California Water Code ARTICLE 4 - Other Powers and Duties of the State Board

• Section 13160.
  The state board is designated as the state water pollution control agency for all purposes stated in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and any...
• Section 13160.1.
  (a) The state board may establish a reasonable fee schedule to cover the costs incurred by the state board and the regional boards in connection with...
• Section 13161.
  The state board shall annually determine state needs for water quality research and recommend projects to be conducted.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)
• Section 13162.
  The state board shall administer any statewide program of research in the technical phases of water quality control which may be delegated to it by...
• Section 13163.
  (a) The state board shall coordinate water-quality-related investigations of state agencies, recognizing that other state agencies have primary statutory authority for such investigations, and shall consult...
• Section 13164.
  The state board shall formulate, adopt and revise general procedures for the formulation, adoption and implementation by regional boards of water quality control plans. During...
• Section 13165.
  The state board may require any state or local agency to investigate and report on any technical factors involved in water quality control; provided that...
• Section 13166.
  The state board, with the assistance of the regional boards, shall prepare and implement a statewide water quality information storage and retrieval program. Such program...
• Section 13167.
  (a) The state board shall implement, with the assistance of the regional boards, a public information program on matters involving water quality, and shall place and...
• Section 13167.5.
  (a) The state board or the regional board, as applicable, shall provide notice and a period of at least 30 days for public comment prior to...
• Section 13167.6.
  For each meeting agenda notice that the state board provides pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 11125 of the Government Code, the state board shall...
• Section 13168.
  The state board shall allocate to the regional boards from funds appropriated to the state board such part thereof as may be necessary for the...
• Section 13169.
  (a) The state board is authorized to develop and implement a groundwater protection program as provided under the Safe Drinking Water Act, Section 300 and following...
• Section 13170.
  The state board may adopt water quality control plans in accordance with the provisions of Sections 13240 to 13244, inclusive, insofar as they are applicable,...
• Section 13170.1.
  The state board shall consider all relevant management agency agreements, which are intended to protect a specific beneficial use of water, prior to adopting all...
• Section 13170.2.
  (a) The state board shall formulate and adopt a water quality control plan for ocean waters of the state which shall be known as the California...
• Section 13170.3.
  On or before January 1, 2013, the state board shall either amend the California Ocean Plan, or adopt separate standards, to address water quality objectives...
• Section 13170.5.
  Notwithstanding any provision of law, any plan provided in Section 13170, 13240, or 13245, and any approval thereof, and any certification or approval of an...
• Section 13171.
  The state board may establish a Water Quality Coordinating Committee, consisting of at least one member of each of the nine regional boards, to assist...
• Section 13172.
  To ensure adequate protection of water quality and statewide uniformity in the siting, operation, and closure of waste disposal sites, except for sewage treatment plants...
• Section 13172.5.
  (a) For purposes of this section, the use of any vacuum or suction dredge equipment, also known as suction dredging, is the use of a mechanized...
• Section 13173.
  “Designated waste” means either of the following:(a) Hazardous waste that has been granted a variance from hazardous waste management requirements pursuant to Section 25143 of the...
• Section 13173.2.
  The state board, after consultation with the California Integrated Waste Management Board and the Department of Toxic Substances Control, may, as available resources permit, adopt...
• Section 13176.
  (a) (1) The analysis of any material required by this division shall be performed by a laboratory that has accreditation or certification pursuant to Article 3 (commencing...
• Section 13177.
  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state board continue to implement the California State Mussel Watch Program.(b) The Legislature finds and declares that...
• Section 13177.5.
  (a) The state board, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall develop a comprehensive coastal monitoring and assessment program for sport fish...
• Section 13177.6.
  To the extent funding is appropriated for this purpose, the state board, in consultation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife and Office of Environmental...
• Section 13177.7.
  (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 12439 of the Government Code, the Controller may not eliminate any direct or indirect position that provides oversight and related support of remediation...
• Section 13178.
  (a) The state board, in conjunction with the State Department of Public Health and a panel of experts established by the state board, shall develop source...
• Section 13181.
  (a) (1) On or before December 1, 2007, the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Natural Resources Agency shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the...
• Section 13191.
  The state board shall convene an advisory group or groups to assist in the evaluation of program structure and effectiveness as it relates to the...
• Section 13191.3.
  (a) The state board, on or before July 1, 2003, shall prepare guidelines to be used by the state board and the regional boards for the...
• Section 13193.
  (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Collection system owner or operator” means the public or private entity having legal authority...
• Section 13193.9.
  (a) The state board, to the extent permitted by law, shall take all of the following actions for the purpose of allocating funds on behalf of...

Last modified: October 22, 2018