Whenever a regional board finds that a discharge of waste is taking place or threatening to take place that violates or will violate requirements prescribed by the regional board, or the state board, or that the waste collection, treatment, or disposal facilities of a discharger are approaching capacity, the board may require the discharger to submit for approval of the board, with such modifications as it may deem necessary, a detailed time schedule of specific actions the discharger shall take in order to correct or prevent a violation of requirements.
Cal. Water Code § 13300
Administrative Enforcement and Remedies
Known as the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act
The act spans §§ 13000–16201 (413 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 135 Cal. App. 4th 1377 - City of Rancho Cucamonga v. Regional Water Quality Control Board (2006)
Most recently applied in 135 Cal. App. 4th 1377 - City of Rancho Cucamonga v. Regional Water Quality Control Board (January 2006)
Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1288.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.