatment facilities. (b) Obtains all of its water from, but is not owned or operated by, a public water system to which this chapter applies. (c) Does not sell water to any person or user, except for the sale of water to users pursuant to Section 2705.5 of the Public Utilities Code through a submetered service system; provided, that the water supply is obtained from a public water system to which this chapter applies. By enacting this subdivision, it is not the intent of the Legislature to change existing law as to responsibility or liability for distribution systems beyond the mastermeter. (Amended by Stats. 1984,Ch. 1393.) 4010.3. This chapter shall not apply to an irrigation canal system if the owner or operator of such system certifies to the department,and notifies each user, in writing, that such water is untreated and is being furnished or supplied solely for agricultural purposes to either of the following: (a) A user where the user receives the water, by pipe or otherwise, directly from such irrigation canal system. (b) A person who owns or operates an integrated pipe system where such person receives the water, by pipe or otherwise, directly from such irrigation canal system. "Irrigation canal system," as used in this section, means a system of water conveyance facilities, including pipes, tunnels, canals, conduits, pumping plants and related facilities operated to furnish or supply water for agricultural purposes where a substantial portion of such facilities is i open to the atmosphere. (Added by Stats. 1976,Ch. 1087.) 4010.4. In areas where the water service rendered by a person is pri- marily agricultural, and domestic service is only incidental thereto, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply except in specific areas in which the department has found its application to be necessary for the protection of the public health and has given written notice thereof to the person furnishing or supplying water in such area. The department may prescribe reasonable and feasible action to be taken by such persons or the users to insure that their domestic water will not be injurious to health. \ (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1067.) \