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2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control › ARTICLE 1 - State Water Resources Control Board › Section 13100.

13100. There is in the Resources Agency the State Water Resources Control Board and the California regional water quality control boards. The organization, membership, and some of the duties of the state board are provided for in Article 3 (commencing with Section 174) of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of this code.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 596. Note: See this section as modified on July 17, 1991, in Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1991.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control › ARTICLE 3 - State Policy for Water Quality Control › Section 13140.

13140. The state board shall formulate and adopt state policy for water quality control. Such policy shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of this article and shall be in conformity with the policies set forth in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 13000).
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control › ARTICLE 3 - State Policy for Water Quality Control › Section 13141.

13141. State policy for water quality control adopted or revised in accordance with the provisions of this article, and regional water quality control plans approved or revised in accordance with Section 13245, shall become a part of the California Water Plan effective when such state policy for water quality control, and such regional water quality control plans have been reported to the Legislature at any session thereof.
However, prior to implementation of any agricultural water quality control program, an estimate of the total cost of such a program, together with an identification of potential sources of financing, shall be indicated in any regional water quality control plan.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 149.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control › ARTICLE 3 - State Policy for Water Quality Control › Section 13142.

13142. State policy for water quality control shall consist of all or any of the following:
(a) Water quality principles and guidelines for long-range resource planning, including ground water and surface water management programs and control and use of recycled water.
(b) Water quality objectives at key locations for planning and operation of water resource development projects and for water quality control activities.
(c) Other principles and guidelines deemed essential by the state board for water quality control.
The principles, guidelines, and objectives shall be consistent with the state goal of providing a decent home and suitable living environment for every Californian.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 28, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control › ARTICLE 3 - State Policy for Water Quality Control › Section 13144.

13144. During the process of formulating or revising state policy for water quality control the state board shall consult with and carefully evaluate the recommendations of concerned federal, state, and local agencies.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control › ARTICLE 3 - State Policy for Water Quality Control › Section 13145.

13145. The state board shall take into consideration the effect of its actions pursuant to this chapter on the California Water Plan as adopted or revised pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 10000) of this code, and on any other general or coordinated governmental plan looking toward the development, utilization, or conservation of the waters of the state.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control › ARTICLE 3 - State Policy for Water Quality Control › Section 13146.

13146. State offices, departments and boards, in carrying out activities which affect water quality, shall comply with state policy for water quality control unless otherwise directed or authorized by statute, in which case they shall indicate to the state board in writing their authority for not complying with such policy.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 3 - State Water Quality Control › ARTICLE 3 - State Policy for Water Quality Control › Section 13147.

13147. The state board shall not adopt state policy for water quality control unless a public hearing is first held respecting the adoption of such policy. At least 60 days in advance of such hearing the state board shall notify any affected regional boards, unless notice is waived by such boards, and shall give notice of such hearing by publication within the affected region pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. The regional boards shall submit written recommendations to the state board at least 20 days in advance of the hearing.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1288.)
2023 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 13160.

13160. (a) The state board is designated as the state water pollution control agency for all purposes stated in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.) and any other existing or subsequently enacted federal water quality control law.
(b) (1) The state board is authorized to give any certificate or statement required by any federal agency pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or any other federal water quality control law that there is reasonable assurance that an activity of any person subject to the jurisdiction of the state board will comply with applicable requirements of that federal law or any other appropriate requirements of state law.
(2) The state board may issue the certificate or statement under paragraph (1) before completion of the environmental review required under Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code if the state board determines that waiting until completion of that environmental review to issue the certificate or statement poses a substantial risk of waiver of the state board’s certification authority under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or any other federal water quality control law. To the extent authorized by federal law, the state board shall reserve authority to reopen and, after public notice, an opportunity for comment, and, when appropriate, an opportunity for a hearing, revise the certificate or statement as appropriate to incorporate feasible measures to avoid or reduce significant environmental impacts or to make any necessary findings based on the information provided in the environmental document prepared for the project.
(c) The state board is authorized to exercise any powers delegated to the state and carry out any program a state is authorized to administer under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.) and any amendments to that act.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 18, Sec. 9. (AB 92) Effective June 29, 2020.)
2023 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 13162.

13162. The state board shall administer any statewide program of research in the technical phases of water quality control which may be delegated to it by law and may accept funds from the United States or any person to that end. The state board may conduct such a program independently, or by contract or in cooperation with any federal or state agency, including any political subdivision of the state, or any person or public or private organization.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
2023 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 13163.

13163. (a) The state board shall coordinate water-quality-related investigations of state agencies, recognizing that other state agencies have primary statutory authority for such investigations, and shall consult with the concerned regional boards in implementing this section.
(b) The state board from time to time shall evaluate the need for water-quality-related investigations to effectively develop and implement statewide policy for water quality control and shall transmit its recommendations for investigations to affected or concerned federal, state, and local agencies. The affected state agencies shall comply with the recommendations or shall advise the state board in writing why they do not comply with such recommendations.
(c) State agencies shall submit to the state board plans for and results of all investigations that relate to or have an effect upon water quality for review and comment.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
2023 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 13164.

13164. The state board shall formulate, adopt and revise general procedures for the formulation, adoption and implementation by regional boards of water quality control plans. During the process of formulating or revising such procedures, the state board shall consult with and evaluate the recommendations of any affected regional boards.
(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 813.)
2023 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 13165.

13165. The state board may require any state or local agency to investigate and report on any technical factors involved in water quality control; provided that the burden, including costs, of such reports shall bear a reasonable relationship to the need for the reports and the benefits to be obtained therefrom.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
2023 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 13166.

13166. The state board, with the assistance of the regional boards, shall prepare and implement a statewide water quality information storage and retrieval program. Such program shall be coordinated and integrated to the maximum extent practicable with data storage and retrieval programs of other agencies.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
2023 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 13167.

13167. (a) The state board shall implement, with the assistance of the regional boards, a public information program on matters involving water quality, and shall place and maintain on its Internet Web site, in a format accessible to the general public, an information file on water quality monitoring, assessment, research, standards, regulation, enforcement, and other pertinent matters.
(b) The information file described in subdivision (a) shall include, but need not be limited to, copies of permits, waste discharge requirements, waivers, enforcement actions, and petitions for review of these actions pursuant to this division. The file shall include copies of water quality control plans and policies, including any relevant management agency agreements pursuant to this chapter and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 13200), and monitoring data and assessment information, or shall identify Internet links to that information. The state board, in consultation with the regional boards, shall ensure that the information is available in single locations, rather than separately by region, and that the information is presented in a manner easily understandable by the general public.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 750, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 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 13167.5.

13167.5. (a) The state board or the regional board, as applicable, shall provide notice and a period of at least 30 days for public comment prior to the adoption of any of the following:
(1) Waste discharge requirements prescribed pursuant to Sections 13263 or 13377.
(2) Water reclamation requirements prescribed pursuant to Section 13523.
(3) An order issued pursuant to Section 13320.
(4) A time schedule order adopted pursuant to Section 13300 that sets forth a schedule of compliance and required actions relating to waste discharge requirements prescribed pursuant to Section 13263 or 13377.
(b) The notification required by subdivision (a) may be provided by mailing a draft of the waste discharge requirements, water reclamation requirements, time schedule order, or order issued pursuant to Section 13320 to each person who has requested notice of the specific item, or by posting a draft of the respective requirements or order on the official Internet site maintained by the state board or regional board, and providing notice of that posting by electronic mail to each person who has requested notice.
(c) This section does not require the state board or the regional board to provide more than one notice or more than one public comment period prior to the adoption of waste discharge requirements, water reclamation requirements, a time schedule order, or an order issued pursuant to Section 13320.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 690, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 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 13167.6.

13167.6. For each meeting agenda notice that the state board provides pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 11125 of the Government Code, the state board shall make the agenda notice available in both English and Spanish and may make the agenda notice available in any other language.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 551, Sec. 2. (SB 965) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 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 13168.

13168. The state board shall allocate to the regional boards from funds appropriated to the state board such part thereof as may be necessary for the administrative expenses of such boards. The regional boards shall submit annual budgets to the state board. Subject to the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 13291) of Part 3, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code and any other laws giving the Department of Finance fiscal and budgetary control over state departments generally, the state board shall prepare an annual budget concerning its activities and the activities of the regional boards.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
2023 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 13169.

13169. (a) The state board is authorized to develop and implement a groundwater protection program as provided under the Safe Drinking Water Act, Section 300 and following of Title 42 of the United States Code, and any federal act that amends or supplements the Safe Drinking Water Act. The authority of the state board under this section includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) To apply for and accept state groundwater protection grants from the federal government.
(2) To take any additional action as may be necessary or appropriate to assure that the state’s groundwater protection program complies with any federal regulations issued pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act or any federal act that amends or supplements the Safe Drinking Water Act.
(b) Nothing in this section is intended to expand the authority of the state board as authorized under the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (Div. 7 (commencing with Sec. 13000) Wat. C.).
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 734, Sec. 19. Effective October 7, 1997.)
2023 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.

13170. The state board may adopt water quality control plans in accordance with the provisions of Sections 13240 to 13244, inclusive, insofar as they are applicable, for waters for which water quality standards are required by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto. Such plans, when adopted, supersede any regional water quality control plans for the same waters to the extent of any conflict.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1288.)
2023 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 13170.1.

13170.1. The state board shall consider all relevant management agency agreements, which are intended to protect a specific beneficial use of water, prior to adopting all water quality control plans pursuant to Section 13170.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 578, Sec. 1.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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 13193.5.

13193.5. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the State Water Resources Control Board’s Water Quality Control Policy on the Use of Coastal and Estuarine Waters for Power Plant Cooling, as referenced in Section 2922 of Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations, the final compliance dates for Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 shall be October 31, 2030. Nothing in this section prevents the state board from ordering the operator of the Diablo Canyon powerplant to conduct any other form of mitigation allowed under this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 239, Sec. 10. (SB 846) Effective September 2, 2022.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)