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CA Water Code § 13170.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Other Powers and Duties of the State Board|Section 13170.2.

13170.2.  (a) The state board shall formulate and adopt a water quality control plan for ocean waters of the state which shall be known as the California Ocean Plan.(b) The plan shall be reviewed at least every three years to guarantee that the current standards are adequate and are not allowing degradation to indigenous marine species or posing a threat to human health.(c) In formulating the plan, the state board shall develop bioassay protocols to evaluate the effect of municipal and industrial waste discharges on the marine environment.(d) The state board shall adopt the bioassay protocols and complementary chemical testing methods and shall require their use in the monitoring of complex effluent ocean discharges. For purposes of this section, “complex effluent” means an effluent in which all chemical constituents are not known or monitored. The state board shall adopt bioassay protocols and complementary chemical testing methods for complex effluent ocean monitoring by January 1, 1990, and shall require their use in monitoring complex effluent ocean discharges by entities discharging 100 million gallons per day or more by January 1, 1991. The state board shall also adopt a schedule for requiring the use of these protocols for complex effluent ocean discharges of under 100 million gallons per day by January 1, 1992.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1478, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 13170.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Other Powers and Duties of the State Board|Section 13170.3.

13170.3.  On or before January 1, 2013, the state board shall either amend the California Ocean Plan, or adopt separate standards, to address water quality objectives and effluent limitations that are specifically appropriate to brackish groundwater treatment system facilities that produce municipal water supplies for local use.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 241, Sec. 1. (SB 607) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Water Code § 13170.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Other Powers and Duties of the State Board|Section 13170.5.

13170.5.  Notwithstanding any provision of law, any plan provided in Section 13170, 13240, or 13245, and any approval thereof, and any certification or approval of an areawide waste treatment management plan prepared pursuant to Section 208 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be subject to the provisions of Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 53098) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 934.)
CA Water Code § 13171 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Other Powers and Duties of the State Board|Section 13171.

13171.  The state board may establish a Water Quality Coordinating Committee, consisting of at least one member of each of the nine regional boards, to assist the state board in carrying out its responsibilities in water quality control.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 813.)
CA Water Code § 13172.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Other Powers and Duties of the State Board|Section 13172.5.

13172.5.  (a) For purposes of this section, the use of any vacuum or suction dredge equipment, also known as suction dredging, is the use of a mechanized or motorized system for removing or assisting in the removal of, or the processing of, material from the bed, bank, or channel of a river, stream, or lake in order to recover minerals. This section does not apply to, prohibit, or otherwise restrict nonmotorized recreational mining activities, including panning for gold.(b) In order to protect water quality, the state board or a regional board may take one or more of the following actions:(1) Adopt waste discharge requirements or a waiver of waste discharge requirements that, at a minimum, address the water quality impacts of each of the following:(A) Mercury loading to downstream reaches of surface water bodies affected by the use of vacuum or suction dredge equipment.(B) Methylmercury formation in water bodies.(C) Bioaccumulation of mercury in aquatic organisms.(D) Resuspension of metals.(2) Specify certain conditions or areas where the discharge of waste or other adverse impacts on beneficial uses of the waters of the state from the use of vacuum or suction dredge equipment is prohibited, consistent with Section 13243.(3) Prohibit any particular use of, or methods of using, vacuum or suction dredge equipment, or any portion thereof, for the extraction of minerals that the state board or a regional board determines generally cause or contribute to an exceedance of applicable water quality objectives or unreasonably impact beneficial uses.(c) (1) Before determining what action to take pursuant to subdivision (b), the state board shall solicit stakeholder input by conducting public workshops in the vicinity of the cities of San Bernardino, Fresno, Sacramento, and Redding. A regional board considering independent action pursuant to subdivision (b) shall solicit stakeholder input by conducting at least one public workshop in that board’s region. To promote participation in the public workshops, the state board or regional board shall proactively reach out to mining groups, environmental organizations, and California Native American tribes, as defined in Section 21073 of the Public Resources Code. (2) Before taking a proposed action pursuant to subdivision (b), the state board or regional board shall conduct at least one public hearing regarding that proposed action pursuant to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(3) To avoid duplication of efforts between the state board and a regional board of a public workshop or public hearing that covers the same regional area, the state board and a regional board may work in collaboration to share information obtained through the public workshops or public hearing.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 680, Sec. 3. (SB 637) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Water Code § 13173 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Other Powers and Duties of the State Board|Section 13173.

13173.  “Designated waste” means either of the following:(a) Hazardous waste that has been granted a variance from hazardous waste management requirements pursuant to Section 25143 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) Nonhazardous waste that consists of, or contains, pollutants that, under ambient environmental conditions at a waste management unit, could be released in concentrations exceeding applicable water quality objectives or that could reasonably be expected to affect beneficial uses of the waters of the state as contained in the appropriate state water quality control plan.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 705, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Water Code § 13173.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Other Powers and Duties of the State Board|Section 13173.2.

13173.2.  The state board, after consultation with the California Integrated Waste Management Board and the Department of Toxic Substances Control, may, as available resources permit, adopt policies with regard to designated wastes to include, but not be limited to, both of the following:(a) Policies that provide for the means by which a regional board shall identify designated waste and the waters of the state that the waste may potentially impact.(b) Policies for regional boards with regard to the granting of waivers to make inapplicable the designated waste classification.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 705, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Water Code § 13176 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Other Powers and Duties of the State Board|Section 13176.

13176.  (a) (1) The analysis of any material required by this division shall be performed by a laboratory that has accreditation or certification pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 100825) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 101 of the Health and Safety Code.(2) This requirement does not apply to field tests, such as tests for color, odor, turbidity, pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, and disinfectant residual.(b) A person or public entity of the state shall not contract with a laboratory for environmental analyses required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) unless the laboratory has valid accreditation or certification.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 673, Sec. 20. (AB 1531) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Water Code § 13177 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Other Powers and Duties of the State Board|Section 13177.

13177.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state board continue to implement the California State Mussel Watch Program.(b) The Legislature finds and declares that the California State Mussel Watch Program provides the following benefits to the people of the state:(1) An effective method for monitoring the long-term effects of certain toxic substances in selected fresh, estuarine, and marine waters.(2) An important element in the state board’s comprehensive water quality monitoring strategy.(3) Identification, on an annual basis, of specific areas where concentrations of toxic substances are higher than normal.(4) Valuable information to guide the state and regional boards and other public and private agencies in efforts to protect water quality.(c) To the extent funding is appropriated for this purpose, the state board, in conjunction with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, shall continue to implement the long-term coastal monitoring program known as the California State Mussel Watch Program. The program may consist of, but is not limited to, the following elements:(1) Removal of mussels, clams, and other aquatic organisms from relatively clean coastal sites and placing them in sampling sites. For purposes of this section, “sampling sites” means selected waters of concern to the state board and the Department of Fish and Wildlife.(2) After specified exposure periods at the sampling sites, removal of the aquatic organisms for analysis.(3) Laboratory analysis of the removed aquatic organisms to determine the amounts of various toxic substances that may have accumulated in the bodies of the aquatic organisms.(4) Making available both the short- and long-term results of the laboratory analysis to appropriate public and private agencies and the public.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 673, Sec. 21. (AB 1531) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Water Code § 13177.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Other Powers and Duties of the State Board|Section 13177.6.

13177.6.  To the extent funding is appropriated for this purpose, the state board, in consultation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife and Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall perform a monitoring study to reassess the geographic boundaries of the commercial fish closure off the Palos Verdes Shelf. The reassessment shall include collection and analysis of white croaker caught on the Palos Verdes Shelf, within three miles south of the Shelf, and within San Pedro Bay. Based on the results of the reassessment, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, with guidance from the Office of the Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall redelineate, if necessary, the commercial fish closure area to protect the health of consumers of commercially caught white croaker. The sample collection and analysis shall be conducted within 18 months of the enactment of this section and the reassessment of the health risk shall be conducted within 18 months of the completion of the analysis of the samples.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 673, Sec. 23. (AB 1531) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Water Code § 13178 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Other Powers and Duties of the State Board|Section 13178.

13178.  (a) The state board, in conjunction with the State Department of Public Health and a panel of experts established by the state board, shall develop source investigation protocols for use in conducting source investigations of storm drains that produce exceedences of bacteriological standards established pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 115880 of the Health and Safety Code. The protocols shall be based upon the experiences drawn from previous source investigations performed by the state board, regional boards, or other agencies, and other available data. The protocols shall include methods for identifying the location and biological origins of sources of bacteriological contamination, and, at a minimum, shall require source investigations if bacteriological standards are exceeded in any three weeks of a four-week period, or, for areas where testing is done more than once a week, 75 percent of testing days that produce an exceedence of those standards.(b) The development of source investigation protocols pursuant to subdivision (a) is not subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 673, Sec. 24. (AB 1531) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Water Code § 13191 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Other Powers and Duties of the State Board|Section 13191.

13191.  The state board shall convene an advisory group or groups to assist in the evaluation of program structure and effectiveness as it relates to the implementation of the requirements of Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(d)), and applicable federal regulations and monitoring and assessment programs. The advisory group or groups shall be comprised of persons concerned with the requirements of Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. The state board shall provide public notice on its website of any meetings of the advisory group or groups and, upon the request of any party shall mail notice of the time and location of any meeting of the group or groups. The board shall also ensure that the advisory group or groups meet in a manner that facilitates the effective participation of the public and the stakeholder participants.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 644, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Water Code § 13191.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Other Powers and Duties of the State Board|Section 13191.3.

13191.3.  (a) The state board, on or before July 1, 2003, shall prepare guidelines to be used by the state board and the regional boards for the purpose of listing and delisting waters and developing and implementing the total maximum daily load (TMDL) program and total maximum daily loads pursuant to Section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1313(d)).(b) For the purposes of preparing the guidelines, the state board shall consider the consensus recommendations adopted by the public advisory group convened pursuant to Section 13191.(c) The guidelines shall be finalized not later than January 1, 2004.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 20, Sec. 1. Effective April 8, 2002.)
CA Water Code § 13193.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Other Powers and Duties of the State Board|Section 13193.9.

13193.9.  (a) The state board, to the extent permitted by law, shall take all of the following actions for the purpose of allocating funds on behalf of a wastewater collection, treatment, or disposal project, if the recipient of financial assistance is a small, disadvantaged community:(1) If the state board determines that an advance is needed for the project to proceed in an efficient manner, allocate to the recipient up to 25 percent of the financial assistance amount, not exceeding one million dollars ($1,000,000), in advance of actual expenditures. The recipient shall repay to the state board any funds advanced pursuant to this section, including any interest earned on the advance funds, if the funds are unused upon expiration of the funding agreement or if the funds are not expended in accordance with the financial assistance agreement.(2) Establish a payment process pursuant to which the recipient of financial assistance receives funds within 30 days of the date on which the state board receives a project payment request unless the state board, within that 30-day period, determines that the project payment would not be in accordance with the terms of the program guidelines.(3) Utilize wire transfers or other appropriate payment procedures to expedite project payments.(b) The amount of financial assistance received by a recipient, including any funds advanced pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), shall not exceed the total amount of the financial assistance that the state board agrees to provide for a project. If financial assistance is advanced to a recipient pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the state board shall reduce subsequent disbursements of financial assistance by the amount advanced.(c) For the purposes of this section, “small disadvantaged community” means a municipality with a population of 20,000 persons or less, or a reasonably isolated and divisible segment of a larger municipality encompassing 20,000 persons or less, with an annual median household income that is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 609, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Water Code § 13194 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 4 - Other Powers and Duties of the State Board|Section 13194.

13194.  (a) (1) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the state board may provide grants to eligible applicants to be used to provide interim relief to households in which a private water well has gone dry, or has been destroyed, due to drought, wildfire, or other natural disaster. Eligible applicants who receive funds pursuant to this section shall administer and implement that funding consistent with this section.(2) For purposes of this subdivision:(A) “Eligible applicant” means a county, community water system, local public agency, or nonprofit organization.(B) “Interim relief” includes, but is not limited to, the provision of domestic water storage tanks, hauled water, and bottled water.(b) The state board may provide up to 10 percent of the funds appropriated for these purposes to eligible applicants for planning related to permanent solutions for private water wells that have gone dry, or been destroyed, due to drought, wildfire, or other natural disaster.(c) The state board shall not use more than 5 percent of the funds appropriated for these purposes for its administrative costs.(d) The state board may adopt guidelines to implement this section. Those guidelines are not subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(e) A contract entered into under this section is exempt from Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. The state board may award a contract under this section on a noncompetitive bid basis as necessary to implement the purposes of this section.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 373, Sec. 1. (SB 513) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Water Code § 13195 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 5 - Electronic Submission of Reports|Section 13195.

13195.  For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Public domain” means a format that may be duplicated, distributed, and used without payment of a royalty or license fee.(b) “Report” means any document or item that is required for submission in order for a person to comply with a regulation, directive, or order issued by the state board, a regional board, or a local agency pursuant to a program administered by the state board, including, but not limited to, any analysis of material by a laboratory that has accreditation or certification pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 100825) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 101 of the Health and Safety Code.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 727, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 13196 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY|CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control|ARTICLE 5 - Electronic Submission of Reports|Section 13196.

13196.  (a) The state board may require a person submitting a report to the state board, a regional board, or a local agency to submit the report in electronic format. The state board may also require that any report submitted in electronic format include the latitude and longitude, accurate to within one meter, of the location where any sample analyzed in the report was collected.(b) The state board shall adopt a single, standard format for the electronic submission of analytical and environmental compliance data contained in reports. In adopting a standard format, the state board shall only consider formats that meet all of the following criteria:(1) Are available free of charge.(2) Are available in the public domain.(3) Have available public domain means to import, manipulate, and store data.(4) Allow the importation of data into tables indicating relational distances.(5) Allow the verification of data submission consistency.(6) Allow for inclusion of all of the following information:(A) The physical site address from which the sample was taken, along with any information already required for permitting and reporting unauthorized releases.(B) Environmental assessment data taken during the initial site investigation phase, as well as the continuing monitoring and evaluation phases.(C) The latitude and longitude, accurate to within one meter, of the location where any sample was collected.(D) A description of all tests performed on the sample, the results of that testing, any quality assurance and quality control information, any available narrative information regarding the collection of the sample, and any available information concerning the laboratory’s analysis of the sample.(7) Fulfill any additional criteria the state board determines appropriate for an effective electronic report submission program.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 727, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)