AB 818 Wipes Collection Study Moving Forward
After the passage of our sponsored wet wipes labeling law, AB 818 in 2021, CASA has been working with industry stakeholders to implement the education and outreach requirements in the bill. This effort includes advising on the industry’s mandatory public outreach campaign and distributing materials from the Responsible Flushing Alliance to our member agencies.  Another requirement is for CASA and INDA to complete a collection study in California for the purpose of informing the public education campaign about what types of materials are being flushed into California wastewater systems.

We are pleased to report that after nearly a year of planning with wipes industry leaders and our project management team at Kennedy Jenks, we have selected two CASA member agencies to host the collection system study events. Central Contra Costa Sanitary District has been selected as the Northern California study location, and Inland Empire Utilities Agency will host the Southern California study. We are now preparing for the actual study events which are planned for Fall and Winter.  Thank you to the agencies that responded to our site selection survey and who volunteered their time and facilities for this effort.  For questions about this project please contact Jessica Gauger.