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CA Water Code § 13226 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions Relating to Powers and Duties of Regional Boards|Section 13226.

13226.  Consistent with classifications adopted by the state board pursuant to Section 13172, each regional board shall review and classify any proposed or currently operating waste disposal site, except any sewage treatment plant or any site which primarily contains fertilizer or radioactive material, within its region.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 90, Sec. 5. Effective March 2, 1982.)
CA Water Code § 13227 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions Relating to Powers and Duties of Regional Boards|Section 13227.

13227.  (a) Each regional board, with respect to its region, shall review the facility closure and postclosure plans submitted pursuant to Section 25246 of the Health and Safety Code, to ensure that water quality is adequately protected during closure and the post-closure maintenance period.(b) The regional board shall approve the facility closure and postclosure plans if it finds that the plans comply with applicable state and federal laws and regulations relating to water quality protection and monitoring.(c) The regional board may condition its approval of the plans in accordance with the requirements of this section.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1631, Sec. 46.)
CA Water Code § 13228 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions Relating to Powers and Duties of Regional Boards|Section 13228.

13228.  (a) Concerning any matter that may be submitted to a regional board by a person or entity that is subject to regulation by more than one regional board, the person or entity may submit the matter to one of those regional boards if both of the following requirements are met:(1) The person or entity submits a written request to all affected regional boards that one regional board be designated to regulate the matter.(2) All affected regional boards agree in writing to the designation. Unless the board of any affected regional board denies the request, the executive officer of a regional board may grant a request submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) on behalf of that board.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any regional board that is affected by a matter for which a designation is made in accordance with subdivision (a) may take enforcement action with regard to that matter.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 536, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Water Code § 13228.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions Relating to Powers and Duties of Regional Boards|Section 13228.14.

13228.14.  (a) Any hearing or investigation by a regional board relating to investigating the quality of waters of the state, prescribing waste discharge requirements, issuing cease and desist orders, requiring the cleanup or abatement of waste, or imposing administrative civil liabilities or penalties may be conducted by a panel of three or more members of the regional board, but any final action in the matter shall be taken by the regional board. Due notice of any hearing shall be given to all affected persons. After a hearing, the panel shall report its proposed decision and order to the regional board and shall supply a copy to all parties who appeared at the hearing and requested a copy.(b) No party who appears before the panel is precluded from appearing before the regional board at any subsequent hearing relating to the matter. Members of the panel are not disqualified from sitting as members of the regional board in deciding the matter.(c) The regional board, after making an independent review of the record and taking additional evidence as may be necessary, may adopt, with or without revision, or reject, the proposed decision and order of the panel.(d) For each meeting agenda notice that a regional board provides pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 11125 of the Government Code, a regional board shall make the agenda notice available in both English and Spanish and may make the agenda notice available in any other language.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 551, Sec. 3. (SB 965) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Water Code § 13228.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions Relating to Powers and Duties of Regional Boards|Section 13228.15.

13228.15.  The members of a regional board, or their designees, with respect to matters within the regional board’s jurisdiction, may carry out prehearing conferences to address any of the matters described in subdivision (b) of Section 11511.5 of the Government Code. No party who appears at a prehearing conference is precluded from appearing before the regional board at any subsequent hearing relating to the matter.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 420, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 13240 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Water Quality Control Plans|Section 13240.

13240.  Each regional board shall formulate and adopt water quality control plans for all areas within the region. Such plans shall conform to the policies set forth in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 13000) of this division and any state policy for water quality control. During the process of formulating such plans the regional boards shall consult with and consider the recommendations of affected state and local agencies. Such plans shall be periodically reviewed and may be revised.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
CA Water Code § 13241 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Water Quality Control Plans|Section 13241.

13241.  Each regional board shall establish such water quality objectives in water quality control plans as in its judgment will ensure the reasonable protection of beneficial uses and the prevention of nuisance; however, it is recognized that it may be possible for the quality of water to be changed to some degree without unreasonably affecting beneficial uses. Factors to be considered by a regional board in establishing water quality objectives shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following:(a) Past, present, and probable future beneficial uses of water. (b) Environmental characteristics of the hydrographic unit under consideration, including the quality of water available thereto. (c) Water quality conditions that could reasonably be achieved through the coordinated control of all factors which affect water quality in the area. (d) Economic considerations. (e) The need for developing housing within the region. (f) The need to develop and use recycled water.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 187, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 13242 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Water Quality Control Plans|Section 13242.

13242.  The program of implementation for achieving water quality objectives shall include, but not be limited to:(a) A description of the nature of actions which are necessary to achieve the objectives, including recommendations for appropriate action by any entity, public or private.(b) A time schedule for the actions to be taken.(c) A description of surveillance to be undertaken to determine compliance with objectives.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
CA Water Code § 13243 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Water Quality Control Plans|Section 13243.

13243.  A regional board, in a water quality control plan or in waste discharge requirements, may specify certain conditions or areas where the discharge of waste, or certain types of waste, will not be permitted.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
CA Water Code § 13244 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Water Quality Control Plans|Section 13244.

13244.  The regional boards shall not adopt any water quality control plan unless a public hearing is first held, after the giving of notice of such hearing by publication in the affected county or counties pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. When the plan proposes to prohibit discharges of waste pursuant to Section 13243, similar notice shall be given by publication pursuant to Section 6061.3 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
CA Water Code § 13245 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Water Quality Control Plans|Section 13245.

13245.  A water quality control plan, or a revision thereof adopted by a regional board, shall not become effective unless and until it is approved by the state board. The state board may approve such plan, or return it to the regional board for further consideration and resubmission to the state board. Upon resubmission the state board may either approve or, after a public hearing in the affected region, revise and approve such plan.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1288.)
CA Water Code § 13245.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Water Quality Control Plans|Section 13245.5.

13245.5.  Guidelines adopted by a regional board shall not become effective unless and until approved by the state board.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 758, Sec. 3.)
CA Water Code § 13246 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Water Quality Control Plans|Section 13246.

13246.  (a) The state board shall act upon any water quality control plan not later than 60 days from the date the regional board submitted the plan to the state board, or 90 days from the date of resubmission of the plan.(b) When the state board is acting upon a water quality control plan that is being amended solely for an action related to a regional board’s total maximum daily load submittal, not including submittals related to listing, the state board shall not exceed the 60-day timeline, inclusive of the time spent sending the submittal back to the regional board, unless one of the following circumstances exists:(1) The proposed amendment is for an exceedingly complex total maximum daily load. In order to determine if a total maximum daily load is exceedingly complex, the state board may consider a number of factors including, but not limited to, the volume of the record, the number of pollutants included, the number of dischargers and land uses involved, and the size of the watershed. The reason or reasons that any total maximum daily load is determined to be exceedingly complex shall be provided by the state board to the regional board in writing.(2) The submittal by the regional board is clearly incomplete.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 20, Sec. 2. Effective April 8, 2002.)
CA Water Code § 13247 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Water Quality Control Plans|Section 13247.

13247.  State offices, departments, and boards, in carrying out activities which may affect water quality, shall comply with water quality control plans approved or adopted by the state board unless otherwise directed or authorized by statute, in which case they shall indicate to the regional boards in writing their authority for not complying with such plans.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1288.)
CA Water Code § 13248 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Water Quality Control Plans|Section 13248.

13248.  (a) At any time, the state board may, on its own motion, review the regional board’s failure to act under this article.(b) The state board may find that the failure of the regional board to act was appropriate and proper. Upon finding that the failure of the regional board to act was inappropriate or improper, the state board may direct that appropriate action be taken by the regional board, refer the matter to another state agency having jurisdiction, take appropriate action itself, or take any combination of those actions. In taking any action, the state board is vested with all the powers of the regional boards under this division.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 288, Sec. 21. (SB 1169) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Water Code § 13249 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Water Quality Control Plans|Section 13249.

13249.  The state board may, on behalf of itself or a regional board, accept donations of moneys from a permittee for the purpose of updating a water quality control plan as consistent with the designated use of the funds.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 355, Sec. 1. (SB 1133) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Water Code § 13260.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Waste Discharge Requirements|Section 13260.2.

13260.2.  (a) The state board shall establish a fee in an amount sufficient to recover its costs in reviewing, processing, and enforcing “no exposure” certifications issued to facilities that apply for those certifications in accordance with a general industrial stormwater permit.(b) Revenue generated pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Waste Discharge Permit Fund.(Added by Stats. 2003, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 4. Effective October 28, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 13260.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Waste Discharge Requirements|Section 13260.3.

13260.3.  On or before January 1 of each year, the state board shall report to the Governor and the Legislature on the expenditure of annual fees collected pursuant to Section 13260.(Added by Stats. 2003, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 5. Effective October 28, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 13261 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Waste Discharge Requirements|Section 13261.

13261.  (a) A person who fails to furnish a report or pay a fee under Section 13260 when so requested by a regional board is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be liable civilly in accordance with subdivision (b).(b) (1) Civil liability may be administratively imposed by a regional board or the state board in accordance with Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 13323) of Chapter 5 for a violation of subdivision (a) in an amount not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day in which the violation occurs. Civil liability shall not be imposed by the regional board pursuant to this section if the state board has imposed liability against the same person for the same violation.(2) Civil liability may be imposed by the superior court in accordance with Article 5 (commencing with Section 13350) and Article 6 (commencing with Section 13360) of Chapter 5 for a violation of subdivision (a) in an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day the violation occurs.(c) A person who discharges or proposes to discharge hazardous waste, as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, who knowingly furnishes a false report under Section 13260, or who either willfully fails to furnish a report or willfully withholds material information under Section 13260 despite actual knowledge of that requirement, may be liable in accordance with subdivision (d) and is guilty of a misdemeanor.This subdivision does not apply to any waste discharge that is subject to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 13370).(d) (1) Civil liability may be administratively imposed by a regional board in accordance with Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 13323) of Chapter 5 for a violation of subdivision (c) in an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day the violation occurs.(2) Civil liability may be imposed by the superior court in accordance with Article 5 (commencing with Section 13350) and Article 6 (commencing with Section 13360) of Chapter 5 for a violation of subdivision (c) in an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 288, Sec. 22. (SB 1169) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Water Code § 13262 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Waste Discharge Requirements|Section 13262.

13262.  The Attorney General, at the request of the regional board or the state board, shall petition the superior court for the issuance of a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction, or combination thereof, as may be appropriate, requiring any person not complying with Section 13260 to comply therewith.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 869, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Water Code § 13263 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Waste Discharge Requirements|Section 13263.

13263.  (a) The regional board, after any necessary hearing, shall prescribe requirements as to the nature of any proposed discharge, existing discharge, or material change in an existing discharge, except discharges into a community sewer system, with relation to the conditions existing in the disposal area or receiving waters upon, or into which, the discharge is made or proposed. The requirements shall implement any relevant water quality control plans that have been adopted, and shall take into consideration the beneficial uses to be protected, the water quality objectives reasonably required for that purpose, other waste discharges, the need to prevent nuisance, and the provisions of Section 13241.(b) A regional board, in prescribing requirements, need not authorize the utilization of the full waste assimilation capacities of the receiving waters.(c) The requirements may contain a time schedule, subject to revision in the discretion of the board.(d) The regional board may prescribe requirements although no discharge report has been filed.(e) Upon application by any affected person, or on its own motion, the regional board may review and revise requirements. All requirements shall be reviewed periodically.(f) The regional board shall notify in writing the person making or proposing the discharge or the change therein of the discharge requirements to be met. After receipt of the notice, the person so notified shall provide adequate means to meet the requirements.(g) No discharge of waste into the waters of the state, whether or not the discharge is made pursuant to waste discharge requirements, shall create a vested right to continue the discharge. All discharges of waste into waters of the state are privileges, not rights.(h) The regional board may incorporate the requirements prescribed pursuant to this section into a master recycling permit for either a supplier or distributor, or both, of recycled water.(i) The state board or a regional board may prescribe general waste discharge requirements for a category of discharges if the state board or that regional board finds or determines that all of the following criteria apply to the discharges in that category:(1) The discharges are produced by the same or similar operations.(2) The discharges involve the same or similar types of waste.(3) The discharges require the same or similar treatment standards.(4) The discharges are more appropriately regulated under general discharge requirements than individual discharge requirements.(j) The state board, after any necessary hearing, may prescribe waste discharge requirements in accordance with this section.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 421, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Water Code § 13263.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Waste Discharge Requirements|Section 13263.1.

13263.1.  Before a regional board issues or revises waste discharge requirements pursuant to Section 13263 for any discharge of mining waste, the regional board shall first determine that the proposed mining waste discharge is consistent with a waste management strategy that prevents the pollution or contamination of the waters of the state, particularly after closure of any waste management unit for mining waste.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 642, Sec. 7.)
CA Water Code § 13263.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Waste Discharge Requirements|Section 13263.5.

13263.5.  (a) When the regional board issues waste discharge requirements pursuant to Section 13263, or revises waste discharge requirements pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 25159.17 of the Health and Safety Code, for any injection well into which hazardous waste is discharged, the waste discharge requirements shall be based upon the information contained in the hydrogeological assessment report prepared pursuant to Section 25159.18 of the Health and Safety Code and shall include conditions in the waste discharge requirements to ensure that the waters of the state are not polluted or threatened with pollution.(b) If the state board applies to the federal Environmental Protection Agency to administer the Underground Injection Control Program pursuant to Part 145 (commencing with Section 145.1) of Subchapter D of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, that application shall not include a request to administer the Underground Injection Control Program for any oil, gas, or geothermal injection wells supervised or regulated by the Division of Oil and Gas pursuant to Section 3106 or 3714 of the Public Resources Code.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 19, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Water Code § 13263.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 4 - Regional Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Waste Discharge Requirements|Section 13263.6.

13263.6.  (a) A publicly owned treatment works (POTW) may require pollution prevention plans as described in Section 13263.3 as part of the pretreatment requirements applicable to significant industrial users.(b) The state board or a regional board shall prescribe effluent limitations as part of the waste discharge requirements of a POTW for all substances that the most recent toxic chemical release data reported to the state emergency response commission pursuant to Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11023) indicate are discharged into the POTW and that the state board or a regional board has determined has the reasonable potential to impair water quality.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 92, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2000. See the prevailing Section 13263.6 added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 93, with same subject matter, but with substantive differences.)