Each regional board shall formulate and adopt water quality control plans for all areas within the region. Such plans shall conform to the policies set forth in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 13000) of this division and any state policy for water quality control. During the process of formulating such plans the regional boards shall consult with and consider the recommendations of affected state and local agencies. Such plans shall be periodically reviewed and may be revised.
Cal. Water Code § 13240
Regional Water Quality Control Plans
Known as the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act
The act spans §§ 13000–16201 (413 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 192 Cal. App. 3d 847 - Committee for a Progressive Gilroy v. State Water Resouces Control Board (1987)
Most recently applied in Barclay Hollander Corp. v. Cal. Reg'l Water Quality Control Bd. (August 2019)
Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.
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