CHAPTER 3. State Water Quality Control [13100. - 13198.6.]
Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.
§§ 13100–13198.6 · 58 sections
ARTICLE 1. State Water Resources Control Board § 13100 · 1 section
- § 13100 There is in the Resources Agency the State Water Resources Control Board and the California regional water quality control boards. The organization,…
ARTICLE 3. State Policy for Water Quality Control §§ 13140–13149.2 · 12 sections
- § 13140 The state board shall formulate and adopt state policy for water quality control. Such policy shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of this…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 13146 State offices, departments and boards, in carrying out activities which affect water quality, shall comply with state policy for water quality control unless…
- § 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. At least…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
ARTICLE 4. Other Powers and Duties of the State Board §§ 13160–13194 · 37 sections
- § 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.S.C.…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 13163 (a) The state board shall coordinate water-quality-related investigations of state agencies, recognizing that other state agencies have primary statutory…
- § 13164 The state board shall formulate, adopt and revise general procedures for the formulation, adoption and implementation by regional boards of water quality…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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,…
- § 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…
- § 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. (b)…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 13172 To ensure adequate protection of water quality and statewide uniformity in the siting, operation, and closure of waste disposal sites, except for sewage…
- § 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…
- § 13173 “Designated waste” means either of the following: (a) Hazardous waste that has been granted a variance from hazardous waste management requirements pursuant to…
- § 13173.2 The state board, after consultation with the California Integrated Waste Management Board and the Department of Toxic Substances Control, may, as available…
- § 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…
- § 13177 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state board continue to implement the California State Mussel Watch Program. (b) The Legislature finds and…
- § 13177.5 (a) The state board, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall develop a comprehensive coastal monitoring and assessment…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
ARTICLE 5. Electronic Submission of Reports §§ 13195–13197.5 · 3 sections
- § 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…
- § 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 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1…
ARTICLE 6. Drought Relief §§ 13198–13198.6 · 5 sections
- § 13198 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Drought scenario” means either of the following: (1) Circumstances for which the Governor…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…
- § 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…