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Water Code - Division 7: Water Quality - Chapter 5.5: Compliance with the Provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as Amended in 1972 (secs. 13670 - 13389).

Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Source

Abstract
This Chapter of Division 7 of the Water Code of California concerns compliance in California with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. That Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.) provides for permit systems to regulate the discharge of pollutants and dredged or fill material to the navigable waters of the United States and to regulate the use and disposal of sewage sludge. Thid Act, among other things: prohibits discharge of any radiological, chemical, or biological warfare agent into the waters of the state; requires various wastewater requirements to be adopted (also relating to wells and aquaculture); provides with respect to civil liability.
Date of consolidation/reprint
Notes
Consolidated version as at January 2016.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No