California Water Code CHAPTER 5.5 - Compliance With the Provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as Amended in 1972

• Section 13370.
  The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(a) The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.), as amended, provides for permit systems to...
• Section 13370.5.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that, since the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.), as amended, and applicable federal regulations...
• Section 13372.
  (a) This chapter shall be construed to ensure consistency with the requirements for state programs implementing the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and acts amendatory thereof...
• Section 13373.
  The terms “navigable waters,” “administrator,” “pollutants,” “biological monitoring,” “discharge” and “point sources” as used in this chapter shall have the same meaning as in the...
• Section 13374.
  The term “waste discharge requirements” as referred to in this division is the equivalent of the term “permits” as used in the Federal Water Pollution...
• Section 13375.
  The discharge of any radiological, chemical, or biological warfare agent into the waters of the state is hereby prohibited.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1256.)
• Section 13376.
  A person who discharges pollutants or proposes to discharge pollutants to the navigable waters of the United States within the jurisdiction of this state or...
• Section 13377.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the state board or the regional boards shall, as required or authorized by the Federal Water Pollution Control...
• Section 13378.
  Waste discharge requirements and dredged or fill material permits shall be adopted only after notice and any necessary hearing. Such requirements or permits shall be...
• Section 13380.
  Any waste discharge requirements or dredged or fill material permits adopted under this chapter shall be reviewed at least every five years and, if appropriate,...
• Section 13381.
  Waste discharge requirements or dredged or fill material permits may be terminated or modified for cause, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(a) Violation...
• Section 13382.
  Waste discharge requirements shall be adopted to control the disposal of pollutants into wells or in areas where pollutants may enter into a well from...
• Section 13382.5.
  Waste discharge requirements shall be adopted to permit the discharge of a specific pollutant or pollutants in a controlled manner from a point source to...
• Section 13383.
  (a) The state board or a regional board may establish monitoring, inspection, entry, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements, as authorized by Section 13160, 13376, or 13377 or...
• Section 13383.5.
  (a) As used in this section, “regulated municipalities and industries” means the municipalities and industries required to obtain a storm water permit under Section 402(p) of...
• Section 13383.6.
  On and after January 1, 2007, if a regional board or the state board issues a municipal stormwater permit pursuant to Section 402(p) of the...
• Section 13383.7.
  (a) No later than July 1, 2009, and after holding public workshops and soliciting public comments, the state board shall develop a comprehensive guidance document for...
• Section 13383.8.
  (a) The state board shall appoint a stormwater management task force comprised of public agencies, representatives of the regulated community, and nonprofit organizations with expertise in...
• Section 13383.9.
  The state board shall establish an online resource center that addresses measures available for municipalities to comply with municipal stormwater permit requirements and may include...
• Section 13384.
  The state board or the regional boards shall ensure that the public, and that any other state, the waters of which may be affected by...
• Section 13385.
  (a) A person who violates any of the following shall be liable civilly in accordance with this section:(1) Section 13375 or 13376.(2) A waste discharge requirement or dredged...
• Section 13385.1.
  (a) (1) For the purposes of subdivision (h) of Section 13385, a “serious violation” also means a failure to file a discharge monitoring report required pursuant to...
• Section 13385.2.
  (a) Prior to the state board or regional board making its findings pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 13385, the publicly owned treatment works shall demonstrate...
• Section 13385.3.
  (a) The amendments made to subdivision (k) of Section 13385 of the Water Code by Senate Bill 1733 of the 2005–06 Regular Session shall become operative...
• Section 13386.
  Upon any threatened or continuing violation of any of the requirements listed in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 13385, or...
• Section 13387.
  (a) Any person who knowingly or negligently does any of the following is subject to criminal penalties as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d):(1) Violates Section...
• Section 13388.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division or Section 175, and except as provided in subdivision (b), a person shall not be a member of...
• Section 13389.
  Neither the state board nor the regional boards shall be required to comply with the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 21100) of Division...

Last modified: October 22, 2018