State offices, departments, and boards, in carrying out activities which may affect water quality, shall comply with water quality control plans approved or adopted by the state board unless otherwise directed or authorized by statute, in which case they shall indicate to the regional boards in writing their authority for not complying with such plans.
Cal. Water Code § 13247
Regional Water Quality Control Plans
Known as the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act
The act spans §§ 13000–16201 (413 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 2 Cal. App. 4th 960 - City of Sacramento v. State Water Resources Control Board (1992)
Most recently applied in 2 Cal. App. 4th 960 - City of Sacramento v. State Water Resources Control Board (January 1992)
Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1288.
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