ARTICLE 3. State Water Resources Control Board
Heading of Article 3 amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 284.
§§ 174–189.7 · 22 sections
- § 174 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that in order to provide for the orderly and efficient administration of the water resources of the state, it is…
- § 175 (a) There is in the California Environmental Protection Agency the State Water Resources Control Board consisting of five members appointed by the Governor.…
- § 175.5 (a) A member of the board shall not participate in any board action pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 13320) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 in which…
- § 176 The annual salary of the members of the board is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing at Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government…
- § 177 All members of the board shall be appointed for terms of four years. Vacancies shall be immediately filled by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the…
- § 178 The members of the board may be removed from office by the Legislature, by concurrent resolution adopted by a majority vote of all members elected to each…
- § 179 The board succeeds to and is vested with all of the powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Department and Director of…
- § 179.6 The board, or representatives authorized by the board to do so, may call, conduct or attend conferences or hearings, official or unofficial, within or without…
- § 179.7 As to any matter involving the United States, its departments or agencies, which is within the scope of the power and duties of the board, the board may…
- § 181 The board shall maintain its headquarters at Sacramento and may establish branch offices in such parts of the state as the board deems necessary. The board…
- § 182 The Governor shall designate the chairperson of the board from the membership of the board. The person so designated shall hold the office of chairperson at…
- § 183 The board may hold any hearings and conduct any investigations in any part of the state necessary to carry out the powers vested in it, and for such purposes…
- § 184 The Department of Water Resources shall have an interest and may appear as a party in any hearing held by the board and may commence or appear in any judicial…
- § 185 The board shall adopt rules for the conduct of its affairs in conformity, as nearly as practicable, with the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section…
- § 186 (a) The board shall have any powers, and may employ any legal counsel and other personnel and assistance, that may be necessary or convenient for the exercise…
- § 187 The board, regional water quality control boards, the Department of Water Resources, and other state agencies shall, to the fullest extent possible, exchange…
- § 188 The board may expend money appropriated for the administration of the laws the administration of which is committed to the board. Such expenditures by the…
- § 188.5 The board shall publish biennial progress reports relating to the activities of the board and California regional water quality control boards.
- § 189 (a) There is hereby established the Office of Sustainable Water Solutions within the state board, which may be administered by the state board as a separate…
- § 189.3 (a) The board, in consultation with the regional water quality control boards, and the Division of the State Architect within the Department of General…
- § 189.5 (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Act. (b) No later than January 1, 2018, the board, in collaboration…
- § 189.7 (a) Outreach to identify issues of environmental justice needs to begin as early as possible in state board or regional board planning, policy, and permitting…