California Water Code CHAPTER 5.6 - Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup

• Section 13390.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that the state board and the regional boards establish programs that provide maximum protection for existing and future...
• Section 13391.
  (a) The state board shall formulate and adopt a water quality control plan for enclosed bays and estuaries, which shall be known as the California Enclosed...
• Section 13391.5.
  The definitions in this section govern the construction of this chapter.(a) “Enclosed bays” means indentations along the coast which enclose an area of oceanic water within...
• Section 13392.
  The state board and the regional boards, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health and the Department of Fish and Wildlife, shall develop...
• Section 13392.5.
  (a) Each regional board that has regulatory authority for one or more enclosed bays or estuaries shall, on or before January 30, 1994, develop for each...
• Section 13392.6.
  (a) On or before July 1, 1991, the state board shall adopt and submit to the Legislature a workplan for the adoption of sediment quality objectives...
• Section 13393.
  (a) The state board shall adopt sediment quality objectives pursuant to the workplan submitted pursuant to Section 13392.6. (b) The state board shall adopt the sediment quality...
• Section 13393.5.
  On or before January 30, 1994, the state board, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health and the Department of Fish and Wildlife,...
• Section 13394.
  On or before January 1, 1998, each regional board shall complete and submit to the state board a toxic hot spots cleanup plan. On or...
• Section 13394.5.
  The state board, as part of the annual budget process, shall prepare and submit to the Legislature a recommended annual expenditure plan for the implementation...
• Section 13394.6.
  (a) The state board shall establish an advisory committee to assist in the implementation of this chapter. The members of the advisory committee shall be appointed...
• Section 13395.
  Each regional board shall, within 120 days from the ranking of a toxic hot spot, initiate a reevaluation of waste discharge requirements for dischargers who,...
• Section 13395.5.
  The state board may enter into contracts and other agreements for the purpose of evaluating or demonstrating methods for the removal, treatment, or stabilization of...
• Section 13396.
  No person shall dredge or otherwise disturb a toxic hot spot site that has been identified and ranked by a regional board without first obtaining...
• Section 13396.6.
  No fees may be imposed pursuant to Section 13396.5 on dischargers who discharge into enclosed bays, estuaries, or adjacent waters in the contiguous zone or...
• Section 13396.7.
  (a) The state board, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, shall contract with an independent contractor to conduct a study to determine the...
• Section 13396.9.
  (a) The California Coastal Commission and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board shall establish and participate in the multiagency Los Angeles Basin Contaminated Sediments...

Last modified: October 22, 2018