California

Water Code

10,139 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 13464 — The committee may authorize the Treasurer to sell all, or any part, of the bonds at times fixed by the Treasurer.
• § 13465 — Notwithstanding Sections 13458 and 13459, the committee may prescribe further terms and conditions for loan contracts to authorize a deferment on payment of all or part of the principal.
• § 13466 — For the 1987–88 fiscal year and each year thereafter, a loan may be made by the department only upon the specific approval of the Legislature, by an act enacted after the receipt of a report filed pur
• § 13467 — Notwithstanding any other law, thirteen million five hundred thousand dollars ($13,500,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 13459 are reallocated to fin
• § 13468 — It is the intent of language in Section 13998.
• § 13469 — If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be
• § 1347 — Based upon the field investigation and any other information obtained under this article, the Division of Water Rights shall issue a decision unless the board in its discretion determines that additio
• § 13475 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that since the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.
• § 13476 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Administration fund” means the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Administratio
• § 13477 — The State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury, and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys in the fund are continuously appropriate
• § 13477.5 — (a) The State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Administration Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
• § 13477.6 — (a) The State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Small Community Grant Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
• § 13478 — (a) The board may undertake any of the following: (1) Enter into agreements with the federal government for federal contributions to the fund.
• § 13479 — (a) The board may enter into an agreement with the federal government for federal contributions to the fund only if both of the following conditions have been met: (1) The state has identified any req
• § 1348 — For purposes of this article, a minor application shall mean either of the following: (a) Any application which does not involve direct diversions in excess of three cubic-feet per second or storage i
• § 13480 — (a) Moneys in the fund shall be used only for the permissible purposes allowed by the federal act or a federal grant deposited in the fund, to the extent authorized and funded by that grant.
• § 13481 — The fund shall be used to provide financial assistance only for projects which are (a) consistent with plans, if any, developed under Sections 205(j), 208, 303(e), 319, and 320 of the federal act, and
• § 13481.5 — The board, for the purposes of administering the fund, shall give favorable consideration to the following types of eligible projects: projects that address public health problems or the pollution of
• § 13481.6 — (a) As a condition of receiving financial assistance under this chapter for work performed at the City of San Diego’s North City Water Reclamation Plant, North City Pure Water Facility, or any other p
• § 13481.7 — Subject to all applicable constitutional restrictions, a municipality may borrow money and incur indebtedness pursuant to this chapter.
• § 13482 — (a) In accordance with the Clean Water Bond Law of 1984 (Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 13999)), the board, with the approval of the Clean Water Finance Committee, may transfer funds from the Cle
• § 13483 — (a) To the extent permitted by federal and state law, moneys in the fund may be used to rebate to the federal government all arbitrage profits required by the federal Tax Reform Act of 1986 (Public La
• § 13485 — (a) The board may adopt rules and regulations necessary or convenient to implement this chapter and to meet federal requirements pursuant to the federal act.
• § 13486 — (a) To the extent that funding is made available, the state board may establish a program in accordance with this chapter to provide funding as described in subdivision (a) of Section 13487.
• § 13486.5 — (a) As used in this chapter: (1) “Qualified nonprofit organization” means an organization with experience in providing financial and technical assistance to disadvantaged communities that is qualified
• § 13487 — (a) To fund the program authorized in this chapter, the state board may use a funding source that is authorized for and consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
• § 13487.5 — (a) A county or qualified nonprofit organization may apply to the state board for a grant to award loans or grants, or both, to eligible applicants in the county in accordance with this chapter.
• § 13488 — (a) An eligible applicant for a loan shall meet all of the following criteria: (1) Have a household income at or below 120 percent of the statewide median household income or, for a small water system
• § 13489 — (a) An eligible applicant for a grant shall meet all of the following criteria: (1) Have a household income at or below 120 percent of the statewide median household income or, for a small water syste
• § 13490 — The purpose of this chapter is to consolidate administrative enforcement authority available to the state board to enforce the terms, conditions, and requirements of its financial assistance programs.
• § 13491 — As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Agreement” means any agreement or contract for financial assistance from the state board to an eligible recipient, includ
• § 13492 — (a) The state board may recover any costs incurred in the enforcement of an agreement, including any criminal, civil, or administrative action related to the agreement.
• § 13493 — (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), if a person is convicted under Section 13499.
• § 13494 — Upon motion and sufficient showing by any party, the court or board, as appropriate, shall join to the action a person who may be liable for costs or expenditures of the type recoverable under this ch
• § 13495 — The standard of liability for any costs recoverable pursuant to this chapter is strict liability.
• § 13496 — (a) A recipient’s indemnification, hold harmless, conveyance, or similar contract with a third party shall not preclude any liability for costs recoverable under this chapter.
• § 13497 — (a) Any person, including a recipient, recipient’s contractor, consultant, employee, agent, assignee, or grantee who violates any requirement or term of a financial assistance agreement is liable for
• § 13498 — (a) A recipient or a recipient’s consultant or contractor or other agent furnishing any information related to funds disbursed or costs claimed for reimbursement pursuant to a financial assistance agr
• § 13499 — (a) A person who makes a misrepresentation in any submittal to the state board, including, but not limited to, an application, report, certification, record, invoice, form, or other document that is s
• § 13499.2 — (a) A person who knowingly makes or causes to be made any false statement, material misrepresentation, or false certification in any submittal to the state board relating to an agreement, including, b
• § 13499.4 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), remedies under this chapter are in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any other remedy, civil or criminal, including, but not limited to, the state
• § 135 — The Water Resources Revolving Fund in the State Treasury is continued in existence.
• § 135.1 — All sums in the Water Resources Revolving Fund in the State Treasury, maintained pursuant to Section 135, in a sum not to exceed seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000), the source of which is
• § 1350 — The board may grant, or refuse to grant a permit and may reject any application, after hearing.
• § 13500 — This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the Water Recycling Law.
• § 1351 — No hearing is necessary in order to issue a permit upon an unprotested application, or if undisputed facts support the issuance of the permit and there is no disputed issue of material fact, unless th
• § 13510 — It is hereby declared that the people of the state have a primary interest in the development of facilities to recycle water containing waste to supplement existing surface and underground water suppl
• § 13511 — The Legislature finds and declares that a substantial portion of the future water requirements of this state may be economically met by beneficial use of recycled water.
• § 13512 — It is the intention of the Legislature that the state undertake all possible steps to encourage development of water recycling facilities so that recycled water may be made available to help meet the
• § 13515 — In order to implement the policy declarations of this chapter, the state board is authorized to provide loans for the development of water reclamation facilities, or for studies and investigations in
• § 1352 — Upon failure of any party in interest to appear at a hearing or show good cause within five days thereafter for his failure, final action may be taken without further hearing.
• § 13520 — As used in this article “recycling criteria” are the levels of constituents of recycled water, and means for assurance of reliability under the design concept which will result in recycled water safe
• § 13521 — The State Department of Public Health shall establish uniform statewide recycling criteria for each varying type of use of recycled water where the use involves the protection of public health.
• § 13521.1 — (a) By December 31, 2016, the state board, in consultation with impacted state agencies, shall determine whether the use of disinfected tertiary treated recycled water, as defined by Section 60301.
• § 13521.2 — (a) On or before January 1, 2023, the state board shall update the uniform statewide criteria for nonpotable recycled water uses established in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 60301.
• § 13522 — (a) If the State Department of Public Health or a local health officer finds that a contamination exists as a result of the use of recycled water, the department or local health officer shall order th
• § 13522.5 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (e), any person recycling or proposing to recycle water, or using or proposing to use recycled water, within any region for any purpose for which recycling criter
• § 13522.6 — Any person failing to furnish a report under Section 13522.
• § 13522.7 — The Attorney General, at the request of the regional board, shall petition the superior court for the issuance of a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction or permanent injunction, or combin
• § 13523 — (a) Each regional board, after consulting with and receiving the recommendations of the State Department of Public Health and any party who has requested in writing to be consulted, and after any nece
• § 13523.1 — (a) Each regional board, after consulting with, and receiving the recommendations of, the State Department of Public Health and any party who has requested in writing to be consulted, with the consent
• § 13523.5 — A regional board may not deny issuance of water reclamation requirements to a project which violates only a salinity standard in the basin plan.
• § 13524 — No person shall recycle water or use recycled water for any purpose for which recycling criteria have been established until water recycling requirements have been established pursuant to this article
• § 13525 — Upon the refusal or failure of any person or persons recycling water or using recycled water to comply with the provisions of this article, the Attorney General, at the request of the regional board,
• § 13525.5 — Any person recycling water or using recycled water in violation of Section 13524, after such violation has been called to his attention in writing by the regional board, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 13526 — Any person who, after such action has been called to his attention in writing by the regional board, uses recycled water for any purpose for which recycling criteria have been established prior to the
• § 13527 — (a) In administering any statewide program of financial assistance for water pollution or water quality control which may be delegated to it pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 13400) of th
• § 13528 — This chapter shall not be construed as affecting the powers of the State Department of Public Health.
• § 13528.5 — (a) The state board may carry out the duties and authority granted to a regional board pursuant to this chapter.
• § 13529 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The purpose of Section 13529.
• § 13529.2 — (a) Any person who, without regard to intent or negligence, causes or permits an unauthorized discharge of 50,000 gallons or more of recycled water, as defined in subdivision (c), or 1,000 gallons or
• § 13529.4 — (a) Any person refusing or failing to provide the notice required by Section 13529.
• § 1353 — In the conduct of hearings technical rules of evidence need not be applied.
• § 13530 — The department, either independently or in cooperation with any person or any county, state, federal, or other agency, or on request of the state board, to the extent funds are allocated therefor, sha
• § 13540 — (a) A person shall not construct, maintain, or use any waste well extending to or into a subterranean water-bearing stratum that is used or intended to be used as, or is suitable for, a source of wate
• § 13541 — As used in this article, “waste well” includes any hole dug or drilled into the ground, used or intended to be used for the disposal of waste.
• § 13550 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the use of potable domestic water for nonpotable uses, including, but not limited to, cemeteries, golf courses, parks, highway landscaped areas, and
• § 13551 — (a) A person or public agency, including a state agency, city, county, city and county, district, or any other political subdivision of the state, shall not use water from any source of quality suitab
• § 13552 — The amendments to Sections 13550 and 13551 of the Water Code made during the first year of the 1991–92 Regular Session are not intended to alter any rights, remedies, or obligations which may exist pr
• § 13552.2 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the use of potable domestic water for the irrigation of residential landscaping is a waste or an unreasonable use of water within the meaning of Sect
• § 13552.4 — (a) Any public agency, including a state agency, city, county, city and county, district, or any other political subdivision of the state, may require the use of recycled water for irrigation of resid
• § 13552.5 — (a) (1) On or before July 31, 2009, the state board shall adopt a general permit for landscape irrigation uses of recycled water for which the State Department of Public Health has established uniform
• § 13552.6 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the use of potable domestic water for floor trap priming, cooling towers, and air-conditioning devices is a waste or an unreasonable use of water wit
• § 13552.8 — (a) Any public agency, including a state agency, city, county, city and county, district, or any other political subdivision of the state, may require the use of recycled water in floor trap priming,
• § 13553 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the use of potable domestic water for toilet and urinal flushing in structures is a waste or an unreasonable use of water within the meaning of Secti
• § 13553.1 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that certain coastal areas of the state have been using sea water to flush toilets and urinals as a means of conserving potable water; that this practice
• § 13554 — (a) Any public agency, including a state agency, city, county, city and county, district, or any other political subdivision of the state, may require the use of recycled water for toilet and urinal f
• § 13554.2 — (a) Any person or entity proposing the use of recycled water shall reimburse the State Department of Public Health for reasonable costs that department actually incurs in performing duties pursuant to
• § 13554.3 — The State Water Resources Control Board may establish a reasonable schedule of fees by which it is reimbursed for the costs it incurs pursuant to Sections 13553 and 13554.
• § 13555.2 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that many local agencies deliver recycled water for nonpotable uses and that the use of recycled water is an effective means of meeting the demands for new wa
• § 13555.3 — (a) Water delivery systems on private property that could deliver recycled water for nonpotable uses described in Section 13550, that are constructed on and after January 1, 1993, shall be designed to
• § 13555.5 — (a) If a recycled water producer determines that within 10 years the recycled water producer proposes to provide recycled water for use for state landscape irrigation that meets all of the conditions
• § 13556 — In addition to any other authority provided in law, any water supplier described in subdivision (b) of Section 1745 may acquire, store, provide, sell, and deliver recycled water for any beneficial use
• § 13557 — (a) On or before December 31, 2009, the department, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, shall adopt and submit to the California Building Standards Commission regulations to es
• § 13558 — (a) On or before December 1, 2022, the state board, in consultation with the California Building Standards Commission and the Department of Housing and Community Development, shall adopt regulations f
• § 13558.1 — (a) An onsite treated nonpotable water system shall not be installed except under a program established in compliance with subdivision (b) of Section 13558.
• § 13560 — The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) In February 2009, the state board unanimously adopted, as Resolution No.
• § 13560.5 — The Legislature finds and declares that on or before June 1, 2018, the state board should establish a framework for the regulation of potable reuse projects.
• § 13561 — For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Department” or “state board” means the State Water Resources Control Board.
• § 13561.2 — (a) On or before December 31, 2023, the state board shall adopt uniform water recycling criteria for direct potable reuse through raw water augmentation.
• § 13561.5 — The state board shall enter into an agreement with the department to assist in implementing this chapter.
• § 13562 — (a) (1) On or before December 31, 2013, the department shall adopt uniform water recycling criteria for indirect potable reuse for groundwater recharge.
• § 13562.5 — Notwithstanding any other law, no later than June 30, 2014, the department shall adopt, by emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.
• § 13563 — (a) (1) On or before December 31, 2016, the department, in consultation with the state board, shall investigate and report to the Legislature on the feasibility of developing uniform water recycling c
• § 13564 — In developing uniform water recycling criteria for surface water augmentation, the department shall consider all of the following: (a) The final report from the National Water Research Institute Indep
• § 13565 — (a) (1) On or before February 15, 2014, the department shall convene and administer an expert panel for purposes of advising the department on public health issues and scientific and technical matters
• § 13566 — In performing its investigation of the feasibility of developing the uniform water recycling criteria for direct potable reuse, the department shall consider all of the following: (a) Recommendations
• § 13567 — An action authorized pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent, to the extent applicable, with the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.
• § 13569 — The department may accept funds from nonstate sources and may expend these funds, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of this chapter.
• § 13570 — (a) As used in this section, “advanced purified demonstration water” means product water from an advanced water purification facility that satisfies both of the following requirements: (1) The product
• § 13575 — (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Water Recycling Act of 1991.
• § 13576 — The Legislature hereby makes the following findings and declarations: (a) The State of California is subject to periodic drought conditions.
• § 13577 — This chapter establishes a statewide goal to recycle a total of 700,000 acre-feet of water per year by the year 2000 and 1,000,000 acre-feet of water per year by the year 2010.
• § 13578 — (a) In order to achieve the statewide goal for recycled water use established in Section 13577 and to implement the Governor’s Advisory Drought Planning Panel Critical Water Shortage Contingency Plan
• § 13579 — (a) In order to achieve the goals established in Section 13577, retail water suppliers shall identify potential uses for recycled water within their service areas, potential customers for recycled wat
• § 13580 — (a) A retail water supplier that has identified a potential use or customer pursuant to Section 13579 may apply to a recycled water producer or recycled water wholesaler for a recycled water supply.
• § 13580.5 — (a) (1) Subject to subdivision (e) of Section 13580.
• § 13580.7 — (a) This section applies only to a retail water supplier that is either a mutual water company, formed and operating pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 14300) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the
• § 13580.8 — (a) This section applies only to a retail water supplier that is regulated by the Public Utilities Commission.
• § 13580.9 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and except as otherwise previously provided for in a contract agreed to by the customer and the City of West Covina, if the purchaser, contractor, or lessee of, or s
• § 13581 — (a) If there is a failure to agree on terms and conditions of a recycled water supply agreement involving a retail water supplier that is a public agency within 180 days from the date of the receipt o
• § 13581.2 — If the retail water supplier is regulated by the Public Utilities Commission, and there is a failure to agree on terms and conditions of a recycle water supply agreement with a customer within 180 day
• § 13582 — This chapter is not intended to alter either of the following: (a) Any rights, remedies, or obligations which may exist pursuant to Article 1.
• § 13583 — (a) If a retail water supplier that is a public agency does not comply with this chapter, the customer may petition a court for a writ of mandate pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1084) o
• § 136 — The Department of Water Resources shall file against the Water Resources Revolving Fund all claims covering expenditures incurred in connection with services, new construction, major construction and
• § 13600 — The state board shall administer any program of financial assistance for water quality control which may be delegated to it by law, and may accept funds from the United States or any person to that en
• § 13601 — The state board, in cooperation with the regional boards, shall survey the statewide need for waste collection, treatment and disposal facilities which will be required during the five-year period, Ja
• § 13602 — The state board shall make no commitment or enter into any agreement pursuant to an exercise of authority under this chapter until it has determined that any money required to be furnished as the stat
• § 13603 — The Governor may request the funds required to finance the state’s share of project costs for each fiscal year through inclusion of the anticipated state’s share in the annual Budget Bill.
• § 13604 — The state board shall review and approve each waste collection, treatment, and disposal project for which an application for a grant under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act has been made.
• § 13605 — For the purpose of reviewing applications for grants made pursuant to authority granted in Section 13600, the state board shall give added consideration to applicants having facilities providing optim
• § 13606 — If an application states that the applicant is not able to finance the local agency share of the project, the state board shall consider whether the applicant should be required to levy a sewerage ser
• § 13607 — All money appropriated by the Legislature for the state’s share of the project costs shall be appropriated without regard to fiscal years, or shall augment an appropriation without regard to fiscal ye
• § 13608 — After the effective date of the amendment of this section by the 1972 Regular Session of the Legislature, no application for a grant under this division or under the Federal Water Pollution Control Ac
• § 13609 — The money in the State Clean Water Grants Administration Revolving Fund is transferred to the State Clean Water Fund to pay, upon appropriation, for administrative costs relating to adjustments of gra
• § 13610 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this section govern the construction of this chapter: (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2), “perchlorate” means all perchlorate-containi
• § 13610.5 — This chapter does not apply to the following: (a) A facility that stores perchlorate for retail purposes or for law enforcement purposes.
• § 13611 — (a) The notification required by Section 13611.
• § 13611.5 — (a) On or before January 1, 2005, and annually thereafter, unless the owner or operator has met the alternative compliance requirements of subdivision (b), an owner or operator of a storage facility t
• § 13612 — (a) The state board shall publish and make available to the public on or before January 1, 2006, a list of past and present perchlorate storage facilities within the state.
• § 13613 — Upon notification from the Secretary for Environmental Protection that he or she has established a database that is able to receive perchlorate inventory information pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdi
• § 13625 — As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions apply: (a) “Chief plant operator” means the person designated by the owner of the wastewater treatment plant as
• § 13625.1 — (a) The state board may exempt from the requirements of this chapter any facility that is classified as a Class 1 plant by the state board under Section 3675 of Title 23 of the California Code of Regu
• § 13626 — The state board shall classify types of wastewater treatment plants for the purpose of determining the levels of competence necessary to operate them.
• § 13627 — (a) Except as provided in Section 13625.
• § 13627.1 — (a) Any person who commits either of the following violations is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be liable civilly in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of violation: (1)
• § 13627.2 — Any person who submits to the state board false or misleading information on an application for a wastewater certificate, on an application for an examination for a wastewater certificate, or on an ap
• § 13627.3 — (a) Any person or entity that contracts with the owner of a wastewater treatment plant to operate that plant shall register with the state board, and shall, within a year after the registration or the
• § 13627.4 — (a) The state board may administratively impose the civil liability described in Section 13627.
• § 13627.6 — The state board, by regulation, shall prescribe the procedures and requirements for designation of a person as the chief plant operator and the duties that a chief plant operator is required to perfor
• § 13628 — (a) Wastewater certificates issued or renewed pursuant to this chapter on or after January 1, 2017, shall be renewed triennially, subject to compliance by applicants with renewal requirements prescrib
• § 13628.5 — (a) The Wastewater Operator Certification Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
• § 13629 — The state board may approve courses of instruction at higher educational institutions that will qualify operators for each grade of certification.
• § 13630 — The state board is the state agency which is authorized to represent the state and its local governmental agencies in administering any federal or state funds available for wastewater treatment plant
• § 13631 — Prior to adopting or amending any regulations or approving any courses for operator training, the state board shall appoint an advisory committee to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities unde
• § 13632 — The advisory committee appointed pursuant to Section 13631 shall consist of the following: (a) Two persons from a statewide organization representing wastewater treatment plant operators who shall be
• § 13633 — The advisory committee shall review all proposed regulations and make recommendations to the state board prior to adoption of any regulations or amendments thereto.
• § 137 — The Department of Water Resources shall keep a record of all expenditures chargeable against each specific portion of the revolving fund, and any unused balance in any portion of the fund shall on app
• § 13700 — The Legislature finds that the greater portion of the water used in this state is obtained from underground sources and that those waters are subject to impairment in quality and purity, causing detri
• § 13701 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Improperly constructed and abandoned water wells, cathodic protection wells, groundwater monitoring wells, and geothermal heat exchange wel
• § 13710 — “Well” or “water well” as used in this chapter, means any artificial excavation constructed by any method for the purpose of extracting water from, or injecting water into, the underground.
• § 13711 — “Cathodic protection well,” as used in this chapter, means any artificial excavation in excess of 50 feet constructed by any method for the purpose of installing equipment or facilities for the protec
• § 13712 — “Monitoring well” as used in this chapter, means any artificial excavation by any method for the purpose of monitoring fluctuations in groundwater levels, quality of underground waters, or the concent
• § 13712.5 — Notwithstanding Section 13712, all wells constructed for the purpose of monitoring the presence of groundwater which has adversely affected, or threatens to adversely affect, crop root zones are exemp
• § 13713 — “Geothermal heat exchange well,” as used in this chapter, means any uncased artificial excavation, by any method, that uses the heat exchange capacity of the earth for heating and cooling, in which ex
• § 1375 — As prerequisite to the issuance of a permit to appropriate water the following facts must exist: (a) There must be an applicant.
• § 13750.5 — No person shall undertake to dig, bore, or drill a water well, cathodic protection well, groundwater monitoring well, or geothermal heat exchange well, to deepen or reperforate such a well, or to aban
• § 13751 — (a) Every person who digs, bores, or drills a water well, cathodic protection well, groundwater monitoring well, or geothermal heat exchange well, abandons or destroys such a well, or deepens or reper
• § 13752 — (a) Reports made in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 13751 shall be made available as follows: (1) To governmental agencies.
• § 13753 — Every person who hereafter converts, for use as a water well, cathodic protection well, or monitoring well, any oil or gas well originally constructed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Conse
• § 13754 — Failure to comply with any provision of this article, or willful and deliberate falsification of any report required by this article, is a misdemeanor.
• § 13755 — This chapter does not affect the powers and duties of the State Department of Public Health with respect to water and water systems pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 116270) of Part 12 of
• § 138 — The director may authorize the refund of moneys received or collected by the department in payment of fees, licenses, permits, tolls, or for rentals, property or services, wherein the license, permit,
• § 138.10 — (a) On or before January 1, 2006, the director, in collaboration with the Secretary of Interior or his or her designee, shall prepare a plan to meet the existing permit and license conditions for whic
• § 138.12 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in a general obligation bond act, the maximum amount that may be allocated for administrative expenses shall not exceed 5 percent of the total amount of funds that the
• § 1380 — Upon the approval of an application the board shall issue a permit.
• § 13800 — The department, after the studies and investigations pursuant to Section 231 as it finds necessary, on determining that water well, cathodic protection well, and monitoring well construction, maintena
• § 13800.5 — (a) (1) The department shall develop recommended standards for the construction, maintenance, abandonment, or destruction of geothermal heat exchange wells.
• § 13801 — (a) The regional board, upon receipt of a report from the department pursuant to Section 13800, shall hold a public hearing on the need to establish well standards for the area involved.
• § 13802 — If the regional board finds that standards of water well, cathodic protection well, and monitoring well construction, maintenance, abandonment, and destruction are needed in any area to protect the qu
• § 13803 — Each such affected county and city shall, within 120 days of receipt of the report, adopt an ordinance establishing standards of water well, cathodic protection well, and monitoring well construction,
• § 13804 — Such county and city well standards shall take effect 60 days from the date of their adoption by the county or city unless the regional board, on its own motion, or on the request of any affected pers
• § 13805 — If a county or city fails to adopt an ordinance establishing water well, cathodic protection well, and monitoring well construction, maintenance, abandonment, and destruction standards within 120 days
• § 13806 — Any action, report, or determination taken or adopted by a regional board or any failure of a regional board to act pursuant to this article, or any county or city ordinance in the event of the failur
• § 1381 — The issuance of a permit gives the right to take and use water only to the extent and for the purpose allowed in the permit.
• § 13810 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1984.
• § 13811 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is necessary for the preservation of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of California that water supplied for domestic purposes be pure, wh
• § 13812 — The Legislature further finds and declares that a number of domestic water supply systems are inadequate and do not meet minimum bacteriological, chemical, or other basic health standards for domestic
• § 13813 — The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the upgrading of domestic water supply systems to assure that all domestic water supplies at least me
• § 13814 — The State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code) is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale, and repaym
• § 13815 — As used in this chapter, and for purposes of this chapter as used in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Governme
• § 13816 — The Safe Drinking Water Finance Committee is hereby created.
• § 13817 — There is in the State Treasury the California Safe Drinking Water Fund, which fund is hereby created.
• § 13818 — The committee may create a debt or debts, liability or liabilities, of the State of California, in an aggregate amount of seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) in the manner provided in this chap
• § 13819 — (a) The moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated and shall be used for the purposes set forth in this section.
• § 1382 — All permits shall be under the terms and conditions of this division.
• § 13820 — (a) The department may make state grants to suppliers that are political subdivisions of the state, from moneys in the fund available for that purpose pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 13819, to
• § 13821 — Applications for grants under this chapter shall be made to the department in the form and with the supporting material as prescribed by the department.
• § 13822 — The department shall prepare a report on each grant application pursuant to this chapter.
• § 13823 — (a) Loans and grants may be made only for projects for domestic water systems.