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CA Water Code § 12989 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 9 - DELTA LEVEE MAINTENANCE|Section 12989.

12989.  (a) The department shall conduct at least one annual inspection of every levee for which maintenance or improvement costs have been reimbursed pursuant to this part. In addition, the department shall inspect nonproject levees of local agencies for the purpose of monitoring and ascertaining the degree of compliance with, or progress toward meeting, standards such as those set forth in Section 12984.(b) The local agency shall cooperate with the department in the conduct of these inspections, including the provision of reasonable access over local agency lands and easements.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 601, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Water Code § 12990 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 9 - DELTA LEVEE MAINTENANCE|Section 12990.

12990.  Whenever the department finds that the annual routine maintenance work specified in the plans approved by the board is not being performed in accordance with the agreement entered into between the local agency and the board, the department may establish a maintenance area in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 12878) of Part 6 of this division, as nearly as the same may be applicable, except that the work to be performed shall be the routine annual maintenance work for the nonproject levee as specified in the plans approved by the board. Upon the formation of a maintenance area, the department shall thereafter annually maintain the nonproject levee in accordance with such plans and subject to the provisions of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 12878) of Part 6 of this division, as nearly as the same may be applicable.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 717.)
CA Water Code § 12991 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 9 - DELTA LEVEE MAINTENANCE|Section 12991.

12991.  The board is authorized to make, from time to time, such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out, and as are consistent with, this part.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 717.)
CA Water Code § 12992 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 9 - DELTA LEVEE MAINTENANCE|Section 12992.

12992.  Before any plan is approved, agreement entered into, or moneys advanced or reimbursed under this part, the local agency shall first enter into an agreement with the board indemnifying and holding and saving the State of California, the board, the department, any other agency or department of the state, and their employees free from any and all liability for damages, except that caused by gross negligence, that may arise out of the approvals, agreements, inspections, or work performed under this part.Any funds appropriated for any of the purposes of this part may be used to satisfy any judgment against the state covered by this section, pending indemnification by the local agency.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 28, Sec. 9. Effective March 14, 1988.)
CA Water Code § 12993 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 9 - DELTA LEVEE MAINTENANCE|Section 12993.

12993.  Applicants shall apply for federal disaster assistance, whenever eligible, under Public Law 93-288. If, and to the extent that, it is determined that the work performed does not qualify for federal disaster assistance, the applicant may apply for reimbursement under Section 12986, and the costs shall be deemed incurred by the applicant in the year in which the latter application is filed.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 28, Sec. 10. Effective March 14, 1988.)
CA Water Code § 12995 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 9 - DELTA LEVEE MAINTENANCE|Section 12995.

12995.  (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares both of the following:(1) There is an urgent need for rehabilitation and improvement of delta levees, and that the United States Army Corps of Engineers has a crucial and continuing role in that work.(2) The department and the board have been cooperating with the United States Army Corps of Engineers in a feasibility study for rehabilitation and improvement of the levees in the delta. That feasibility study identified a federal interest in levee rehabilitation and improvements due to benefits to navigation, commerce, the environment, and flood damage reduction.(b) The department and the board may cooperate with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to develop and implement delta levee rehabilitation, improvement, and realignment, and to enhance the environment.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 601, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Water Code § 12999 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 11 - TAMARISK PLANT CONTROL|Section 12999.

12999.  (a) The department, in collaboration with the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Department of Fish and Game, and the Colorado River Board of California may cooperate with the federal government, the other Colorado River Basin states, and other entities for the purpose of preparing a plan to control or eradicate tamarisk in the Colorado River watershed. The department, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Department of Fish and Game, and the Colorado River Board of California shall seek to collaborate with affected California water agencies and other appropriate entities in that preparation. The plan shall include the reestablishment of native vegetation and the identification of potential federal and nonfederal funding sources for implementation pursuant to subdivision (b).(b) The department, in collaboration with the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Department of Fish and Game, the Colorado River Board of California, and appropriate federal agencies, shall implement the plan within California upon the appropriation of funds for that purpose. The department, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Department of Fish and Game, and the Colorado River Board of California shall seek to collaborate with affected California water agencies and other appropriate entities in the implementation of the plan.(c) This section does not preclude the department or any other entity from expending bond funds or nonstate funds for the control or eradication of tamarisk in the Colorado River watershed.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 710, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Water Code § 13000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 1 - Policy|Section 13000.

13000.  The Legislature finds and declares that the people of the state have a primary interest in the conservation, control, and utilization of the water resources of the state, and that the quality of all the waters of the state shall be protected for use and enjoyment by the people of the state.The Legislature further finds and declares that activities and factors which may affect the quality of the waters of the state shall be regulated to attain the highest water quality which is reasonable, considering all demands being made and to be made on those waters and the total values involved, beneficial and detrimental, economic and social, tangible and intangible.The Legislature further finds and declares that the health, safety and welfare of the people of the state requires that there be a statewide program for the control of the quality of all the waters of the state; that the state must be prepared to exercise its full power and jurisdiction to protect the quality of waters in the state from degradation originating inside or outside the boundaries of the state; that the waters of the state are increasingly influenced by interbasin water development projects and other statewide considerations; that factors of precipitation, topography, population, recreation, agriculture, industry and economic development vary from region to region within the state; and that the statewide program for water quality control can be most effectively administered regionally, within a framework of statewide coordination and policy.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
CA Water Code § 13001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 1 - Policy|Section 13001.

13001.  It is the intent of the Legislature that the state board and each regional board shall be the principal state agencies with primary responsibility for the coordination and control of water quality. The state board and regional boards in exercising any power granted in this division shall conform to and implement the policies of this chapter and shall, at all times, coordinate their respective activities so as to achieve a unified and effective water quality control program in this state.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
CA Water Code § 13002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 1 - Policy|Section 13002.

13002.  No provision of this division or any ruling of the state board or a regional board is a limitation:(a) On the power of a city or county or city and county to adopt and enforce additional regulations, not in conflict therewith, imposing further conditions, restrictions, or limitations with respect to the disposal of waste or any other activity which might degrade the quality of the waters of the state.(b) On the power of any city or county or city and county to declare, prohibit, and abate nuisances.(c) On the power of the Attorney General, at the request of a regional board, the state board, or upon his own motion, to bring an action in the name of the people of the State of California to enjoin any pollution or nuisance.(d) On the power of a state agency in the enforcement or administration of any provision of law which it is specifically permitted or required to enforce or administer.(e) On the right of any person to maintain at any time any appropriate action for relief against any private nuisance as defined in the Civil Code or for relief against any contamination or pollution.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
CA Water Code § 13020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 1.5 - Short Title|Section 13020.

13020.  This division shall be known and may be cited as the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
CA Water Code § 13051 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 13051.

13051.  As used in this division, “injection well” means any bored, drilled, or driven shaft, dug pit, or hole in the ground into which waste or fluid is discharged, and any associated subsurface appurtenances, and the depth of which is greater than the circumference of the shaft, pit, or hole.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1591, Sec. 3.)
CA Water Code § 13288 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4.3 - Sewer Service|Section 13288.

13288.  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) “Affected residence” means a residence within a disadvantaged community that may be subject to provision of sewer service pursuant to this chapter.(b) “Affected resident” means a resident or a property owner of an affected residence.(c) “Annexation” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 56017 of the Government Code.(d) “Disadvantaged community” means a disadvantaged community as defined in Section 79505.5.(e) “Extension of service” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 56133 of the Government Code.(f) “Inadequate onsite sewage treatment system” means an onsite sewage treatment system that has the reasonable potential to cause a violation of water quality objectives, to impair present or future beneficial uses of water, or to cause pollution, nuisance, or contamination of waters of the state.(g) (1) “Onsite sewage treatment system” means an onsite sewage treatment system, as defined in Section 13290, that is not operated by a local agency, as defined in Section 56064 of the Government Code, or a utility regulated by the Public Utilities Commission.(2) “Onsite sewage treatment system” includes, but is not limited to, a septic tank, cesspool, leach field, and seepage pit.(h) “Provision of sewer service” means the provision of sanitary sewer service, including the collection or treatment of sewage, to a disadvantaged community by any of the following processes:(1) Annexation where the receiving sewer system is a special district.(2) Extension of service where the receiving sewer system is a city, county, or special district.(3) Additional sewer service provided within city, county, or special district boundaries.(i) “Receiving sewer system” means the sewer system that provides service to a disadvantaged community pursuant to this chapter.(j) “Special district” means a special district as defined in Section 56036 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 982, Sec. 2. (SB 1215) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Water Code § 13290 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4.5 - Onsite Sewage Treatment Systems|Section 13290.

13290.  For the purposes of this chapter:(a) “Local agency” means any of the following entities:(1) A city, county, or city and county.(2) A special district formed pursuant to general law or special act for the local performance of functions regarding onsite sewage treatment systems within limited boundaries.(b) “Onsite sewage treatment systems” includes individual disposal systems, community collection and disposal systems, and alternative collection and disposal systems that use subsurface disposal.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 781, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 13291 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4.5 - Onsite Sewage Treatment Systems|Section 13291.

13291.  (a) On or before January 1, 2004, the state board, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, the California Coastal Commission, the California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health, counties, cities, and other interested parties, shall adopt regulations or standards for the permitting and operation of all of the following onsite sewage treatment systems in the state and shall apply those regulations or standards commencing six months after their adoptions:(1) Any system that is constructed or replaced.(2) Any system that is subject to a major repair.(3) Any system that pools or discharges to the surface.(4) Any system that, in the judgment of a regional board or authorized local agency, discharges waste that has the reasonable potential to cause a violation of water quality objectives, or to impair present or future beneficial uses of water, to cause pollution, nuisance, or contamination of the waters of the state.(b) Regulations or standards adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), shall include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Minimum operating requirements that may include siting, construction, and performance requirements.(2) Requirements for onsite sewage treatment systems adjacent to impaired waters identified pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 303 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1313(d)).(3) Requirements authorizing a qualified local agency to implement those requirements adopted under this chapter within its jurisdiction if that local agency requests that authorization.(4) Requirements for corrective action when onsite sewage treatment systems fail to meet the requirements or standards.(5) Minimum requirements for monitoring used to determine system or systems performance, if applicable.(6) Exemption criteria to be established by regional boards.(7) Requirements for determining a system that is subject to a major repair, as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).(c) This chapter does not diminish or otherwise affect the authority of a local agency to carry out laws, other than this chapter, that relate to onsite sewage treatment systems.(d) This chapter does not preempt any regional board or local agency from adopting or retaining standards for onsite sewage treatment systems that are more protective of the public health or the environment than this chapter.(e) Each regional board shall incorporate the regulations or standards adopted pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) into the appropriate regional water quality control plans.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 288, Sec. 26. (SB 1169) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Water Code § 13291.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4.5 - Onsite Sewage Treatment Systems|Section 13291.5.

13291.5.  It is the intent of the Legislature to assist private property owners with existing systems who incur costs as a result of the implementation of the regulations established under this section by encouraging the state board to make loans under Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 13475) to local agencies to assist private property owners whose cost of compliance with these regulations exceeds one-half of one percent of the current assessed value of the property on which the onsite sewage system is located.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 781, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 13291.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4.5 - Onsite Sewage Treatment Systems|Section 13291.7.

13291.7.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the land use authority of any city, county, or city and county.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 781, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 13292 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4.7 - Fairness and Due Process|Section 13292.

13292.  (a) It is the responsibility of the state board to provide guidance to the regional boards in matters of procedure, as well as policy and regulation. In order to ensure that regional boards are providing fair, timely, and equal access to all participants in regional board proceedings, the state board shall undertake a review of the regional boards’ public participation procedures. As part of the review process, and upon request by the state board, the regional boards shall solicit comments from participants in their proceedings. Upon completion of the review, the state board shall report to the Legislature regarding its findings and include recommendations to improve regional board public participation processes.(b) (1) The state board shall provide annual training to regional board members to improve public participation and adjudication procedures at the regional level.(2) Paragraph (1) shall be implemented only during fiscal years for which funding is provided for the purposes of that paragraph in the annual Budget Act or in another statute.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 404, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Water Code § 13369 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 5.4 - Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program|Section 13369.

13369.  (a) The state board, in consultation with the regional boards, the California Coastal Commission, and other appropriate state agencies and advisory groups, as necessary, shall prepare a detailed program for the purpose of implementing the state’s nonpoint source management plan. The board shall address all applicable provisions of the Clean Water Act, including Section 319 (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1329), as well as Section 6217 of the federal Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1455b), and this division in the preparation of this detailed implementation program.(b) (1) The program shall include all of the following components:(A) Nonregulatory implementation of best management practices.(B) Regulatory-based incentives for best management practices.(C) The adoption and enforcement of waste discharge requirements that will require the implementation of best management practices.(2) In connection with its duties under this subdivision to prepare and implement the state’s nonpoint source management plan, the state board shall develop, on or before February 1, 2001, guidance to be used by the state board and the regional boards for the purpose of describing the process by which the state board and the regional boards will enforce the state’s nonpoint source management plan, pursuant to this division.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 182. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Water Code § 13370 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 5.5 - Compliance With the Provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as Amended in 1972|Section 13370.

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 systems to regulate the discharge of pollutants and dredged or fill material to the navigable waters of the United States and to regulate the use and disposal of sewage sludge.(b) The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, provides that permits may be issued by states which are authorized to implement the provisions of that act.(c) It is in the interest of the people of the state, in order to avoid direct regulation by the federal government of persons already subject to regulation under state law pursuant to this division, to enact this chapter in order to authorize the state to implement the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, and federal regulations and guidelines issued pursuant thereto, provided, that the state board shall request federal funding under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for the purpose of carrying out its responsibilities under this program.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1189, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 13370.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 5.5 - Compliance With the Provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as Amended in 1972|Section 13370.5.

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 regulations (40 C.F.R. 403 et seq.) provide for a pretreatment program to regulate the discharge of pollutants into publicly owned treatment works and provide that states with approved national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit programs shall apply for approval of a state pretreatment program, it is in the interest of the people of the state to enact this section in order to avoid direct regulation by the federal government of publicly owned treatment works already subject to regulation under state law pursuant to this division.(b) The state board shall develop a state pretreatment program and shall, not later than September 1, 1985, apply to the Environmental Protection Agency for approval of the pretreatment program in accordance with federal requirements.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1542, Sec. 1.)