No qualitative requirements.
No quantitative requirements.
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | State board | 'State board' means the State Water Resources Control Board. | high | |
| #D002 | Regional board | 'Regional board' means any California regional water quality control board for a region as specified in Section 13200. | high | |
| #D003 | Person | 'Person' includes any city, county, district, the state, and the United States, to the extent authorized by federal law. | high | |
| #D004 | Waste | 'Waste' includes sewage and any and all other waste substances, liquid, solid, gaseous, or radioactive, associated with human habitation, or of human or animal origin, or from any producing, manufacturing, or processing operation, including waste placed within containers of whatever nature prior to, and for purposes of, disposal. | high | |
| #D005 | Waters of the state | 'Waters of the state' means any surface water or groundwater, including saline waters, within the boundaries of the state. | high | |
| #D006 | Beneficial uses | 'Beneficial uses' of the waters of the state that may be protected against quality degradation include, but are not limited to, domestic, municipal, agricultural and industrial supply; power generation; recreation; aesthetic enjoyment; navigation; and preservation and enhancement of fish, wildlife, and other aquatic resources or preserves. | high | |
| #D007 | Quality of the water | 'Quality of the water' refers to chemical, physical, biological, bacteriological, radiological, and other properties and characteristics of water which affect its use. | high | |
| #D008 | Water quality objectives | 'Water quality objectives' means the limits or levels of water quality constituents or characteristics which are established for the reasonable protection of beneficial uses of water or the prevention of nuisance within a specific area. | high | |
| #D009 | Water quality control | 'Water quality control' means the regulation of any activity or factor which may affect the quality of the waters of the state and includes the prevention and correction of water pollution and nuisance. | high | |
| #D010 | Water quality control plan | 'Water quality control plan' consists of a designation or establishment for the waters within a specified area of all of the following: (1) Beneficial uses to be protected. (2) Water quality objectives. (3) A program of implementation needed for achieving water quality objectives. | high | |
| #D011 | Contamination | 'Contamination' means an impairment of the quality of the waters of the state by waste to a degree which creates a hazard to the public health through poisoning or through the spread of disease. 'Contamination' includes any equivalent effect resulting from the disposal of waste, whether or not waters of the state are affected. | high | |
| #D012 | Pollution | 'Pollution' means an alteration of the quality of the waters of the state by waste to a degree which unreasonably affects either of the following: (A) The waters for beneficial uses. (B) Facilities which serve these beneficial uses. | high | |
| #D013 | Nuisance | 'Nuisance' means anything which meets all of the following requirements: (1) Is injurious to health, or is indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property. (2) Affects at the same time an entire community or neighborhood, or any considerable number of persons, although the extent of the annoyance or damage inflicted upon individuals may be unequal. (3) Occurs during, or as a result of, the treatment or disposal of wastes. | high | |
| #D014 | Recycled water | 'Recycled water' means water which, as a result of treatment of waste, is suitable for a direct beneficial use or a controlled use that would not otherwise occur and is therefor considered a valuable resource. | high | |
| #D015 | Citizen or domiciliary | 'Citizen or domiciliary' of the state includes a foreign corporation having substantial business contacts in the state or which is subject to service of process in this state. | high | |
| #D016 | Hazardous substance | 'Hazardous substance' means either of the following: (A) For discharge to surface waters, any substance determined to be a hazardous substance pursuant to Section 311(b)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.). (B) For discharge to groundwater, any substance listed as a hazardous waste or hazardous material pursuant to Section 25140 of the Health and Safety Code... | high | |
| #D017 | Mining waste | 'Mining waste' means all solid, semisolid, and liquid waste materials from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of ores and minerals. | high | |
| #D018 | Master recycling permit | 'Master recycling permit' means a permit issued to a supplier or a distributor, or both, of recycled water, that includes waste discharge requirements prescribed pursuant to Section 13263 and water recycling requirements prescribed pursuant to Section 13523.1. | high | |
| #D019 | Injection well | As used in this division, 'injection well' means any bored, drilled, or driven shaft, dug pit, or hole in the ground into which waste or fluid is discharged, and any associated subsurface appurtenances, and the depth of which is greater than the circumference of the shaft, pit, or hole. | high | |
| #D020 | Inter-jurisdictional water boards | Inter-jurisdictional water boards focus on water issues that have implications for more than one province, territory or country. | high | |
| #D021 | Domestic water boards | Domestic water boards focus on water issues that have implications for more than one province or territory. | high | |
| #D022 | International water boards | International water boards focus on water issues between Canada and the United States. | high |