California Water Code CHAPTER 5.7 - Drainage From Abandoned Mines

  • Section 13397.
    (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1) Thousands of abandoned mines have been identified in this state. Waste, including acid rock drainage from abandoned...
  • Section 13397.5.
    Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter:(a) “Abandoned mine waste” means the residual of soil, rock, mineral, liquid, vegetation,...
  • Section 13398.
    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a remediating agency that has implemented an approved remediation plan, or a public agency that is effecting reclamation of...
  • Section 13398.3.
    The remediation plan to be submitted by a remediating agency to the oversight agency shall include all of the following:(a) Identification of the remediating agency, and...
  • Section 13398.5.
    The oversight agency shall do all of the following:(a) Comply with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of...
  • Section 13398.7.
    (a) The oversight agency may approve the remediation plan if the oversight agency finds that there is substantial evidence in the record that the plan will...
  • Section 13398.9.
    (a) This chapter has no effect on the tort liability of a remediating agency for personal injury or wrongful death.(b) This chapter has no effect on the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018