California

Water Code

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

• § 12929.15 — From the funds appropriated to the department from the Environmental Water Fund, it is the intent of the Legislature that the department allocate at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) per year, in
• § 12929.2 — As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Department” means the Department of Water Resources.
• § 12929.20 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that diversions of water out of the Mono Lake Basin by the City of Los Angeles have lowered the water level of Mono Lake and that future water diversions need
• § 12929.21 — The City of Los Angeles, jointly with the Mono Lake Committee, may submit one or more grant applications to the department to protect and preserve the Mono Lake Basin.
• § 12929.22 — Funds expended for purposes of Section 12929.
• § 12929.23 — Until June 30, 1994, 60 percent of the funds that have been appropriated to the Environmental Water Program shall be reserved exclusively for the funding of applications pursuant to Section 12929.
• § 12929.24 — The state shall not accept any application for funds pursuant to Section 12929.
• § 12929.25 — This chapter does not affect the rights or obligations of any party involved in litigation regarding the Mono Lake Basin.
• § 12929.26 — Other purposes eligible for funding under this chapter, subject to approval by the Legislature in the annual budget process, include all of the following: (a) Restoration and enhancement of fisheries
• § 12929.27 — (a) The City of Los Angeles shall submit a grant application to the department pursuant to Section 12929.
• § 12929.30 — The Water Quality Program includes projects or programs of public agencies throughout the state that will either (1) reduce the amounts of agricultural drainage water or (2), improve the quality of ag
• § 12929.31 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided to the department from the Water Quality Program be used for studies to investigate cost-effective reduction methods, containment struct
• § 12929.40 — In developing its recommendations for the appropriation of funds pursuant to this chapter, the department shall consult with the Department of Fish and Game and other appropriate local, state, and fed
• § 12929.41 — (a) Programs and projects pursuant to this chapter may be undertaken by means of any of the following: (1) Direct expenditure by the department.
• § 12929.42 — The department may seek participation by, or a sharing of costs with, the beneficiaries of programs and projects undertaken pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, public and private
• § 12929.43 — Money may be expended pursuant to this chapter for, among other purposes, acquisition of interests in real property.
• § 12929.44 — The department may adopt rules and regulations as it determines to be necessary to carry out this chapter.
• § 12929.45 — Any contract for a grant or loan entered into pursuant to this chapter shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following provisions: (a) An estimate of the reasonable cost of the project or p
• § 12929.46 — All loan repayments received pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the fund from which the loan was made.
• § 12930 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Water Resources Development Bond Act.
• § 12931 — The object of this chapter is to provide funds to assist in the construction of a State Water Resources Development System for the State of California.
• § 12932 — Insofar as it is not inconsistent with the express provisions of this chapter, the State General Obiligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing at Section 16720) of Part 3, Division 4, Title 2 of the Gov
• § 12933 — There is hereby created a California Water Resources Development Finance Committee composed of the Governor, the State Treasurer, the State Controller, Director of Finance and Director of Water Resour
• § 12934 — As used in this chapter and for the purposes of this chapter as used in the State General Obligation Bond Law, the following words shall have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” shall mean the Cal
• § 12935 — For the purpose of creating a fund, herein designated the California Water Resources Development Bond Fund, to provide for the acquisition, construction and completion of the State Water Facilities he
• § 12935.5 — (a) There is hereby established, within the California Water Resources Development Bond Fund, the California Water Resources Development Bond Account.
• § 12936 — All bonds herein authorized, which shall have been duly sold and delivered as herein provided, shall constitute valid and legally binding general obligations of the State of California, and the full f
• § 12937 — The ways and means for the payment of the interest on and the principal of such bonds shall be as follows: (a) There shall be collected annually in the same manner and at the same time as other state
• § 12938 — All proceeds from the sale of the bonds herein authorized shall be deposited in the fund as provided in Section 16757 of the Government Code and shall be available for the purpose provided in Section
• § 12938.1 — The provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 13320) of Chapter 3, Part 3, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code are applicable to the department with respect to expenditures of money purs
• § 12938.2 — The Department of Finance shall identify in the annual Governor’s Budget the proposed revenues and expenditures for the four purposes identified in subdivision (b) of Section 12937.
• § 12938.3 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or of 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),
• § 12939 — Upon the written request of the board, supported by a statement of the expenditures made and to be made for the State Water Resources Development System, the committee shall determine whether or not i
• § 12940 — If any resolution determining that the sale of all or any part of the bonds herein authorized is necessary or desirable, the committee may in its discretion provide for the interexchange of bonds of d
• § 12941 — In computing the net interest cost under Section 16754 of the Government Code, the committee may determine that interest shall be computed either from the date of sale or from the date of the bonds or
• § 12942 — The committee may authorize the State Treasurer to sell all or any part of the bonds herein authorized at such date or dates as may be fixed by the State Treasurer and no direction of the Governor sha
• § 12944 — (a) In the operation of reservoirs, other than terminal reservoirs from which water is supplied for domestic use without purification treatment after withdrawal from such reservoirs, constructed under
• § 12944.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any local public agency other than a city or county that has executed a contract with the state for a water supply pursuant to Section 1
• § 12944.7 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as specified in subdivision (b), any public agency that has executed a contract with the state for a water supply pursuant to Section 12937 may s
• § 12945 — This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the Cobey-Porter Saline Water Conversion Law.
• § 12946 — It is hereby declared that the people of the state have a primary interest in the development of economical saline water conversion processes which could eliminate the necessity for additional facilit
• § 12947 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the growing water needs of the state require the development of cost effective and efficient water supply technologies.
• § 12948 — The department either independently or in cooperation with any county, state, federal, or public or private agency or corporation may conduct a program of investigation, study, and evaluation in the f
• § 12948.1 — The department shall provide assistance to persons or entities with state and local desalination facility permit applications seeking to construct desalination facilities for reducing the concentratio
• § 12949 — After submission of a written report and upon specific authorization by the Legislature the department either independently or in cooperation with any county, state, federal, or public or private agen
• § 12949.5 — The department, in cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior, may participate in financing the costs of the site development, construction, operation, and transportation of desalte
• § 12950 — It is declared to be the responsibility of the State of California to assist local governments in providing certain essential services and facilities where water resource construction projects finance
• § 12951 — State expenditures and loans for aid to local governments provided in accordance with the provisions of this part are a part of the project cost of the project giving rise to the creation of the impac
• § 12952 — The Governor may designate, from time to time, and may revoke previous designations of, the area within a 20-mile airline radius of the site of principal construction of any water construction project
• § 12953 — For the purposes of this part the Department of Water Resources shall designate the site of principal construction of every water construction project undertaken by the State, and the date constructio
• § 12954 — As used in this part, “peak employment” means the largest number of persons employed in any one year at a site of principal construction and at such other sites as may be related directly thereto with
• § 12955 — Requests by any city, county, or district to have an area designated an impact area may be made at any time after the authorization of a water resources project by the Legislature.
• § 12956 — When an impact area has been designated by the Governor the State will pay: (a) The increased operating expenses necessitated by population increase within the impact area for maintenance of police an
• § 12957 — Funds for capital outlay expenditures for police and fire protection, essential health services, and water and sewerage systems required to serve the expanded population in the impact area may be prov
• § 12958 — Upon the designation of an impact area by the Governor, the State Department of Finance shall recommend the appropriation of funds and the division of state assistance among the local governments in t
• § 12959 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, except as to projects constructed by the Department of Water Resources, the maximum amount of money paid under this part shall not exceed that proport
• § 12960 — When certified by the Department of Water Resources, claims of local agencies for state financial assistance shall be presented to the State Controller for payment out of funds made available therefor
• § 12961 — This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the Byrne Act.
• § 12970 — “Water agency,” as used in this part means any public corporation, district, political subdivision, or any other agency or authority now or hereafter organized under the laws of this state which devel
• § 12971 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every water agency is authorized, in addition to and not in derogation or limitation of the powers conferred upon such agency by any other law, through cont
• § 12972 — A water agency may expend funds on such recreational facilities and may fix and assess reasonable charges for the use of such recreational facilities by members of the public.
• § 12973 — The governing body of a water agency may adopt regulations binding upon all persons covering the use of such recreational facilities.
• § 12980 — As used in this part: (a) “Board” means the Central Valley Flood Protection Board.
• § 12981 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the delta is endowed with many invaluable and unique resources and that these resources are of major statewide significance.
• § 12982 — The Legislature further finds and declares that while most of the delta’s levees are privately owned and maintained they are being subjected to varied multiple uses and serve to benefit many varied se
• § 12983 — The Legislature further finds and declares that there is an urgent need for a higher degree of levee maintenance and rehabilitation generally throughout the delta and that the state has an interest in
• § 12984 — The department shall develop and submit to the board, for adoption by the board, criteria for the maintenance and improvement of nonproject levees.
• § 12985 — Prior to adoption of any such criteria, the board shall hold public hearings and may revise the criteria as it determines necessary.
• § 12986 — (a) The department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall reimburse an eligible local agency pursuant to this part for costs incurred in any year for the maintenance or improvement of project o
• § 12987 — (a) Local agencies maintaining project or nonproject levees shall be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this part upon submission to and approval by the board of plans for the maintenance and impr
• § 12987.5 — (a) In an agreement entered into under Section 12987, the board may provide for an advance to the applicant in an amount not to exceed 75 percent of the estimated state share.
• § 12988 — Upon the completion in any year of the maintenance or improvement work, including annual routine maintenance work, as specified in the plans approved by the board, the local agency shall notify the de
• § 12989 — (a) The department shall conduct at least one annual inspection of every levee for which maintenance or improvement costs have been reimbursed pursuant to this part.
• § 12990 — Whenever the department finds that the annual routine maintenance work specified in the plans approved by the board is not being performed in accordance with the agreement entered into between the loc
• § 12991 — The board is authorized to make, from time to time, such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out, and as are consistent with, this part.
• § 12992 — Before any plan is approved, agreement entered into, or moneys advanced or reimbursed under this part, the local agency shall first enter into an agreement with the board indemnifying and holding and
• § 12993 — Applicants shall apply for federal disaster assistance, whenever eligible, under Public Law 93-288.
• § 12994 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The CALFED Bay-Delta Program has identified as a core action the need for emergency levee management planning for delta levees to impro
• § 12995 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares both of the following: (1) There is an urgent need for rehabilitation and improvement of delta levees, and that the United States Army Corps of Engineers
• § 12999 — (a) The department, in collaboration with the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Department of Fish and Game, and the Colorado River Board of California may cooperate with the federal government,
• § 13 — The singular number includes the plural, and the plural, the singular.
• § 130 — The department may prepare, publish, and issue such printed pamphlets and bulletins as the director deems necessary for the dissemination of information to the public concerning the activities of the
• § 1300 — As soon as practicable after the receipt of an application for a permit to appropriate water which conforms to the rules and regulations of the board and to law, the board shall issue and deliver a no
• § 13000 — The Legislature finds and declares that the people of the state have a primary interest in the conservation, control, and utilization of the water resources of the state, and that the quality of all t
• § 13001 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the state board and each regional board shall be the principal state agencies with primary responsibility for the coordination and control of water quality.
• § 13002 — No provision of this division or any ruling of the state board or a regional board is a limitation: (a) On the power of a city or county or city and county to adopt and enforce additional regulations,
• § 1301 — The notice shall specify all of the following: (a) The number of the application.
• § 1302 — If the application is for more than three cubic feet per second or for more than 200 acre-feet per annum of storage, the notice shall state that protests against the approval of the application may be
• § 13020 — This division shall be known and may be cited as the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act.
• § 1303 — If the application is for three cubic feet or less per second, or for 200 acre-feet or less per annum of storage, the notice shall state that protests may be filed within 40 days from date thereof or
• § 1304 — The notice shall contain appropriate general information as to what protests against the approval of the application shall contain in order to accord with the requirements of law and the rules and reg
• § 13050 — As used in this division: (a) “State board” means the State Water Resources Control Board.
• § 13051 — As used in this division, “injection well” means any bored, drilled, or driven shaft, dug pit, or hole in the ground into which waste or fluid is discharged, and any associated subsurface appurtenance
• § 131 — The department may employ such assistance as may be necessary for the proper discharge of its duties, and may purchase or rent any necessary supplies, instruments, tools, equipment, and conveniences.
• § 1310 — If the application is for more than three cubic feet per second or for more than 200 acre-feet per annum of storage the notice of application shall be published in accordance with this article.
• § 13100 — There is in the Resources Agency the State Water Resources Control Board and the California regional water quality control boards.
• § 1311 — Upon receipt of notice of an application coming under this article, the applicant shall cause it to be published as directed by the board.
• § 1312 — The notice shall be published at the expense of the applicant at least once a week for three consecutive weeks, commencing within 20 days of the date of issuance of the notice, in a newspaper having a
• § 1313 — In case there is no newspaper published within the appropriate county publication shall be made in a newspaper having a general circulation within the county.
• § 13140 — The state board shall formulate and adopt state policy for water quality control.
• § 13141 — State policy for water quality control adopted or revised in accordance with the provisions of this article, and regional water quality control plans approved or revised in accordance with Section 132
• § 13142 — State policy for water quality control shall consist of all or any of the following: (a) Water quality principles and guidelines for long-range resource planning, including ground water and surface wa
• § 13142.5 — In addition to any other policies established pursuant to this division, the policies of the state with respect to water quality as it relates to the coastal marine environment are that: (a) Wastewate
• § 13143 — State policy for water quality control shall be periodically reviewed and may be revised.
• § 13144 — During the process of formulating or revising state policy for water quality control the state board shall consult with and carefully evaluate the recommendations of concerned federal, state, and loca
• § 13145 — The state board shall take into consideration the effect of its actions pursuant to this chapter on the California Water Plan as adopted or revised pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 1000
• § 13146 — State offices, departments and boards, in carrying out activities which affect water quality, shall comply with state policy for water quality control unless otherwise directed or authorized by statut
• § 13147 — The state board shall not adopt state policy for water quality control unless a public hearing is first held respecting the adoption of such policy.
• § 13148 — (a) This section applies to the following hydrologic regions as identified in the California Water Plan: Central Coast, South Coast, San Joaquin River, Tulare Lake, and the Counties of Butte, Glenn, P
• § 13149 — (a) (1) (A) The board, in consultation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, shall adopt principles and guidelines for diversion and use of water for cannabis cultivation in areas where cannabis c
• § 13149.2 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to facilitate the development of analyses and findings that apply environmental justice objectives, goals, and policies adopted by the
• § 1315 — Proof of publication shall be filed by the applicant within 60 days from the date of issuance of the notice.
• § 1316 — Proof of publication shall be by copy of the notice as published attached to and made a part of the affidavit of the publisher or foreman of the newspaper publishing the notice.
• § 13160 — (a) The state board is designated as the state water pollution control agency for all purposes stated in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.
• § 13160.1 — (a) The state board may establish a reasonable fee schedule to cover the costs incurred by the state board and the regional boards in connection with any certificate that is required or authorized by
• § 13161 — The state board shall annually determine state needs for water quality research and recommend projects to be conducted.
• § 13162 — The state board shall administer any statewide program of research in the technical phases of water quality control which may be delegated to it by law and may accept funds from the United States or a
• § 13163 — (a) The state board shall coordinate water-quality-related investigations of state agencies, recognizing that other state agencies have primary statutory authority for such investigations, and shall c
• § 13164 — The state board shall formulate, adopt and revise general procedures for the formulation, adoption and implementation by regional boards of water quality control plans.
• § 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
• § 13166 — The state board, with the assistance of the regional boards, shall prepare and implement a statewide water quality information storage and retrieval program.
• § 13167 — (a) The state board shall implement, with the assistance of the regional boards, a public information program on matters involving water quality, and shall place and maintain on its Internet Web site,
• § 13167.5 — (a) The state board or the regional board, as applicable, shall provide notice and a period of at least 30 days for public comment prior to the adoption of any of the following: (1) Waste discharge re
• § 13167.6 — For each meeting agenda notice that the state board provides pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 11125 of the Government Code, the state board shall make the agenda notice available in both English
• § 13168 — The state board shall allocate to the regional boards from funds appropriated to the state board such part thereof as may be necessary for the administrative expenses of such boards.
• § 13169 — (a) The state board is authorized to develop and implement a groundwater protection program as provided under the Safe Drinking Water Act, Section 300 and following of Title 42 of the United States Co
• § 1317 — The board may cancel any application for failure of the applicant to file proof of publication in accordance with this article, provided the board first gives the applicant written notice of such poss
• § 13170 — The state board may adopt water quality control plans in accordance with the provisions of Sections 13240 to 13244, inclusive, insofar as they are applicable, for waters for which water quality standa
• § 13170.1 — The state board shall consider all relevant management agency agreements, which are intended to protect a specific beneficial use of water, prior to adopting all water quality control plans pursuant t
• § 13170.2 — (a) The state board shall formulate and adopt a water quality control plan for ocean waters of the state which shall be known as the California Ocean Plan.
• § 13170.3 — On or before January 1, 2013, the state board shall either amend the California Ocean Plan, or adopt separate standards, to address water quality objectives and effluent limitations that are specifica
• § 13170.5 — Notwithstanding any provision of law, any plan provided in Section 13170, 13240, or 13245, and any approval thereof, and any certification or approval of an areawide waste treatment management plan pr
• § 13171 — The state board may establish a Water Quality Coordinating Committee, consisting of at least one member of each of the nine regional boards, to assist the state board in carrying out its responsibilit
• § 13172 — To ensure adequate protection of water quality and statewide uniformity in the siting, operation, and closure of waste disposal sites, except for sewage treatment plants or those sites which primarily
• § 13172.5 — (a) For purposes of this section, the use of any vacuum or suction dredge equipment, also known as suction dredging, is the use of a mechanized or motorized system for removing or assisting in the rem
• § 13173 — “Designated waste” means either of the following: (a) Hazardous waste that has been granted a variance from hazardous waste management requirements pursuant to Section 25143 of the Health and Safety C
• § 13173.2 — The state board, after consultation with the California Integrated Waste Management Board and the Department of Toxic Substances Control, may, as available resources permit, adopt policies with regard
• § 13176 — (a) (1) The analysis of any material required by this division shall be performed by a laboratory that has accreditation or certification pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 100825) of Chap
• § 13177 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state board continue to implement the California State Mussel Watch Program.
• § 13177.5 — (a) The state board, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall develop a comprehensive coastal monitoring and assessment program for sport fish and shellfish, to
• § 13177.6 — To the extent funding is appropriated for this purpose, the state board, in consultation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife and Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall perform a
• § 13177.7 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 12439 of the Government Code, the Controller may not eliminate any direct or indirect position that provides oversight and related support of remediation at a military
• § 13178 — (a) The state board, in conjunction with the State Department of Public Health and a panel of experts established by the state board, shall develop source investigation protocols for use in conducting
• § 13181 — (a) (1) On or before December 1, 2007, the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Natural Resources Agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the purposes of establishing t
• § 13182 — (a) To protect water quality and public health from harmful algal blooms, the state board shall establish a Freshwater and Estuarine Harmful Algal Bloom Program and, in consultation with the Californi
• § 13191 — The state board shall convene an advisory group or groups to assist in the evaluation of program structure and effectiveness as it relates to the implementation of the requirements of Section 303(d) o
• § 13191.3 — (a) The state board, on or before July 1, 2003, shall prepare guidelines to be used by the state board and the regional boards for the purpose of listing and delisting waters and developing and implem
• § 13193 — (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Collection system owner or operator” means the public or private entity having legal authority over the operation and
• § 13193.5 — Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the State Water Resources Control Board’s Water Quality Control Policy on the Use of Coastal and Estuarine Waters for Power Plant Cooling, as reference
• § 13193.9 — (a) The state board, to the extent permitted by law, shall take all of the following actions for the purpose of allocating funds on behalf of a wastewater collection, treatment, or disposal project, i
• § 13194 — (a) (1) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the state board may provide grants to eligible applicants to be used to provide interim relief to households in which a private water well has gone
• § 13195 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Public domain” means a format that may be duplicated, distributed, and used without payment of a royalty or license
• § 13196 — (a) The state board may require a person submitting a report to the state board, a regional board, or a local agency to submit the report in electronic format.
• § 13197.5 — (a) The state board shall adopt, not later than March 1, 2001, emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.
• § 13198 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Drought scenario” means either of the following: (1) Circumstances for which the Governor has issued a proclamation of a state of em
• § 13198.2 — (a) Subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or another statute for these purposes, an implementing agency may make grants and direct expenditures for interim or immediate relief in respon
• § 13198.3 — (a) Actions of any public agency that contracts with the United States Bureau of Reclamation, or is an entitlement holder under the 2006 consolidated decree in Arizona v.
• § 13198.4 — (a) This section applies and is subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or another statute to an implementing agency to provide grants and direct expenditures for interim or immediate rel
• § 13198.6 — (a) This article does not limit, alter, or expand any provision of the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
• § 132 — Where work to be performed, which would otherwise be subject to the State Contract Act, does not lend itself to the preparation of plans and specifications to enable bids to be taken on a lump sum or
• § 1320 — Notice of an application for three cubic feet or less per second or for 200 acre-feet or less per annum of storage shall be given by posting and mailing in accordance with this article.
• § 13200 — The state is divided, for the purpose of this division, into nine regions: (a) North Coast region, which comprises all basins including Lower Klamath Lake and Lost River Basins draining into the Pacif
• § 13201 — (a) There is a regional board for each of the regions described in Section 13200.
• § 13202 — (a) Each member of a regional board shall be appointed for a term of four years.
• § 13203 — The official designation of each regional board shall be: California Regional Water Quality Control Board, (region name).
• § 13204 — Each regional board shall hold at least six regular meetings each calendar year and the additional special meetings or hearings as shall be called by the chairperson or any two members of the regional
• § 13205 — Each member of a regional board shall receive two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each day during which that member is engaged in the performance of official duties.
• § 13206 — Public officers associated with any area of government, including planning or water, and whether elected or appointed, may be appointed to, and may serve contemporaneously as members of, a regional bo
• § 13207 — (a) A member of a regional board shall not participate in any board action pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 13260) of this chapter, or Article 1 (commencing with Section 13300) of Chapte
• § 13208 — (a) No regional board executive officer may make, participate in making, or use his or her official position to influence, any decision of the regional board, or made on behalf of the regional board,
• § 1321 — Upon the date of issuance of notice of an application coming under this article the board shall mail three copies of the notice to the applicant by registered mail and shall also send a copy by regist
• § 1322 — The applicant shall post the notice within 20 days of the date of issuance thereof in at least two conspicuous places in the locality to be affected by the proposed appropriation.
• § 13220 — Each regional board shall do all of the following: (a) Establish an office.
• § 13221 — Members of the regional board shall be empowered to administer oaths and issue subpoenas for the attendance and giving of testimony by witnesses and for the production of evidence in any proceeding be
• § 13222 — Pursuant to such guidelines as the state board may establish, each regional board shall adopt regulations to carry out its powers and duties under this division.
• § 13223 — (a) Each regional board may delegate any of its powers and duties vested in it by this division to its executive officer excepting only the following: (1) the promulgation of any regulation; (2) the i
• § 13224 — Each regional board may issue policy statements relating to any water quality matter within its jurisdiction.
• § 13225 — Each regional board, with respect to its region, shall do all of the following: (a) Coordinate with the state board and other regional boards, as well as other state agencies with responsibility for w
• § 13226 — Consistent with classifications adopted by the state board pursuant to Section 13172, each regional board shall review and classify any proposed or currently operating waste disposal site, except any
• § 13227 — (a) Each regional board, with respect to its region, shall review the facility closure and postclosure plans submitted pursuant to Section 25246 of the Health and Safety Code, to ensure that water qua
• § 13228 — (a) Concerning any matter that may be submitted to a regional board by a person or entity that is subject to regulation by more than one regional board, the person or entity may submit the matter to o
• § 13228.14 — (a) Any hearing or investigation by a regional board relating to investigating the quality of waters of the state, prescribing waste discharge requirements, issuing cease and desist orders, requiring
• § 13228.15 — The members of a regional board, or their designees, with respect to matters within the regional board’s jurisdiction, may carry out prehearing conferences to address any of the matters described in s
• § 1323 — Proof of posting shall be by affidavit of the applicant or the person posting notice on behalf of the applicant and shall be filed within 40 days from the date of issuance of notice.
• § 1324 — The board may cancel any application for failure of the applicant to file proof of posting in accordance with this article, provided the board first gives the applicant written notice of such possible
• § 13240 — Each regional board shall formulate and adopt water quality control plans for all areas within the region.
• § 13241 — Each regional board shall establish such water quality objectives in water quality control plans as in its judgment will ensure the reasonable protection of beneficial uses and the prevention of nuisa
• § 13242 — The program of implementation for achieving water quality objectives shall include, but not be limited to: (a) A description of the nature of actions which are necessary to achieve the objectives, inc
• § 13243 — A regional board, in a water quality control plan or in waste discharge requirements, may specify certain conditions or areas where the discharge of waste, or certain types of waste, will not be permi
• § 13244 — The regional boards shall not adopt any water quality control plan unless a public hearing is first held, after the giving of notice of such hearing by publication in the affected county or counties p
• § 13245 — A water quality control plan, or a revision thereof adopted by a regional board, shall not become effective unless and until it is approved by the state board.
• § 13245.5 — Guidelines adopted by a regional board shall not become effective unless and until approved by the state board.
• § 13246 — (a) The state board shall act upon any water quality control plan not later than 60 days from the date the regional board submitted the plan to the state board, or 90 days from the date of resubmissio
• § 13247 — State offices, departments, and boards, in carrying out activities which may affect water quality, shall comply with water quality control plans approved or adopted by the state board unless otherwise
• § 13248 — (a) At any time, the state board may, on its own motion, review the regional board’s failure to act under this article.
• § 13249 — (a) The state board may, on behalf of itself or a regional board, accept donations of moneys from a permittee for the purpose of updating a water quality control plan as consistent with the designated
• § 13260 — (a) Each of the following persons shall file with the appropriate regional board a report of the discharge, containing the information that may be required by the regional board: (1) A person discharg
• § 13260.2 — (a) The state board shall establish a fee in an amount sufficient to recover its costs in reviewing, processing, and enforcing “no exposure” certifications issued to facilities that apply for those ce
• § 13260.3 — On or before January 1 of each year, the state board shall report to the Governor and the Legislature on the expenditure of annual fees collected pursuant to Section 13260.
• § 13261 — (a) A person who fails to furnish a report or pay a fee under Section 13260 when so requested by a regional board is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be liable civilly in accordance with subdivision (b