California Code
Water Code - WAT
DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY

Section 13710. - 13710. “Well” or “water well” as used in this chapter,...

Section 13711. - 13711. “Cathodic protection well,” as used in this chapter, means...

Section 13712. - 13712. “Monitoring well” as used in this chapter, means any...

Section 13712.5. - 13712.5. Notwithstanding Section 13712, all wells constructed for the purpose...

Section 13713. - 13713. “Geothermal heat exchange well,” as used in this chapter,...

ARTICLE 3 - Reports

Section 13750.5. - 13750.5. No person shall undertake to dig, bore, or drill...

Section 13751. - 13751. (a) Every person who digs, bores, or drills a...

Section 13752. - 13752. (a) Reports made in accordance with paragraph (1) of...

Section 13753. - 13753. Every person who hereafter converts, for use as a...

Section 13754. - 13754. Failure to comply with any provision of this article,...

Section 13755. - 13755. This chapter does not affect the powers and duties...

ARTICLE 4 - Quality Control

Section 13800. - 13800. The department, after the studies and investigations pursuant to...

Section 13800.5. - 13800.5. (a) (1) The department shall develop recommended standards for...

Section 13801. - 13801. (a) The regional board, upon receipt of a report...

Section 13802. - 13802. If the regional board finds that standards of water...

Section 13803. - 13803. Each such affected county and city shall, within 120...

Section 13804. - 13804. Such county and city well standards shall take effect...

Section 13805. - 13805. If a county or city fails to adopt an...

Section 13806. - 13806. Any action, report, or determination taken or adopted by...

CHAPTER 10.2 - California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1984

Section 13810. - 13810. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 13811. - 13811. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is...

Section 13812. - 13812. The Legislature further finds and declares that a number...

Section 13813. - 13813. The Legislature further finds and declares that it is...

Section 13814. - 13814. The State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing...

Section 13815. - 13815. As used in this chapter, and for purposes of...

Section 13816. - 13816. The Safe Drinking Water Finance Committee is hereby created....

Section 13817. - 13817. There is in the State Treasury the California Safe...

Section 13818. - 13818. The committee may create a debt or debts, liability...

Section 13819. - 13819. (a) The moneys in the fund are hereby continuously...

Section 13820. - 13820. (a) The department may make state grants to suppliers...

Section 13821. - 13821. Applications for grants under this chapter shall be made...

Section 13822. - 13822. The department shall prepare a report on each grant...

Section 13823. - 13823. (a) Loans and grants may be made only for...

Section 13824. - 13824. An application for a grant pursuant to this chapter...

Section 13825. - 13825. First priority for grants shall be granted to public...

Section 13826. - 13826. First priority for loans shall be given to suppliers...

Section 13827. - 13827. Preliminary design work, including a cost estimate for the...

Section 13828. - 13828. No application for a grant may be made pursuant...

Section 13829. - 13829. Grant funds shall be expended by the public agency...

Section 13830. - 13830. For the purpose of administering of this chapter, the...

Section 13831. - 13831. As much of the moneys in the fund as...

Section 13832. - 13832. Repayment of all or part of the principal, which...

Section 13833. - 13833. The department shall require the payment of interest on...

Section 13834. - 13834. The department, after public notice and hearing and with...

Section 13835. - 13835. The State Department of Health Services shall notify suppliers...

Section 13836. - 13836. The State Department of Health Services, after public notice...

Section 13837. - 13837. Upon approval by the State Department of Health Services...

Section 13838. - 13838. Not more than twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) of state...

Section 13839. - 13839. All bonds authorized, which have been duly sold and...

Section 13840. - 13840. All money repaid to the state pursuant to any...

Section 13841. - 13841. There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in...

Section 13842. - 13842. For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the...

Section 13842.5. - 13842.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or...

Section 13843. - 13843. Upon request of the department, supported by a statement...

Section 13844. - 13844. The committee may authorize the Treasurer to sell all...

Section 13845. - 13845. All proceeds from the sale of bonds, except those...

CHAPTER 10.5 - California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1976

Section 13850. - 13850. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 13851. - 13851. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is...

Section 13854. - 13854. The Legislature further finds and declares that a number...

Section 13855. - 13855. The Legislature further finds and declares that it is...

Section 13856. - 13856. The State General Obligation Bond Law is adopted for...

Section 13857. - 13857. As used in this chapter, and for purposes of...

Section 13858. - 13858. The Safe Drinking Water Finance Committee is hereby created....

Section 13859. - 13859. There is in the State Treasury the California Safe...

Section 13860. - 13860. The committee is hereby empowered to create a debt...

Section 13861. - 13861. (a) The moneys in the fund are hereby continuously...

Section 13862. - 13862. For the purpose of administering this chapter, the total...

Section 13863. - 13863. As much of the moneys in the fund as...

Section 13864. - 13864. Loans may be made only for projects for domestic...

Section 13865. - 13865. First priority for loans shall be given to suppliers...

Section 13866. - 13866. Repayment of all or part of the principal, which...

Section 13867. - 13867. The department shall require the payment of interest on...

Section 13868. - 13868. The department, after public notice and hearing and with...

Section 13868.1. - 13868.1. The State Department of Health Services shall notify suppliers...

Section 13868.3. - 13868.3. The State Department of Health Services, after public notice...

Section 13868.5. - 13868.5. Upon approval by the State Department of Health Services...

Section 13868.7. - 13868.7. No more than twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) of state...

Section 13869. - 13869. All bonds herein authorized, which shall have been duly...

Section 13870. - 13870. All money repaid to the state pursuant to any...

Section 13871. - 13871. There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in...

Section 13872. - 13872. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of...

Section 13872.5. - 13872.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or...

Section 13873. - 13873. Upon request of the department, supported by a statement...

Section 13874. - 13874. The committee may authorize the State Treasurer to sell...

Section 13875. - 13875. All proceeds from the sale of bonds, except those...

CHAPTER 10.6 - California Safe Drinking Water Grant Program

Section 13880. - 13880. The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the...

Section 13881. - 13881. As used in this chapter: (a) “Department” means the...

Section 13882. - 13882. (a) The department, subject to the requirements of this...

Section 13883. - 13883. Applications for grants under this chapter shall be made...

Section 13884. - 13884. The department shall prepare a report on each application...

Section 13885. - 13885. Grants may be made only for projects for domestic...

Section 13886. - 13886. An application for a grant pursuant to this chapter...

Section 13887. - 13887. First priority for grants shall be afforded to public...

Section 13888. - 13888. Preliminary design work, including a cost estimate for the...

Section 13889. - 13889. No application for a grant may be made pursuant...

Section 13890. - 13890. Grant funds shall be expended by the public agency...

Section 13891. - 13891. For the purpose of administering the provisions of this...

Section 13892. - 13892. The department, after public notice and hearing and with...

CHAPTER 10.7 - California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1986

Section 13895. - 13895. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 13895.1. - 13895.1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the...

Section 13895.2. - 13895.2. The Legislature further finds and declares that the protection...

Section 13895.3. - 13895.3. The Legislature further finds and declares that it is...

Section 13895.4. - 13895.4. The State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing...

Section 13895.5. - 13895.5. As used in this chapter, and for purposes of...

Section 13895.6. - 13895.6. The Safe Drinking Water Finance Committee is hereby created....

Section 13895.7. - 13895.7. There is in the State Treasury the California Safe...

Section 13895.8. - 13895.8. The committee may create a debt or debts, liability...

Section 13895.9. - 13895.9. (a) An aggregate amount of one hundred million dollars...

Section 13896. - 13896. (a) The department may make state grants to suppliers...

Section 13896.1. - 13896.1. Applications for grants under this chapter shall be made...

Section 13896.2. - 13896.2. The department shall prepare a report on each grant...

Section 13896.3. - 13896.3. (a) Loans and grants may be made only for...

Section 13896.4. - 13896.4. An application for a grant pursuant to this chapter...

Section 13896.5. - 13896.5. First priority for grants shall be granted to public...

Section 13896.6. - 13896.6. First priority for loans shall be given to suppliers...

Section 13896.7. - 13896.7. Preliminary design work, including a cost estimate for the...

Section 13896.8. - 13896.8. No application for a grant may be made pursuant...

Section 13896.9. - 13896.9. Grant funds shall be expended by the public agency...

Section 13897. - 13897. For the purpose of administering this chapter, the total...

Section 13897.1. - 13897.1. As much of the moneys in the fund as...

Section 13897.2. - 13897.2. Repayment of all or part of the principal, which...

Section 13897.3. - 13897.3. The department shall annually establish the interest rate for...

Section 13897.4. - 13897.4. (a) The department, after public notice and hearing and...

Section 13897.5. - 13897.5. The State Department of Health Services shall notify suppliers...

Section 13897.6. - 13897.6. (a) The State Department of Health Services, after public...

Section 13897.8. - 13897.8. Not more than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) of state...

Section 13897.9. - 13897.9. All bonds authorized, which have been duly sold and...

Section 13898. - 13898. (a) All money repaid to the state pursuant to...

Section 13898.1. - 13898.1. There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in...

Section 13898.2. - 13898.2. For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the...

Section 13898.25. - 13898.25. Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or...

Section 13898.3. - 13898.3. Upon request of the department, supported by a statement...

Section 13898.4. - 13898.4. The committee may authorize the Treasurer to sell all...

Section 13898.5. - 13898.5. All proceeds from the sale of bonds, except those...

CHAPTER 11 - Discharges From Houseboats on or in the Waters of the State

Section 13900. - 13900. The Legislature finds and hereby declares that discharges from...

Section 13901. - 13901. As used in this article, “houseboat” means a watercraft...

Section 13902. - 13902. Each regional board shall investigate its region to determine...

Section 13903. - 13903. Each regional board shall notify each affected city or...

Section 13904. - 13904. Each affected city or county shall within 120 days...

Section 13905. - 13905. Such city or county ordinance shall take effect 60...

Section 13906. - 13906. If a city or county fails to adopt an...

Section 13907. - 13907. Any action, report, determination, or regulation taken or adopted...

Section 13908. - 13908. No provision in this chapter and no action thereunder...

CHAPTER 11.5 - Municipal Wastewater Agencies

Section 13910. - 13910. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 13911. - 13911. (a) A municipal wastewater agency may enter into agreements...

Section 13912. - 13912. (a) A municipal wastewater agency may do any of...

Section 13913. - 13913. (a) An agreement, project, or use of authority authorized...

Section 13914. - 13914. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter...

Section 13915. - 13915. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:...

CHAPTER 12 - Special Water Quality Provisions

Section 13950. - 13950. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon any district...

Section 13951. - 13951. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on or after...

Section 13952. - 13952. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 13950 and 13951, water...

Section 13952.1. - 13952.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13951, the South Tahoe Public Utility...

Section 13952.5. - 13952.5. The declared statewide interest in the preservation of Lake...

CHAPTER 12.2 - San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Drain

Section 13953. - 13953. There shall be no discharge from a San Joaquin...

Section 13953.1. - 13953.1. There shall be no discharge from a San Joaquin...

Section 13953.2. - 13953.2. If a San Joaquin Valley agricultural drain, including the...

Section 13953.3. - 13953.3. Subsurface drainage effluent may be made available for any...

Section 13953.4. - 13953.4. It is the intent of the Legislature that, to...

CHAPTER 12.5 - Clean Water and Water Conservation Bond Law of 1978

Section 13955. - 13955. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 13956. - 13956. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that clean water,...

Section 13956.5. - 13956.5. The Legislature further finds and declares that the people...

Section 13957. - 13957. It is the intent of this chapter to provide...

Section 13958. - 13958. The State General Obligation Bond Law is adopted for...

Section 13959. - 13959. As used in this chapter, and for the purposes...

Section 13959.5. - 13959.5. There is in the State Treasury the State Clean...

Section 13960. - 13960. The Clean Water and Water Conservation Finance Committee is...

Section 13961. - 13961. The committee is hereby authorized and empowered to create...

Section 13962. - 13962. (a) The moneys in the fund shall be used...

Section 13963. - 13963. All bonds herein authorized, which shall have been duly...

Section 13964. - 13964. All money deposited in the fund pursuant to any...

Section 13965. - 13965. There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in...

Section 13966. - 13966. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of...

Section 13966.5. - 13966.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or...

Section 13967. - 13967. Upon request of the board, supported by a statement...

Section 13968. - 13968. The committee may authorize the State Treasurer to sell...

Section 13969. - 13969. All proceeds from the sale of bonds, except those...

CHAPTER 15 - Clean Water Bond Law of 1984

Section 13999. - 13999. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 13999.1. - 13999.1. The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) Clean...

Section 13999.2. - 13999.2. As used in this chapter, and for purposes of...

Section 13999.3. - 13999.3. (a) There is in the State Treasury the 1984...

Section 13999.4. - 13999.4. There shall be a Clean Water Finance Committee consisting...

Section 13999.5. - 13999.5. (a) The committee is hereby authorized and empowered to...

Section 13999.6. - 13999.6. All bonds which have been duly sold and delivered...

Section 13999.7. - 13999.7. The State General Obligation Bond Law is adopted for...

Section 13999.8. - 13999.8. (a) The sum of two hundred fifty million dollars...

Section 13999.9. - 13999.9. (a) The sum of forty million dollars ($40,000,000) of...

Section 13999.10. - 13999.10. (a) The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) of...

Section 13999.11. - 13999.11. (a) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) of the money in...

Section 13999.12. - 13999.12. Except as expressly provided in this chapter, no money...

Section 13999.13. - 13999.13. There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in...

Section 13999.14. - 13999.14. For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the...

Section 13999.15. - 13999.15. Upon request of the board or department, the committee...

Section 13999.16. - 13999.16. The committee may authorize the Treasurer to sell all...

Section 13999.17. - 13999.17. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and...

Section 13999.17. - 13999.17. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and...

Section 13999.18. - 13999.18. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and as...

Section 13999.19. - 13999.19. Notwithstanding Section 13999.17 or any other provision of this...

CHAPTER 16 - California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1988

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 14000. - 14000. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 14001. - 14001. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the...

Section 14002. - 14002. The Legislature further finds and declares that the protection...

Section 14003. - 14003. The Legislature further finds and declares that it is...

Section 14004. - 14004. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall...

ARTICLE 2 - California Safe Drinking Water Program

Section 14010. - 14010. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to...

Section 14011. - 14011. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, an...

Section 14012. - 14012. (a) The department may make state grants to suppliers...

Section 14013. - 14013. Applications for loans and grants under this chapter shall...

Section 14015. - 14015. (a) Loans and grants may be made only for...

Section 14016. - 14016. An application for a grant pursuant to this chapter...

Section 14017. - 14017. First priority for grants shall be granted to public...

Section 14018. - 14018. First priority for loans shall be given to suppliers...

Section 14019. - 14019. Preliminary design work, including a cost estimate for the...

Section 14020. - 14020. No application for a grant may be made pursuant...

Section 14021. - 14021. Grant funds shall be expended by the public agency...

Section 14022. - 14022. For the purpose of administering this chapter, the total...

Section 14023. - 14023. Repayment of all or part of the principal, which...

Section 14024. - 14024. The department shall establish the interest rate for loans...

Section 14025. - 14025. (a) The department, after public notice and hearing and...

Section 14026. - 14026. The State Department of Health Services shall notify suppliers...

Section 14027. - 14027. (a) The State Department of Health Services, after public...

Section 14028. - 14028. Not more than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) of state...

Section 14029. - 14029. (a) As approved annually by the Legislature in the...

ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions

Section 14030. - 14030. Bonds in the total amount of seventy-five million dollars...

Section 14031. - 14031. The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be prepared,...

Section 14032. - 14032. (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance...

Section 14033. - 14033. The committee shall determine whether or not it is...

Section 14034. - 14034. There shall be collected each year and in the...

Section 14035. - 14035. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is...

Section 14036. - 14036. For the purposes of carrying out this chapter, the...

Section 14036.5. - 14036.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or...

Section 14037. - 14037. All money deposited in the fund which is derived...

Section 14038. - 14038. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as...

Section 14039. - 14039. Any bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter...

Section 14040. - 14040. The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board...

CHAPTER 17 - Clean Water and Water Reclamation Bond Law of 1988

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 14050. - 14050. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 14051. - 14051. The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) Clean...

Section 14052. - 14052. As used in this chapter, the following words have...

ARTICLE 2 - Clean Water and Water Reclamation Bond Program

Section 14055. - 14055. (a) The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant...

Section 14056. - 14056. (a) The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) of...

Section 14057. - 14057. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) of the...

Section 14058. - 14058. (a) The sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) of...

Section 14059. - 14059. As approved by the Legislature annually in the Budget...

Section 14060. - 14060. As approved by the Legislature annually in the Budget...

Section 14061. - 14061. The board may adopt rules, regulations, and guidelines necessary...

ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions

Section 14065. - 14065. Bonds in the total amount of sixty-five million dollars...

Section 14066. - 14066. The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be prepared,...

Section 14067. - 14067. (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance...

Section 14068. - 14068. Consistent with Section 602 of the federal act, the...

Section 14069. - 14069. There shall be collected each year and in the...

Section 14070. - 14070. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is...

Section 14071. - 14071. For the purposes of carrying out this chapter, the...

Section 14071.5. - 14071.5. The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board...

Section 14072. - 14072. All money deposited in the fund which is derived...

Section 14073. - 14073. The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article...

Section 14074. - 14074. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and...

Section 14075. - 14075. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as...

Section 14076. - 14076. Notwithstanding Section 14074 or any other provision of this...

CHAPTER 22 - Graywater Systems

Section 14875. - 14875. This chapter applies to the construction, installation, or alteration...

Section 14875.1. - 14875.1. “Department” means the Department of Water Resources. (Added by...

Section 14876. - 14876. “Graywater” means untreated wastewater which has not been contaminated...

Section 14877. - 14877. “Graywater system” means a system and devices, attached to...

Section 14877.1. - 14877.1. (a) The department, in consultation with the State Department...

Section 14877.2. - 14877.2. A graywater system may be installed if the city...

Section 14877.3. - 14877.3. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a city, county, or...

CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 14900. - 14900. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 14901. - 14901. The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) A...

Section 14901.5. - 14901.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 14902. - 14902. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used in...

ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program

Section 14903. - 14903. (a) The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program is...

Section 14904. - 14904. The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Fund is hereby...

Section 14905. - 14905. The department may enter into agreements with the state...

Section 14906. - 14906. Property acquired pursuant to this chapter shall be managed...

Section 14907. - 14907. (a) Agreements to sell water that is conserved as...

Section 14907.5. - 14907.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the possessor...

Section 14907.6. - 14907.6. Participation in the program by local public agencies and...

Section 14908. - 14908. The funds received from the sale of water pursuant...

Section 14909. - 14909. The department may apply for, and accept, federal and...

Section 14910. - 14910. The department may acquire or accept the gift or...

Section 14911. - 14911. The department may accept advance payments for future water...

Section 14912. - 14912. (a) The department may purchase, lease, rent, sell, exchange,...

Section 14913. - 14913. The department may, by contract or agreement, make grants...

Section 14914. - 14914. The purchase price of any interest in land or...

Section 14915. - 14915. The price of water conserved and sold pursuant to...

Section 14916. - 14916. Purchase agreements entered into pursuant to this chapter may...

Section 14917. - 14917. In carrying out this chapter, the department shall consider...

Section 14918. - 14918. The department shall coordinate with the United States Department...

Section 14920. - 14920. This chapter shall become operative on July 1, 1993....

CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993

Section 14950. - 14950. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 14951. - 14951. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 14952. - 14952. For the purposes of this chapter, a commercial shellfish...

Section 14953. - 14953. (a) If a commercial shellfish growing area is threatened...

Section 14954. - 14954. For the purpose of Section 14953, a commercial shellfish...

Section 14955. - 14955. (a) The technical advisory committee shall review existing data...

Section 14956. - 14956. (a) Once the nature, sources, scope, and degree of...

Section 14957. - 14957. When rating project proposals affecting shellfish growing areas for...

Section 14958. - 14958. When a commercial shellfish area is no longer threatened,...

CHAPTER 27 - California Watershed Improvement Act of 2009

Section 16100. - 16100. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 16101. - 16101. (a) Each county, city, or special district that is...

Section 16102. - 16102. (a) A regional board shall review, in accordance with...

Section 16103. - 16103. (a) In addition to making use of other financing...

Section 16104. - 16104. Nothing in this chapter alters requirements that govern the...

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