It is the intent of the Legislature that the state board and each regional board shall be the principal state agencies with primary responsibility for the coordination and control of water quality. The state board and regional boards in exercising any power granted in this division shall conform to and implement the policies of this chapter and shall, at all times, coordinate their respective activities so as to achieve a unified and effective water quality control program in this state.
Cal. Water Code § 13001
Policy
Known as the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act
The act spans §§ 13000–16201 (413 sections).
Repealed and added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.
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