Title WAT, California Water Code

A loan pursuant to Section 12894.3 shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of the project, or two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000), whichever is the lesser. Such loan shall be repayable over a period not to exceed 40 years. A period of development, not exc…

Annual payments on the loan, including both principal repayment and interest, shall be in substantially equal amounts over the term of the loan, excluding the initial deferment, if any. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1078.)

In making loans pursuant to Section 12894.3, the department shall impose such terms and conditions as are necessary to protect the state’s investment and carry out the purposes of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1078.)

The department shall require the payment of interest on each loan that is made pursuant to Section 12894.3 at a rate equal to the weighted average of the interest rates paid by the state on bonds issued under the California Water Resources Development Bond Act (Chapter 8 (commenc…

Prior approval by the voters of an eligible district of a project described in Section 12894.3 and bonds therefor shall constitute approval of a loan pursuant to Section 12894.3 to the extent that the loan proceeds will be utilized to construct the project in lieu of the approved…

The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.), as amended, provides for permit systems to regulate the discharge of pollutants and dredged or fill material to the navigable waters of the United States and …

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that, since the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.), as amended, and applicable federal regulations (40 C.F.R. 403 et seq.) provide for a pretreatment program to regulate the discharge of pollutants into publicl…

(a) In response to an invasive species threat, including, but not limited to, the threat of golden mussels, the state and regional boards shall work with state and local agencies in order to quickly and efficiently respond to the threat. The state board shall identify any tools a…

(a) This chapter shall be construed to ensure consistency with the requirements for state programs implementing the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto. To the extent other provisions of this division are consistent with the pr…

The terms “navigable waters,” “administrator,” “pollutants,” “biological monitoring,” “discharge” and “point sources” as used in this chapter shall have the same meaning as in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto. (Amended b…

The term “waste discharge requirements” as referred to in this division is the equivalent of the term “permits” as used in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1256.)

The discharge of any radiological, chemical, or biological warfare agent into the waters of the state is hereby prohibited. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1256.)

A person who discharges pollutants or proposes to discharge pollutants to the navigable waters of the United States within the jurisdiction of this state or a person who discharges dredged or fill material or proposes to discharge dredged or fill material into the navigable water…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the state board or the regional boards shall, as required or authorized by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, issue waste discharge requirements and dredged or fill material permits which apply and ensure com…

Waste discharge requirements and dredged or fill material permits shall be adopted only after notice and any necessary hearing. Such requirements or permits shall be adopted for a fixed term not to exceed five years for any proposed discharge, existing discharge, or any material …

Any waste discharge requirements or dredged or fill material permits adopted under this chapter shall be reviewed at least every five years and, if appropriate, revised. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 746.)

Waste discharge requirements or dredged or fill material permits may be terminated or modified for cause, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a) Violation of any condition contained in the requirements or permits. (b) Obtaining the requirements by misrepresentat…

Waste discharge requirements shall be adopted to control the disposal of pollutants into wells or in areas where pollutants may enter into a well from the surrounding groundwater. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1461, Sec. 1.)

Waste discharge requirements shall be adopted to permit the discharge of a specific pollutant or pollutants in a controlled manner from a point source to a defined managed aquaculture project if such discharge meets all applicable requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Contr…

(a) The state board or a regional board may establish monitoring, inspection, entry, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements, as authorized by Section 13160, 13376, or 13377 or by subdivisions (b) and (c) of this section, for any person who discharges, or proposes to discharge,…

(a) On or before April 1, 2020, the state board shall post on its internet website, for the purpose of the determinations made by the city pursuant to Section 16000.3 of the Business and Professions Code and a county pursuant to Section 16100.3 of the Business and Professions Cod…

(a) As used in this section, “regulated municipalities and industries” means the municipalities and industries required to obtain a storm water permit under Section 402(p) of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1342(p)) and implementing regulations. (b) This section only applies …

On and after January 1, 2007, if a regional board or the state board issues a municipal stormwater permit pursuant to Section 402(p) of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1342(p)) that includes a requirement to provide elementary and secondary public schools with educational mat…

(a) No later than July 1, 2009, and after holding public workshops and soliciting public comments, the state board shall develop a comprehensive guidance document for evaluating and measuring the effectiveness of municipal stormwater management programs undertaken, and permits is…

(a) The state board shall appoint a stormwater management task force comprised of public agencies, representatives of the regulated community, and nonprofit organizations with expertise in water quality and stormwater management. The task force shall provide advice to the state b…

The state board shall establish an online resource center that addresses measures available for municipalities to comply with municipal stormwater permit requirements and may include the following information: (a) Links to the following: (1) Relevant state, federal, and local age…

The state board or the regional boards shall ensure that the public, and that any other state, the waters of which may be affected by any discharge of pollutants or dredged or fill material to navigable waters within this state, shall receive notice of each application for requir…

(a) A person who violates any of the following shall be liable civilly in accordance with this section: (1) Section 13375 or 13376. (2) A waste discharge requirement or dredged or fill material permit issued pursuant to this chapter or any water quality certification issued pursu…

(a) (1) For the purposes of subdivision (h) of Section 13385, a “serious violation” also means a failure to file a discharge monitoring report required pursuant to Section 13383 for each complete period of 30 days following the deadline for submitting the report, if the report is…

(a) Prior to the state board or regional board making its findings pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 13385, the publicly owned treatment works shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the state board or regional board that the financing plan prepared pursuant to subparagraph…

(a) The amendments made to subdivision (k) of Section 13385 of the Water Code by Senate Bill 1733 of the 2005–06 Regular Session shall become operative on July 1, 2007. (b) This section shall only become operative if Senate Bill 1733 of the 2005–06 Regular Session is enacted and …

Upon any threatened or continuing violation of any of the requirements listed in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 13385, or upon the failure of any discharger into a public treatment system to comply with any cost or charge adopted by any public age…

(a) Any person who knowingly or negligently does any of the following is subject to criminal penalties as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d): (1) Violates Section 13375 or 13376. (2) Violates any waste discharge requirements or dredged or fill material permit issued pursu…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division or Section 175, and except as provided in subdivision (b), a person shall not be a member of the state board or a regional board if that person receives, or has received during the previous two years, a significant portion …

Neither the state board nor the regional boards shall be required to comply with the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 21100) of Division 13 of the Public Resources Code prior to the adoption of any waste discharge requirement, except requirements for new sources a…

This chapter provides an alternative method for the consolidation of coterminous improvement districts formed pursuant to Chapter 4.9 (commencing with Section 36410) of this part. This chapter shall not apply to or affect any other provisions of this division. (Added by Stats. 19…

Pursuant to the procedure set forth in this chapter, two or more existing coterminous improvement districts formed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4.9 (commencing with Section 36410) of this part may be consolidated into one improvement district. In such instance the consol…

For purposes of Section 2270 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, bonds authorized by any of the coterminous improvement districts which remain outstanding or unissued at the time the districts are consolidated shall be treated as having been authorized by the consolidated district.…

In the event that the board determines it to be in the best interests of the district to consolidate any two or more existing coterminous improvement districts formed under Chapter 4.9 (commencing with Section 36410) of this part, it may, by resolution adopted by a four-fifths vo…

At the conclusion of the hearing on the resolution of intention provided for in Section 36454.3, the board may adopt a resolution declaring the existing coterminous improvement districts described in the resolution of intention to be consolidated in one improvement district which…