California · Water Code

WAT §13165: The state board may require any state or local agency to investigate and report on any technical factors involved in water quality control; provided that the burden, including costs, of such reports s

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The state board may require state or local agencies to investigate and report on technical water quality control factors, with agencies bearing the costs.

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The state board may require any state or local agency to investigate and report on any technical factors involved in water quality control; provided that the burden, including costs, of such reports shall bear a reasonable relationship to the need for the reports and the benefits to be obtained therefrom.

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