Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act - 2022 Version

1 Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act Water Code Division 7 and Related Sections (As amended, including Statutes 2021). JANUARY 2022. CALIFORNIA STATE Water RESOURCES Control BOARD. STATE OF CALIFORNIA. Gavin Newsom, Governor STATE Water RESOURCES Control BOARD. Joaquin Esquivel, Chair Dorene D'Adamo, Member Sean Maguire, Member Laurel Firestone, Member Nichole Morgan, Member . Eileen Sobeck, Executive Director Jonathan Bishop, Chief Deputy Director Eric Oppenheimer, Chief Deputy Director Compiled by the Office of Chief Counsel i STATE Water RESOURCES.

2 Control BOARD AND. CALIFORNIA REGIONAL Water . Quality Control BOARDS. The State Water Resources Control Board was established in 1967 by the Legislature. The Board succeeded to the functions of the former State Water Rights Board and the State Water Quality Control Board. The nine California Regional Water Quality Control Boards were originally established in the Dickey Water Pollution Control Act of 1949. Together the ten Water boards have primarily responsibility for implementing and enforcing the Porter- cologne Water Quality Control Act (Porter- cologne Act).

3 This pamphlet contains excerpts of the Porter-Cologne Act and other related Water Code sections. The State Water Resources Control Board publishes this collection as part of its public information program. This booklet is provided as a public service. Bracketed headings in Division 7 are not part of the code, but are editorial insertions for the benefit of the reader. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, persons should consult the official Version of the California Code when making legal decisions. The California Legislative Counsel maintains the official code, which is accessible on the Internet at: California State Water Resources Control Board iii TABLE OF CONTENTS.

4 Table of Contents _____ iii Water Code _____ 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS _____ 1. Division 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER Water [100. - 540.] ___ 3. [Intermediate Part Level Omitted by Legislature]_____3. Chapter 1. General State Policy [100. - 113.] _____3. Article 3. State Water Resources Control Board [174. - ] _____8. Chapter Miscellaneous Powers of Department [205. - 347.] _____14. Article 3. Proceedings to Prevent Waste or Unreasonable Use [275. - 275.] _____14. Division 2. Water [1000. - 5976.]_____ 15. Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [1000.]

5 - ] _____15. Chapter 2. Administrative Provisions Generally [1050. - 1060.] _____15. Chapter 3. Witnesses and Production of Evidence [1075. - 1106.] ____20. Article 1. Definitions [1075. - 1076.] _____20. Article 2. Attendance and Fees [1080. - 1086.] _____20. Article 3. Compelling Attendance [1090. - 1097.] _____21. Article 4. Depositions [1100. - 1100.] _____22. Article 5. Immunity [1105. - 1106.] _____22. Chapter State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office [1110. 1114.]_____23. Chapter 4. Reconsideration, Amendment, and Judicial Review of Water Right Decisions and Orders [1120.

6 - ] _____27. Article 1. General Provisions [1120. - 1121.] _____27. Article 2. Reconsideration and Amendment of Decisions and Orders [1122. - 1124.] _____27. Article 3. Review by Court of Decisions and Orders [1126. - 1126.] _28. Division 7. Water Quality [13000. - 16104.] _____ 29. [Intermediate Part Level Omitted by Legislature]_____29. Chapter 1. Policy [13000. - 13002.] _____29. Chapter Short Title [13020. - 13020.] _____30. Chapter 2. Definitions [13050. - 13051.] _____30. Chapter 3. State Water Quality Control [13100.

7 - ] _____33. Article 1. State Water Resources Control Board [13100. - 13100.] __33. Article 3. State Policy for Water Quality Control [13140. - 13148.]__34. Article 4. Other Powers and Duties of the State Board [13160. - ] _____40. California State Water Resources Control Board iv Article 5. Electronic Submission of Reports [13195. - ] ____63. Article 6. Drought Relief [13198 - ] _____65. Chapter 4. Regional Water Quality Control [13200. - ] _____68. Article 1. Organization and Membership of Regional Boards [13200.

8 - 13208.] _____68. Article 2. General Provisions Relating to Powers and Duties of Regional Boards [13220. - ] _____72. Article 3. Regional Water Quality Control Plans [13240. - 13249.] __76. Article 4. Waste Discharge Requirements [13260. - 13276.] _____78. Article 5. Individual Disposal Systems [13280. - ] _____ 112. Chapter Ex Parte Communications [13287. - 13287.] _____ 115. Chapter Sewer Service [13288. - 13289.] _____ 117. Chapter Onsite Sewage Treatment Systems [13290. - ] 122. Chapter Fairness and Due Process [13292.

9 - 13292.] _____ 124. Chapter 5. Enforcement and Implementation [13300. - 13365.] ___ 124. Article 1. Administrative Enforcement and Remedies [13300. - 13308.] _____ 124. Article 2. Administrative Review by the State Board [13320. - 13321.]. _____ 137. Article Administrative Civil Liability [13323. - 13328.] _____ 139. Article 3. Judicial Review and Enforcement [13330. - 13331.] ___ 141. Article 4. Summary Judicial Abatement [13340. - 13340.] _____ 143. Article 5. Civil Monetary Remedies [13350. - 13351.] _____ 143.

10 Article 6. General Provisions Relating to Enforcement and Review [13360. - 13362.] _____ 146. Article 7. Hazardous Substance Removal and Remedial Action Charges [13365. - 13365.] _____ 148. Chapter Preproduction Plastic Debris Program [13367. - 13367.] 149. Chapter Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program [13369. - 13369.] _____ 151. Chapter Compliance With the Provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as Amended in 1972 [13370. - 13389.] _____ 152. Chapter Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup [13390. - ] _ 173.