Water Code - Division 7: Water Quality - Chapter 3: State Water Quality Control (secs. 13100 - 13197.5). Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision California Document type Legislation Date 1969 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Fisheries, Sea, Water Keyword Coastal zone management Marine pollution Indigenous peoples Monitoring Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Policy/planning Sewerage Institution Water quality standards Offences/penalties Pollution control Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Chapter of Division 7 concerns a wide variety of matters regarding water quality in California. It requires the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt a State Policy for Water Quality Control, which shall, together with the regional water quality control plans become part of the California Water Plan. The Chapter defines matters regarding the Policy and plans and provides with respect to, among other things: policies on water quality as it relates to the coastal marine environment; the Board acting as authority for purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and other duties of the Board; a comprehensive coastal monitoring and assessment program for sport fish and shellfish, to be known as the Coastal Fish Contamination Program; implementation of the implement the California State Mussel Watch Program; water quality monitoring; financing of small wastewater collection, treatment, or disposal projects. Full text English Website www.waterboards.ca.gov