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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