Water Code - Division 7: Water Quality - Chapter 4.1: Onsite Sewage Treatment Systems (secs. 13290 - 13291.7). Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision California Document type Legislation Date 2000 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Water Keyword Aquaculture Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Sewerage Policy/planning Pollution control Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Chapter of Division 7 of the Water Code of California requires the State Water Resources Control Board, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, the California Coastal Commission, the California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health, counties, cities, and other interested parties, to adopt Regulations or standards for the permitting and operation of specified onsite sewage treatment systems system that, in the judgment of a regional board or authorized local agency reasonable potential to cause a violation of water quality objective and shall apply those Regulations or standards. The Chapter specifies, that minimum operating requirements that may include siting, construction, and performance requirements shall be set by Regulations or standards. This Chapter does not preempt any regional board or local agency from adopting or retaining standards for onsite sewage treatment systems that are more protective of the public health or the environment than this Chapter. Full text English Website www.waterboards.ca.gov