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Cal. Water Code § 13241

Regional Water Quality Control Plans

Known as the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act

The act spans §§ 13000–16201 (413 sections).

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 52 Cal. App. 4th 1165 - Azusa Land Reclamation Co. v. Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster (1997)

Most recently applied in San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority v. State Water Resources Control Board (May 2010)

Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 187, Sec. 2.

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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

Each regional board shall establish such water quality objectives in water quality control plans as in its judgment will ensure the reasonable protection of beneficial uses and the prevention of nuisance; however, it is recognized that it may be possible for the quality of water to be changed to some degree without unreasonably affecting beneficial uses. Factors to be considered by a regional board in establishing water quality objectives shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following:

(a) Past, present, and probable future beneficial uses of water.

(b) Environmental characteristics of the hydrographic unit under consideration, including the quality of water available thereto.

(c) Water quality conditions that could reasonably be achieved through the coordinated control of all factors which affect water quality in the area.

(d) Economic considerations.

(e) The need for developing housing within the region.

(f) The need to develop and use recycled water.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.