Water Code - Division 7: Water Quality - Chapter 24: Shellfish Protection Act of 1993 (secs. 14950 - 14958). Pays/Territoire États-Unis d'Amérique Sous-division territoriale California Type du document Législation Date 1993 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Pêche, Eau Mot clé Aquaculture Crustacés Animaux aquatiques Pollution des eaux douces Eaux usées/déversement Monitorage Mise en application Participation du public Lutte contre la pollution Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé This Chapter of Division 7 of the Water Code of California concerns the protection of commercial shellfish growing areas from point or nonpoint source pollution. A commercial shellfish growing area is an area certified pursuant to Section 112170 of the Health and Safety Code in which shellfish are grown and harvested. If a commercial shellfish growing area is threatened by point or nonpoint source pollution, the regional water board shall form a technical advisory committee. A commercial shellfish growing area is threatened if any of the specified conditions applies. The technical committee shall investigate the threat and advise the regional board to undertake, if necessary, remedial action. When rating project proposals affecting shellfish growing areas for state and federal funding under the federal Clean Water Act or from other funding sources, the state board and regional boards shall give timely notice to the California Aquaculture Association and shall provide shellfish growers with the opportunity to comment on project proposals. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.waterboards.ca.gov