CHAPTER 5.5. Compliance With the Provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as Amended in 1972 [13370. - 13389.]

Chapter 5.5 added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1256.

§§ 13370–13389 · 29 sections

§ 13370 The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.), as amended, provides for permit…
§ 13370.5 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that, since the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.), as amended, and applicable federal…
§ 13372 (a) This chapter shall be construed to ensure consistency with the requirements for state programs implementing the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and…
§ 13373 The terms “navigable waters,” “administrator,” “pollutants,” “biological monitoring,” “discharge” and “point sources” as used in this chapter shall have the…
§ 13374 The term “waste discharge requirements” as referred to in this division is the equivalent of the term “permits” as used in the Federal Water Pollution Control…
§ 13375 The discharge of any radiological, chemical, or biological warfare agent into the waters of the state is hereby prohibited.
§ 13376 A person who discharges pollutants or proposes to discharge pollutants to the navigable waters of the United States within the jurisdiction of this state or a…
§ 13377 Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the state board or the regional boards shall, as required or authorized by the Federal Water Pollution…
§ 13378 Waste discharge requirements and dredged or fill material permits shall be adopted only after notice and any necessary hearing. Such requirements or permits…
§ 13380 Any waste discharge requirements or dredged or fill material permits adopted under this chapter shall be reviewed at least every five years and, if…
§ 13381 Waste discharge requirements or dredged or fill material permits may be terminated or modified for cause, including, but not limited to, all of the following:…
§ 13382 Waste discharge requirements shall be adopted to control the disposal of pollutants into wells or in areas where pollutants may enter into a well from the…
§ 13382.5 Waste discharge requirements shall be adopted to permit the discharge of a specific pollutant or pollutants in a controlled manner from a point source to a…
§ 13383 (a) The state board or a regional board may establish monitoring, inspection, entry, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements, as authorized by Section 13160,…
§ 13383.5 (a) As used in this section, “regulated municipalities and industries” means the municipalities and industries required to obtain a storm water permit under…
§ 13383.6 On and after January 1, 2007, if a regional board or the state board issues a municipal stormwater permit pursuant to Section 402(p) of the Clean Water Act (33…
§ 13383.7 (a) No later than July 1, 2009, and after holding public workshops and soliciting public comments, the state board shall develop a comprehensive guidance…
§ 13383.8 (a) The state board shall appoint a stormwater management task force comprised of public agencies, representatives of the regulated community, and nonprofit…
§ 13383.9 The state board shall establish an online resource center that addresses measures available for municipalities to comply with municipal stormwater permit…
§ 13383.10 (a) On or before April 1, 2020, the state board shall post on its internet website, for the purpose of the determinations made by the city pursuant to Section…
§ 13384 The state board or the regional boards shall ensure that the public, and that any other state, the waters of which may be affected by any discharge of…
§ 13385 (a) A person who violates any of the following shall be liable civilly in accordance with this section: (1) Section 13375 or 13376. (2) A waste discharge…
§ 13385.1 (a) (1) For the purposes of subdivision (h) of Section 13385, a “serious violation” also means a failure to file a discharge monitoring report required…
§ 13385.2 (a) Prior to the state board or regional board making its findings pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 13385, the publicly owned treatment works shall…
§ 13385.3 (a) The amendments made to subdivision (k) of Section 13385 of the Water Code by Senate Bill 1733 of the 2005–06 Regular Session shall become operative on July…
§ 13386 Upon any threatened or continuing violation of any of the requirements listed in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 13385, or upon…
§ 13387 (a) Any person who knowingly or negligently does any of the following is subject to criminal penalties as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d): (1)…
§ 13388 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division or Section 175, and except as provided in subdivision (b), a person shall not be a member of the state…
§ 13389 Neither the state board nor the regional boards shall be required to comply with the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 21100) of Division 13 of…