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CA Water Code § 13999.17 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 15 - Clean Water Bond Law of 1984|Section 13999.17.

13999.17.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and to the extent permitted by federal and state law, the money in the fund may be used to rebate to the federal government all arbitrage profits required by the Federal Tax Reform Act of 1986 or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto. To the extent that the money in the fund may not be used for that purpose due to restraints of federal or state law, any rebates required shall be paid from the General Fund or from other sources as required by the Legislature.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or rule or regulation, the board may enter into contracts, or procure those services and equipment, which may be necessary to ensure prompt and complete compliance with any provisions relating to the fund imposed by either the Federal Tax Reform Act of 1986 or the federal act.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 47, Sec. 7. Approved in Proposition 83 at the November 8, 1988, election.)
CA Water Code § 13999.18 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 15 - Clean Water Bond Law of 1984|Section 13999.18.

13999.18.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and as approved by the Legislature, the board may share in the cost of the construction of treatment works under subdivision (b) of Section 510 of the Federal Water Quality Act of 1987. That participation may be approved only if the board determines that treatment works in Mexico, in conjunction with any defensive treatment works constructed under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, are not sufficient to protect the residents of the City of San Diego and surrounding areas, including Imperial County, from water pollution originating in Mexico. No project in which the board participates shall receive more than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in loan proceeds from the board.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 47, Sec. 8. Approved in Proposition 83 at the November 8, 1988, election.)
CA Water Code § 13999.19 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 15 - Clean Water Bond Law of 1984|Section 13999.19.

13999.19.  Notwithstanding Section 13999.17 or 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), if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this bond act that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes under designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the bond proceeds invested and the investment earnings on those proceeds, and may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law, or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds, as may be required or desirable under federal law in order to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 652, Sec. 37.)
CA Water Code § 14875 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 22 - Graywater Systems|Section 14875.

14875.  This chapter applies to the construction, installation, or alteration of graywater systems for subsurface irrigation and other safe uses.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 961, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Water Code § 14875.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 22 - Graywater Systems|Section 14875.1.

14875.1.  “Department” means the Department of Water Resources.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 226, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Water Code § 14876 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 22 - Graywater Systems|Section 14876.

14876.  “Graywater” means untreated wastewater which has not been contaminated by any toilet discharge, has not been affected by infectious, contaminated, or unhealthy bodily wastes, and which does not present a threat from contamination by unhealthful processing, manufacturing, or operating wastes. Graywater includes wastewater from bathtubs, showers, bathroom washbasins, clothes washing machines, and laundry tubs but does not include wastewater from kitchen sinks or dishwashers.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 961, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Water Code § 14877 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 22 - Graywater Systems|Section 14877.

14877.  “Graywater system” means a system and devices, attached to the plumbing system for the sanitary distribution or use of graywater.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 226, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Water Code § 14877.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 22 - Graywater Systems|Section 14877.1.

14877.1.  (a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health and the Center for Irrigation Technology at California State University, Fresno, shall adopt standards for the installation of graywater systems. In adopting these standards, the department shall consider, among other resources, “Appendix J,” as adopted on September 29, 1992, by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, the graywater standard proposed for the latest edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, the City of Los Angeles Graywater Pilot Project Final Report issued in November 1992, and the advice of the Center for Irrigation Technology at California State University, Fresno, on the installation depth for subsurface drip irrigation systems.(b) The department shall include among the approved methods of subsurface irrigation, but the approved methods shall not be limited to, drip systems.(c) The department shall revise its graywater systems standards as needed.(d) (1) The authority of the department under this chapter to adopt standards for residential buildings shall terminate upon the approval by the California Building Standards Commission of the standards submitted to that commission pursuant to Section 17922.12 of the Health and Safety Code.(2) The authority of the department under this chapter to adopt standards for nonresidential occupancies shall terminate upon the adoption of standards by the California Building Standards Commission pursuant to Section 18941.8 of the Health and Safety Code.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 622, Sec. 2. (SB 518) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Water Code § 14877.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 22 - Graywater Systems|Section 14877.2.

14877.2.  A graywater system may be installed if the city or county having jurisdiction over the installation determines that the system complies with standards adopted by the department.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 961, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Water Code § 14877.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 22 - Graywater Systems|Section 14877.3.

14877.3.  (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a city, county, or other local agency may adopt, after a public hearing and enactment of an ordinance or resolution, building standards that are more restrictive than the graywater building standards adopted pursuant to state requirements.(b) An ordinance adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include the local climatic, geological, topographical, or public health conditions that necessitate building standards that are more restrictive than the graywater building standards adopted pursuant to state requirements and shall be limited to the specific area of the city, county, or local agency where the conditions exist.(c) Prior to commencing the issuance of permits for indoor graywater systems pursuant to state requirements relating to graywater, a city, county, or other local agency shall seek consultation with the local public health department to ensure that local public health concerns are addressed in local standards or ordinances, or in issuing permits.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 577, Sec. 2. (AB 849) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Water Code § 14950 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993|Section 14950.

14950.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Shellfish Protection Act of 1993.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Water Code § 14951 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993|Section 14951.

14951.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Commercial shellfish harvesting is a beneficial use of the waters of the state and, in addition, benefits the economy of the state through the creation of jobs.(b) Pollution, from both point and nonpoint sources, currently threatens many of the state’s commercial shellfish growing areas.(c) In order to maintain the health, and encourage the expansion, of commercial shellfish harvesting within the state, it is necessary to protect the commercial shellfish growing areas from ongoing point and nonpoint sources of pollution.(d) The regional boards whose jurisdictions include commercial shellfish growing areas shall have primary responsibility for the protection of commercial shellfish harvesting from the effects of point and nonpoint pollution sources.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Water Code § 14952 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993|Section 14952.

14952.  For the purposes of this chapter, a commercial shellfish growing area is an area certified pursuant to Section 112170 of the Health and Safety Code in which shellfish are grown and harvested.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 452. Effective September 29, 1996.)
CA Water Code § 14953 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993|Section 14953.

14953.  (a) If a commercial shellfish growing area is threatened by point or nonpoint source pollution, as specified in Section 14954, the regional board shall form a technical advisory committee, within 90 days of the effective date of this act, devoted solely to the threatened area. A technical advisory committee shall be formed for any subsequently threatened area within 90 days of the date the threat is identified pursuant to Section 14954. The technical advisory committee shall advise and assist that board in developing a strategy for appropriate investigation and remediation pursuant to Sections 14955 and 14956 to reduce pollution affecting that area. The regional board shall give public notice of the formation of the technical advisory committee. All meetings of the technical advisory committee shall be public.(b) For the purpose of subdivision (a), the technical advisory committee shall include both of the following:(1) One commercial shellfish grower from the threatened area, one representative from the State Department of Health Services, one representative from the Department of Fish and Game, one representative from the California Coastal Commission, one representative from each category of potential pollution source, one representative from a local environmental group, and one representative from the local health department.(2) Additional members and a chairperson appointed by the regional board.(c) Members of the technical advisory committee established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not receive a per diem or other compensation, and shall not be reimbursed for any expenses.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Water Code § 14954 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993|Section 14954.

14954.  For the purpose of Section 14953, a commercial shellfish growing area is threatened if any of the following applies:(a) The State Department of Health Services downgrades the classification applicable to the commercial shellfish growing area.(b) The commercial shellfish growing area is subjected to harvest closure for more than 30 days per calendar year during the previous three years.(c) The State Department of Health Services classifies the commercial shellfish growing area as restricted.(d) The regional board, the Department of Fish and Game, or the California Coastal Commission determines that the commercial shellfish growing area is threatened.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Water Code § 14955 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993|Section 14955.

14955.  (a) The technical advisory committee shall review existing data to determine whether additional investigatory efforts are needed to identify the pollution sources that threaten the commercial shellfish growing area, the scope of the pollution sources, and the degree to which those sources threaten the commercial shellfish growing area.(b) If the technical advisory committee determines pursuant to subdivision (a) that additional investigatory efforts are needed, the regional board shall develop, with the assistance of the technical advisory committee, a water quality investigation project for funding under Sections 205 and 319 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.; Secs. 1285 and 1329) or any other appropriate funding sources.(c) Any water quality investigation project developed pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be limited to accomplishing that which is reasonably necessary for the regional board to gather sufficient data to determine the appropriate remedial actions.(d) The regional board shall not undertake any investigatory efforts determined to be necessary pursuant to subdivision (a) unless the regional board determines that funding is available to carry out those efforts.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Water Code § 14956 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993|Section 14956.

14956.  (a) Once the nature, sources, scope, and degree of the pollution affecting a commercial shellfish growing area have been determined, the regional board, with the advice of the local technical advisory committee, shall order appropriate remedial action, including the adoption of best management practices, to abate the pollution affecting that area. The regional board shall monitor water quality in the threatened area during the implementation of pollution abatement measures to ensure that the measures are effective and shall provide the results of the monitoring to the technical advisory committee. The regional board shall give public notice of any actions proposed for adoption.(b) If agricultural sources of pollution have been identified as contributing to the degradation of shellfish growing areas, the regional board shall invite members of the local agricultural community representing the type of agricultural discharge affecting the local shellfish growing area, the local resource conservation district, the local soil conservation service, the local agricultural stabilization and conservation service, the cooperative extension of the University of California, and affected shellfish growers to develop and implement appropriate short- and long-term remediation strategies that will lead to a reduction in the pollution affecting the commercial shellfish growing area.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Water Code § 14957 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993|Section 14957.

14957.  When rating project proposals affecting shellfish growing areas for state and federal funding under Sections 205 and 319 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.; Secs. 1285 and 1329) or from other funding sources, the state board and regional boards shall give timely notice to the California Aquaculture Association and shall provide shellfish growers with the opportunity to comment on the following types of project proposals:(a) Project proposals that seek to identify the nature, sources, scope, and degree of pollution threatening a commercial shellfish growing area.(b) Project proposals that seek to reduce or eliminate the impact of point or nonpoint pollution that affects a commercial shellfish growing area. Proposals under this subdivision shall include waste reclamation projects.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Water Code § 14958 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993|Section 14958.

14958.  When a commercial shellfish area is no longer threatened, as specified in Section 14954, the regional board shall dissolve the technical advisory committee for that area. If the area is subsequently threatened, as specified in Section 14954, the regional board shall re-form the committee pursuant to Section 14953.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Water Code § 16100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 27 - California Watershed Improvement Act of 2009|Section 16100.

16100.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Watershed Improvement Act of 2009.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 577, Sec. 1. (SB 310) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 16102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 27 - California Watershed Improvement Act of 2009|Section 16102.

16102.  (a) A regional board shall review, in accordance with the reimbursement requirement described in subdivision (c), a watershed improvement plan developed pursuant to Section 16101 and may approve the plan, including any appropriate conditions to the approval, if the regional board finds that the proposed watershed improvement plan will facilitate compliance with water quality requirements. A regional board’s review and approval of the watershed improvement plan shall be limited to components described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5) of subdivision (d) of Section 16101.(b) A regional board may not approve a proposed watershed improvement plan that includes a geographical area included in an existing approved watershed improvement plan unless the regional board determines that it is infeasible to amend either the proposed watershed improvement plan or the approved watershed improvement plan to achieve the purposes of this chapter.(c) The entity or entities that develop a watershed improvement plan that is submitted to the regional board for approval shall reimburse the regional board for its costs, including the costs to review and oversee the implementation of the plan, if nonstate funds are not available to cover the costs of the review and oversight. For the purpose of this paragraph, the state board shall adopt a fee schedule by emergency regulation in the manner prescribed in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 13260. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Waste Discharge Permit Fund established by Section 13260.(d) A regional board may, if it deems appropriate, utilize provisions of approved watershed improvement plans to promote compliance with one or more of the regional board’s regulatory plans or programs. (e) Unless a regional board incorporates the provisions of a watershed improvement plan into waste discharge requirements issued to a permittee, the implementation of a watershed improvement plan by a permittee shall not be deemed to be compliance with those waste discharge requirements.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 577, Sec. 1. (SB 310) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 16103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 27 - California Watershed Improvement Act of 2009|Section 16103.

16103.  (a) In addition to making use of other financing mechanisms that are available to local agencies to fund watershed improvement plans and plan measures and facilities, a county, city, special district, or combination thereof may impose fees on activities that generate or contribute to runoff, stormwater, or surface runoff pollution, to pay the costs of the preparation of a watershed improvement plan, and the implementation of a watershed improvement plan if all of the following requirements are met:(1) The regional board has approved the watershed improvement plan.(2) The entity or entities that develop the watershed improvement plan make a finding, supported by substantial evidence, that the fee is reasonably related to the cost of mitigating the actual or anticipated past, present, or future adverse effects of the activities of the feepayer. “Activities,” for the purposes of this paragraph, means the operations and existing structures and improvements subject to regulation under an NPDES permit for municipal separate storm sewer systems.(3) The fee is not imposed solely as an incident of property ownership.(b) A county, city, special district, or combination thereof may plan, design, implement, construct, operate, and maintain controls and facilities to improve water quality, including controls and facilities related to the infiltration, retention and reuse, diversion, interception, filtration, or collection of surface runoff, including urban runoff, stormwater, and other forms of runoff, the treatment of pollutants in runoff or other waters subject to water quality regulatory requirements, the return of diverted and treated waters to receiving water bodies, the enhancement of beneficial uses of waters of the state, or the beneficial use or reuse of diverted waters.(c) The fees authorized under subdivision (a) may be imposed as user-based or regulatory fees consistent with this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 577, Sec. 1. (SB 310) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 16104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 27 - California Watershed Improvement Act of 2009|Section 16104.

16104.  Nothing in this chapter alters requirements that govern the diversion of water.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 577, Sec. 1. (SB 310) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 20200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 10 - FINANCIAL SUPERVISION OF DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Compensation of Water District Directors|Section 20200.

20200.  As used in this chapter, “water district” means any district or other political subdivision, other than a city or county, a primary function of which is the irrigation, reclamation, or drainage of land or the diversion, storage, management, or distribution of water primarily for domestic, municipal, agricultural, industrial, recreation, fish and wildlife enhancement, flood control, or power production purposes. “Water districts” include, but are not limited to, irrigation districts, county water districts, California water districts, water storage districts, reclamation districts, county waterworks districts, drainage districts, water replenishment districts, levee districts, municipal water districts, water conservation districts, community services districts, water management districts, flood control districts, flood control and floodwater conservation districts, flood control and water conservation districts, water management agencies, water agencies, and public utility districts formed pursuant to Division 7 (commencing with Section 15501) of the Public Utilities Code.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 213, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2008.)