ARTICLE 4. Other Powers and Duties of the State Board [13160. - 13194.]
Article 4 added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.
§§ 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…