| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Applicability of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations | drinking water | Subject to sections 1415 and 1416, national primary drinking water regulations under this part shall apply to each public water system in each State; except that such regulations shall not apply to a public water system- (1) which consists only of distribution and storage facilities (and does not have any collection and treatment facilities); (2) which obtains all of its water from, but is not owned or operated by, a public water system to which such regulations apply; (3) which does not sell water to any person; and (4) which is not a carrier which conveys passengers in interstate commerce. | Exceptions apply for systems that consist only of distribution/storage, obtain all water from another regulated system, do not sell water, and are not interstate passenger carriers. | high |
| #Q002 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Public Notification of Violations | drinking water | Each owner or operator of a public water system shall give notice of each of the following to the persons served by the system: (A) Notice of any failure on the part of the public water system to- (i) comply with an applicable maximum contaminant level or treatment technique requirement of, or a testing procedure prescribed by, a national primary drinking water regulation; or (ii) perform monitoring required by section 1445(a). | When a public water system fails to comply with an MCL, treatment technique, testing procedure, or monitoring requirement. | high |
| #Q003 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Consumer Confidence Reports by Community Water Systems | drinking water | The Administrator, in consultation with public water systems, environmental groups, public interest groups, risk communication experts, and the States, and other interested parties, shall issue regulations within 24 months after the date of enactment of this paragraph to require each community water system to mail, or provide by electronic means, to each customer of the system at least once annually a report on the level of contaminants in the drinking water purveyed by that system (referred to in this paragraph as a ''consumer confidence report''). | Applies to community water systems. | high |
| #Q004 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Prohibition on Use of Lead Pipes, Solder, and Flux | drinking water | No person may use any pipe, any pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, any solder, or any flux, after June 19, 1986, in the installation or repair of- (i) any public water system; or (ii) any plumbing in a residential or nonresidential facility providing water for human consumption, that is not lead free (within the meaning of subsection (d)). | Exemptions exist for pipes or fixtures used exclusively for nonpotable services. | high |
| #Q005 | reporting | health | mandatory | Public Notice Requirements for Lead Contamination | drinking water | Each owner or operator of a public water system shall identify and provide notice to persons that may be affected by lead contamination of their drinking water where such contamination results from either or both of the following: (i) The lead content in the construction materials of the public water distribution system. (ii) Corrosivity of the water supply sufficient to cause leaching of lead. | Notice is required notwithstanding the absence of a violation of any national drinking water standard. | high |
| #Q006 | administrative | operational | mandatory | State Operator Certification Program | drinking water | Beginning 2 years after the date on which the Administrator publishes guidelines under subsection (a), the Administrator shall withhold 20 percent of the funds a State is otherwise entitled to receive under section 1452 unless the State has adopted and is implementing a program for the certification of operators of community and nontransient noncommunity public water systems that meets the requirements of the guidelines published pursuant to subsection (a) or that has been submitted in compliance with subsection (c) and that has not been disapproved. | high | |
| #Q007 | administrative | operational | mandatory | State Authority for New Systems Capacity | drinking water | A State shall receive only 80 percent of the allotment that the State is otherwise entitled to receive under section 1452 (relating to State loan funds) unless the State has obtained the legal authority or other means to ensure that all new community water systems and new nontransient, noncommunity water systems commencing operation after October 1, 1999, demonstrate technical, managerial, and financial capacity with respect to each national primary drinking water regulation in effect, or likely to be in effect, on the date of commencement of operations. | high | |
| #Q008 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Risk and Resilience Assessments for Community Water Systems | drinking water | Each community water system serving a population of greater than 3,300 persons shall conduct an assessment of the risks to, and resilience of, its system. Such an assessment- (A) shall include an assessment of- (i) the risk to the system from malevolent acts and natural hazards; (ii) the resilience of the pipes and constructed conveyances, physical barriers, source water, water collection and intake, pretreatment, treatment, storage and distribution facilities, electronic, computer, or other automated systems (including the security of such systems) which are utilized by the system; (iii) the monitoring practices of the system; (iv) the financial infrastructure of the system; (v) the use, storage, or handling of various chemicals by the system; and (vi) the operation and maintenance of the system; and (B) may include an evaluation of capital and operational needs for risk and resilience management for the system. | Applies to community water systems serving a population of greater than 3,300 persons. | high |
| #Q009 | operational | operational | mandatory | Emergency Response Plan | drinking water | Each community water system serving a population greater than 3,300 shall prepare or revise, where necessary, an emergency response plan that incorporates findings of the assessment conducted under subsection (a) for such system (and any revisions thereto). Each community water system shall certify to the Administrator, as soon as reasonably possible after the date of enactment of America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, but not later than 6 months after completion of the assessment under subsection (a), that the system has completed such plan. | Applies to community water systems serving a population greater than 3,300. | high |
| #Q010 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Prohibition on Tampering with Public Water Systems | drinking water | Any person who tampers with a public water system shall be imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or fined in accordance with title 18 of the United States Code, or both. | high | |
| #Q011 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Maintenance of Records and Monitoring Reports | drinking water | Every person who is subject to any requirement of this title or who is a grantee, shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, conduct such monitoring, and provide such information as the Administrator may reasonably require by regulation to assist the Administrator in establishing regulations under this title, in determining whether such person has acted or is acting in compliance with this title, in administering any program of financial assistance under this title, in evaluating the health risks of unregulated contaminants, or in advising the public of such risks. | high | |
| #Q012 | operational | health | mandatory | Special Consideration for Lead Service Line Replacement | drinking water | In carrying out lead service line replacement using a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity- (A) shall notify customers of the replacement of the lead service line; (B) may, in the case of a homeowner who is not lowincome, offer to replace the privately owned portion of the lead service line at the cost of replacement for that homeowner's property; (C) shall, in the case of a low-income homeowner, and may, for other homeowners, offer to replace the privately owned portion of the lead service line at no cost to the homeowner; (D) shall notify each customer that a planned replacement of any publicly owned portion of a lead service line that is funded by a grant made under this subsection will not be carried out unless the customer agrees to the simultaneous replacement of the privately owned portion of the lead service line; (E) shall demonstrate that the eligible entity has considered feasible alternatives for reducing the concentration of lead in drinking water, such as corrosion control; and (F) shall notify the State of any planned replacement of lead service lines under this program and coordinate, where practicable, with other relevant infrastructure projects. | Applies to eligible entities executing lead service line replacement using grant funds under Section 1459B. | high |
| #Q013 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Prohibition of Drinking Water Coolers Not Lead Free | drinking water | No person may sell in interstate commerce, or manufacture for sale in interstate commerce, any drinking water cooler listed under subsection (a) or any other drinking water cooler which is not lead free, including a lead-lined drinking water cooler. | high | |
| #Q014 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Cold Interstate Water Prohibition | aquatic life | Elevated temperature waste discharges into cold interstate waters are prohibited. | high | |
| #Q015 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Thermal Waste Beneficial Use Study | aquatic life, other | Existing and future dischargers of thermal waste shall conduct a study to define the effect of the discharge on beneficial uses and, for existing discharges, determine design and operating changes which would be necessary to achieve compliance with the provisions of this plan. | Applies to existing and future dischargers of thermal waste. | high |
| #Q016 | design | operational | mandatory | New Coastal Discharge Design | aquatic life | Elevated temperature wastes shall be discharged to the open ocean away from the shoreline to achieve dispersion through the vertical water column. | Applies to new discharges in coastal waters. | high |
| #Q017 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Temperature Measurement Accuracy and Timing | aquatic life | Natural water temperature will be compared with waste discharge temperature by near-simultaneous measurements accurate to within 1 ° F. | high | |
| #Q018 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Expanded Thermal Monitoring Program | aquatic life | Furthermore, for significant thermal discharges as determined by the Regional Board or State, Regional Boards shall require expanded monitoring programs, to be carried out either on a continuous or periodic basis, designed to assess whether the source continues to provide adequate protection to beneficial uses (including the protection and propagation of a balanced indigenous community of fish, shellfish, and wildlife, in and on the body of water into which the discharge is made). | Applies to significant thermal discharges as determined by the Regional Board. | high |
| #Q019 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Compliance Time Schedule | other | All waste discharge requirements shall include a time schedule which assures compliance with water quality objectives by July 1, 1977, unless the discharger can demonstrate that a longer time schedule is required to complete construction of necessary facilities; or, in accordance with any time schedule contained in guidelines promulgated pursuant to Section 304(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. | high | |
| #Q020 | design | operational | mandatory | Dispersion Area Minimization | aquatic life | The extent of the dispersion area shall be: A. Minimized to achieve dispersion through the vertical water column rather than at the surface or in shallow water. | high | |
| #Q021 | design | health | mandatory | Protection of Special Biological Areas | aquatic life | Elevated temperature wastes shall be discharged a sufficient distance from areas of special biological significance to assure the maintenance of natural temperature in these areas. | Applies to new discharges in coastal waters. | high |
| #Q022 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Thermal Discharge Prohibition for Bays and Estuaries | aquatic life | Thermal waste discharges having a maximum temperature greater than 4 ° F above the natural temperature of the receiving water are prohibited. | Applies to new discharges in enclosed bays and estuaries. | high |
| #Q023 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Thermal Study Scope Requirements | aquatic life, other | The scope of any necessary studies shall be as outlined by the Regional Board and shall be designed to include the following as applicable to an individual discharge: A. Existing conditions in the aquatic environment. B. Effects of the existing discharge on beneficial uses. C. Predicted conditions in the aquatic environment with waste discharge facilities designed and operated in compliance with the provisions of this plan. D. Predicted effects of the proposed discharge on beneficial uses. E. An analysis of costs and benefits of various design alternatives. F. The extent to which intake and outfall structures are located and designed so that the intake of planktonic organisms is at a minimum, waste plumes are prevented from touching the ocean substrate or shorelines, and the waste is dispersed into an area of pronounced along-shore or offshore currents. | high | |
| #Q024 | administrative | reporting | guidance | Funding for Expanded Monitoring | aquatic life | The State Board or Regional Board may require a discharger(s) to pay a public agency or other appropriate person an amount sufficient to carry out the expanded monitoring program required pursuant to paragraph 8 above if: A. The discharger has previously failed to carry out monitoring programs in a manner satisfactory to the State Board or Regional Board, or; B. More than a single facility, under separate ownerships, may significantly affect the thermal characteristics of the body of water. | Applies when previous monitoring was unsatisfactory or multiple facilities affect the same water body. | high |
| #Q025 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Post-Discharge Study Requirement | aquatic life | The Regional Board shall include in its requirements appropriate post-discharge studies by the discharger. | Applies to proposed dischargers of elevated temperature wastes. | high |
| #Q026 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Compliance Monitoring for Temperature | aquatic life | All waste discharge requirements adopted for discharges of elevated temperature wastes shall be monitored in order to determine compliance with effluent or receiving water temperature (or heat) requirements. | high | |
| #Q027 | administrative | operational | mandatory | State Board Concurrence for Exceptions | other | Prior to becoming effective, such exceptions and alternative less stringent requirements must receive the concurrence of the State Board. | Applies to exceptions granted in accordance with Section 316(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972. | high |
| #Q028 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Dispersion Area Delineation Requirement | aquatic life | Defined by the Regional Board for each existing and proposed discharge after receipt of a report prepared in accordance with the implementation section of this plan. | Applicable when additional limitations are established and dispersion area needs to be delineated. | high |
| #Q029 | operational | health | mandatory | Estuarine Cross-Sectional Thermal Zone Limitation | aquatic life | Elevated temperature waste discharges either individually or combined with other discharges shall not create a zone, defined by water temperatures of more than 1 ° F above natural receiving water temperature, which exceeds 25 percent of the crosssectional area of a main river channel at any point. | Applies to existing elevated temperature waste discharges in estuaries. | high |
| #Q030 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Cumulative Temperature Effects Prohibition | aquatic life | The cumulative effects of elevated temperature waste discharges shall not cause temperatures to be increased except as provided in specific water quality objectives contained herein. | high | |
| #Q031 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Warm Interstate Waters Temperature Increase Prohibition | aquatic life | Elevated temperature wastes shall not cause the temperature of warm interstate waters to increase by more than 5 ° F above natural temperature at any time or place. | high | |
| #Q032 | operational | operational | mandatory | Coastal Surface Temperature Maintenance Duration | aquatic life | The surface temperature limitation shall be maintained at least 50 percent of the duration of any complete tidal cycle. | Applies to new discharges in coastal waters. | high |
| #Q033 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Estuarine Surface Temperature Rise Prohibition | aquatic life | No discharge shall cause a surface water temperature rise greater than 4 ° F above the natural temperature of the receiving waters at any time or place. | Applies to existing elevated temperature waste discharges in estuaries. | high |
| #Q034 | operational | operational | mandatory | Additional Limitation Isotherm Delineation | aquatic life | When additional limitations are established, the extent of surface heat dispersion will be delineated by a calculated 1 1/2 ° F isotherm which encloses an appropriate dispersion area. | Applicable when the Board determines additional limitations are necessary for specific beneficial uses. | high |
| #Q035 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Existing Discharge Requirement Review | other | Waste discharge requirements for existing elevated temperature wastes shall be reviewed to determine the need for studies of the effect of the discharge on beneficial uses, changes in monitoring programs and revision of waste discharge requirements. | high | |
| #Q036 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Monitoring Frequency Impact Alignment | aquatic life | When periodic expanded monitoring programs are specified, the frequency of the program shall reflect the probable impact of the discharge. | Applies to significant thermal discharges as determined by the Regional Board or State. | high |
| #Q037 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Mandatory Imposition of Additional Limitations | aquatic life, other | Additional limitations shall be imposed in individual cases if necessary for the protection of specific beneficial uses and areas of special biological significance. | Necessary for the protection of specific beneficial uses and areas of special biological significance. | high |
| #Q038 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Designation Process for Areas of Special Biological Significance | aquatic life | Areas of special biological significance shall be designated by the State Board after public hearing by the Regional Board and review of its recommendations. | high | |
| #Q039 | monitoring | operational | guidance | Pre-Discharge Study Requirement Option | aquatic life, other | Proposed dischargers of elevated temperature wastes may be required by the Regional Board to submit such studies prior to the establishment of waste discharge requirements. | At the discretion of the Regional Board for proposed dischargers. | high |
| #Q040 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Warm Interstate Waters Effluent Temperature Prohibition | aquatic life | Thermal waste discharges having a maximum temperature greater than 5 ° F above natural receiving water temperature are prohibited. | high | |
| #Q041 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | English Language Writing Requirement | other | Whenever any notice, report, statement, petition, or record is required or authorized by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language unless it is expressly provided otherwise. | Applies to all notices, reports, statements, petitions, or records required or authorized by the Water Code. | high |
| #Q042 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Human Right to Water Policy Consideration | drinking water | All relevant state agencies, including the department, the state board, and the State Department of Public Health, shall consider this state policy when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regulations, and grant criteria when those policies, regulations, and criteria are pertinent to the uses of water described in this section. | Applies to the human right to water policy (safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water) when pertinent policies or criteria are revised or established. | high |
| #Q043 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Prohibition of Building Permits with Non-Permanent Water | drinking water | A city, including a charter city, or a county shall not issue a building permit for the construction of a new residential development where a source of water supply is water transported by a water hauler, bottled water, a watervending machine, or a retail water facility. | Applies to new residential developments; does not apply to residences being rebuilt due to fire or natural disaster. | high |
| #Q044 | administrative | operational | mandatory | State Agency Compliance with Water Quality Policy | other | State offices, departments and boards, in carrying out activities which affect water quality, shall comply with state policy for water quality control unless otherwise directed or authorized by statute, in which case they shall indicate to the state board in writing their authority for not complying with such policy. | Applies to state offices and departments during activities affecting water quality. | high |
| #Q045 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Public Hearing for Policy Adoption | other | The state board shall not adopt state policy for water quality control unless a public hearing is first held respecting the adoption of such policy. At least 60 days in advance of such hearing the state board shall notify any affected regional boards, unless notice is waived by such boards, and shall give notice of such hearing by publication within the affected region pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. | Required prior to the adoption of state water quality policy. | high |
| #Q046 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Notice and Comment Period for Board Actions | other | The state board or the regional board, as applicable, shall provide notice and a period of at least 30 days for public comment prior to the adoption of any of the following: (1) Waste discharge requirements prescribed pursuant to Sections 13263 or 13377. (2) Water reclamation requirements prescribed pursuant to Section 13523. (3) An order issued pursuant to Section 13320. (4) A time schedule order adopted pursuant to Section 13300 that sets forth a schedule of compliance and required actions relating to waste discharge requirements prescribed pursuant to Section 13263 or 13377. | Prior to adopting WDRs, reclamation requirements, or specific orders. | high |
| #Q047 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Accredited Laboratory Requirement | other | The analysis of any material required by this division shall be performed by a laboratory that has accreditation or certification pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 100825) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 101 of the Health and Safety Code. | Applies to all required analyses; exemptions exist for specific field tests (color, pH, temperature, etc.). | high |
| #Q048 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Sanitary Sewer Overflow Reporting | wastewater | Commencing on July 1 of a year in which the Legislature has appropriated sufficient funds for this purpose, in the event of a spill or overflow from a sanitary sewer system that is subject to the notification requirements set forth in Section 13271, the applicable collection system owner or operator, in addition to immediate reporting duties pursuant to Section 13271, shall submit to the appropriate regional board, within 30 days of the date of becoming aware of the overflow event, a report using the form described in subdivision (b). | Applies to spills or overflows from sanitary sewer systems. | high |
| #Q049 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Regional Board Meeting Frequency | other | Each regional board shall hold at least six regular meetings each calendar year and the additional special meetings or hearings as shall be called by the chairperson or any two members of the regional board. | high | |
| #Q050 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Quarterly Enforcement Posting | other | In consultation with the state board, identify and post on the Internet a summary list of all enforcement actions undertaken by that regional board and the dispositions of those actions, including any fines assessed. This list shall be updated at least quarterly. | Applies to regional boards. | high |
| #Q051 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Waste Discharge Report Filing | wastewater | Each of the following persons shall file with the appropriate regional board a report of the discharge, containing the information that may be required by the regional board: (1) A person discharging waste, or proposing to discharge waste, within any region that could affect the quality of the waters of the state, other than into a community sewer system. (2) A person who is a citizen, domiciliary, or political agency or entity of this state discharging waste, or proposing to discharge waste, outside the boundaries of the state in a manner that could affect the quality of the waters of the state within any region. (3) A person operating, or proposing to construct, an injection well. | Applies to any person discharging or proposing to discharge waste affecting water quality. | high |
| #Q052 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Material Change Reporting | wastewater | Each person subject to subdivision (a) shall file with the appropriate regional board a report of waste discharge relative to any material change or proposed change in the character, location, or volume of the discharge. | Applies when there is a change in the nature of an existing discharge. | high |
| #Q053 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of Discharge Prior to Reporting | wastewater | No person shall initiate any new discharge of waste or make any material changes in any discharge, or initiate a discharge to, make any material changes in a discharge to, or construct, an injection well, prior to the filing of the report required by Section 13260 and no person shall take any of these actions after filing the report but before whichever of the following occurs first: (1) The issuance of waste discharge requirements... (2) The expiration of 140 days... (3) The issuance of a waiver... | Applies to new or materially changed waste discharges. | high |
| #Q054 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Technical or Monitoring Report Submission | wastewater | In conducting an investigation specified in subdivision (a), the regional board may require that any person who has discharged, discharges, or is suspected of having discharged or discharging, or who proposes to discharge waste within its region... shall furnish, under penalty of perjury, technical or monitoring program reports which the regional board requires. | Applies to persons discharging or suspected of discharging waste. | high |
| #Q055 | reporting | health | mandatory | Spill Notification | wastewater | Except as provided by subdivision (b), any person who, without regard to intent or negligence, causes or permits any hazardous substance or sewage to be discharged in or on any waters of the state... shall, as soon as (A) that person has knowledge of the discharge, (B) notification is possible... immediately notify the Office of Emergency Services of the discharge in accordance with the spill reporting provision of the state toxic disaster contingency plan... | Applies to unauthorized discharges of hazardous substances or sewage. | high |
| #Q056 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Cleanup and Abatement of Discharges | wastewater | A person who has discharged or discharges waste into the waters of this state in violation of any waste discharge requirement... or who has caused... waste to be discharged... and creates... a condition of pollution or nuisance, shall, upon order of the regional board, clean up the waste or abate the effects of the waste, or, in the case of threatened pollution or nuisance, take other necessary remedial action, including, but not limited to, overseeing cleanup and abatement efforts. | Applies to persons causing pollution or nuisance through waste discharge. | high |
| #Q057 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Navigable Waters Pollutant Discharge Reporting | other | A person who discharges pollutants or proposes to discharge pollutants to the navigable waters of the United States within the jurisdiction of this state... shall file a report of the discharge in compliance with the procedures set forth in Section 13260. | Applies to pollutant discharges to navigable waters. | high |
| #Q058 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Established Requirements for Recycled Water Use | other | No person shall recycle water or use recycled water for any purpose for which recycling criteria have been established until water recycling requirements have been established pursuant to this article or a regional board determines that no requirements are necessary. | Applies to recycling or using recycled water. | high |
| #Q059 | operational | operational | mandatory | Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification | wastewater | Except as provided in Section 13625.1 and subdivision (b), a person who operates a wastewater treatment plant shall possess a valid, unexpired wastewater certificate of the appropriate grade. | Applies to operators of wastewater treatment plants. | high |
| #Q060 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Well Completion Report Submission | other | Every person who digs, bores, or drills a water well, cathodic protection well, groundwater monitoring well, or geothermal heat exchange well, abandons or destroys such a well, or deepens or reperforates such a well, shall file with the department a report of completion of that well within 60 days from the date its construction, alteration, abandonment, or destruction is completed. | Applies to well construction, alteration, or destruction. | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #P001 | chemical | health | mandatory | lead content in solder and flux | drinking water | requirement | <= 0.2 % | Definition of lead free for solder and flux | When used in the installation or repair of any public water system or any plumbing in a residential or nonresidential facility providing water for human consumption | high |
| #P002 | chemical | health | mandatory | lead content in wetted surfaces of pipes, pipe fittings, plumbing fittings, and fixtures | drinking water | requirement | <= 0.25 % | Definition of lead free for wetted surfaces of pipes, pipe fittings, plumbing fittings, and fixtures | Calculated as a weighted average lead content | high |
| #P003 | chemical | health | mandatory | lead content in new plumbing fitting or fixture | drinking water | requirement | <= 4 % by dry weight | Alternative requirement if regulations setting a health-effects-based performance standard establishing maximum leaching levels from new plumbing fittings and fixtures are not promulgated | Intended by the manufacturer to dispense water for human ingestion | high |
| #P004 | microbiological | health | guideline | Heterotrophic plate count concentration | drinking water | requirement | <= 500 CFU/mL | Equivalent to a detectable disinfectant residual | At any sample point in the distribution system | high |
| #P005 | operational | health | mandatory | Detectable disinfectant residual sample frequency | drinking water | requirement | >= 95 % | Residual disinfectant concentrations in distribution system | For systems serving 500 or more persons | high |
| #P006 | operational | operational | mandatory | Maximum duration of a pilot test | other | requirement | <= 24 months | Limit on pilot test operation period | From the date the pilot test Notice of Applicability is issued | high |
| #P007 | design | operational | guidance | Monitoring well screen interval length | other | requirement | < 20 feet | Typical design of a groundwater monitoring well | Construction of monitoring wells for ASR projects | high |
| #P008 | operational | operational | mandatory | Monitoring instrument calibration frequency | other | requirement | >= 1 times per year | Calibration of monitoring instruments and devices | To ensure continued accuracy | high |
| #P009 | operational | operational | mandatory | Minimum well purging volume | other | requirement | >= 3 well volumes | Groundwater aquifer monitoring purging requirement | Until temperature, pH, and electrical conductivity have stabilized | high |
| #P010 | physical | reporting | mandatory | Groundwater depth measurement precision | other | requirement | 0.01 feet | Measurement precision for depth to groundwater | Monitoring groundwater elevations | high |
| #P011 | physical | treatment | mandatory | Groundwater sample filter pore size | other | requirement | 0.45 micron | Pore size for filtering groundwater samples | If required by the Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) | high |
| #P012 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Records retention duration | other | requirement | >= 3 years | Retention of monitoring information and data used to complete application | From the date of sample, measurement, report, or application | high |
| #P013 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Written notification of noncompliance | other | requirement | <= 2 weeks | Confirmation of verbal notification of noncompliance | Following telephone notification of inability to comply with prohibitions or limitations | high |
| #P014 | operational | operational | mandatory | Notice of Termination issuance timeline | other | requirement | <= 60 days | Issuance of termination notice after request | After written request for termination is submitted | high |
| #P015 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Sampling and Analysis Plan submission timeline | other | requirement | <= 90 days | Submission of SAP to the Regional Water Board | After issuance of the NOA | high |
| #P016 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Non-Compliance Response Plan submission timeline | other | requirement | <= 90 days | Submission of response plan after discovering non-compliance | Prior to re-initiating injection | high |
| #P017 | design | health | mandatory | Public Water System service connections | drinking water | requirement | >= 15 service connections | Definition of a public drinking water system | System for provision of water for human consumption | high |
| #P018 | design | health | mandatory | Public Water System daily service population | drinking water | requirement | >= 25 individuals | Definition of a public drinking water system population threshold | Regularly served daily | high |
| #P019 | operational | health | mandatory | Public Water System annual service duration | drinking water | requirement | >= 60 days/year | Minimum service duration for Public Water System classification | Days per year system operates | high |
| #P020 | physical | reporting | guidance | Composite sample time interval | other | requirement | <= 1 hour | Maximum interval for equal time interval composite sampling | Samples collected over specified sampling period | high |
| #P021 | physical | reporting | guidance | Grab sample duration | other | requirement | < 15 minutes | Maximum duration for a sample to be classified as a grab sample | high | |
| #P022 | design | health | mandatory | Domestic water supply permit connection threshold | drinking water | requirement | > 200 connections | Requirement for issuance of a domestic water supply permit by CDPH | Public water system operation | high |
| #P023 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Corrective information submission timeline | other | requirement | <= 30 days | Submission of missing or corrected information to the Regional Board | After Permittee becomes aware of failure to submit or submission of incorrect info | high |
| #P024 | operational | reporting | mandatory | New well registration documentation deadline | other | requirement | <= 30 days | Submission of Class V injection well registration copy | After completion of any new injection well | high |
| #P025 | operational | health | mandatory | Residual chlorine population threshold | drinking water | requirement | >= 10000 people | Mandatory residual chlorine concentration in distribution system | Water suppliers serving surface water | high |
| #P026 | design | reporting | mandatory | Public Health Goal report connection threshold | drinking water | requirement | > 10000 service connections | Threshold for mandatory three-year PHG reporting | Detection of contaminants exceeding public health goals | high |
| #P027 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Public Health Goal reporting frequency | drinking water | requirement | 3 years | Frequency for preparing written reports on contaminants exceeding PHGs | Systems serving > 10,000 connections | high |
| #P028 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Toxic chemical release or permit violation reporting timeline | other | requirement | <= 30 days | Reporting of toxic chemical release data or domestic water supply permit violations to the Regional Water Board | After the date of discovery | high |
| #P029 | microbiological | operational | mandatory | Residual disinfectant monitoring exemption threshold | drinking water | requirement | < 500 persons | Exemption from residual disinfectant concentration monitoring in the distribution system | Applies to water suppliers serving fewer than the specified population | high |
| #P030 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Annual Monitoring Report submission deadline | other | requirement | 1 February | Submission of the annual monitoring report to the Regional Water Board | Required annually | high |
| #P031 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Quarterly Monitoring Report submission deadline | other | requirement | 1 day of the second month after the quarter | Submission of quarterly monitoring reports to the Regional Water Board | Only required for the first year of injection | high |
| #P032 | operational | operational | mandatory | Groundwater aquifer monitoring duration | other | requirement | 1 year | Sampling and reporting frequency duration for groundwater monitoring wells | Commencing on the first date of injection under this Order | high |
| 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 | 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 | |
| #D011 | 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. (2) 'Pollution' may include 'contamination.' | high | |
| #D012 | 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 | |
| #D013 | 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 | |
| #D014 | 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 | |
| #D015 | 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 | |
| #D016 | 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 | |
| #D017 | Enclosed bays | 'Enclosed bays' means indentations along the coast which enclose an area of oceanic water within distinct headlands or harbor works. 'Enclosed bays' include all bays where the narrowest distance between the headlands or outermost harbor works is less than 75 percent of the greatest dimension of the enclosed portion of the bay. | high | |
| #D018 | Estuaries | 'Estuaries' means waters, including coastal lagoons, located at the mouths of streams which serve as mixing zones for fresh and ocean waters. | high | |
| #D019 | Health risk assessment | 'Health risk assessment' means an analysis which evaluates and quantifies the potential human exposure to a pollutant that bioaccumulates or may bioaccumulate in edible fish, shellfish, or wildlife. 'Health risk assessment' includes an analysis of both individual and population wide health risks associated with anticipated levels of human exposure, including potential synergistic effects of toxic pollutants and impacts on sensitive populations. | high | |
| #D020 | Sediment quality objective | 'Sediment quality objective' means that level of a constituent in sediment which is established with an adequate margin of safety, for the reasonable protection of the beneficial uses of water or the prevention of nuisances. | high | |
| #D021 | Toxic hot spots | 'Toxic hot spots' means locations in enclosed bays, estuaries, or any adjacent waters in the 'contiguous zone' or the 'ocean,' as defined in Section 502 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1362), the pollution or contamination of which affects the interests of the state, and where hazardous substances have accumulated in the water or sediment to levels which (1) may pose a substantial present or potential hazard to aquatic life, wildlife, fisheries, or human health, or (2) may adversely affect the beneficial uses of the bay, estuary, or ocean waters as defined in water quality control plans, or (3) exceeds adopted water quality or sediment quality objectives. | high | |
| #D022 | 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, without regard to whether the substance is intended to be used, reused, or discarded, except that 'hazardous substance' does not include any substance excluded from Section 311(b)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act because it is within the scope of Section 311(a)(1) of that act. | high | |
| #D023 | Mining waste | 'Mining waste' means all solid, semisolid, and liquid waste materials from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of ores and minerals. Mining waste includes, but is not limited to, soil, waste rock, and overburden, as defined in Section 2732 of the Public Resources Code, and tailings, slag, and other processed waste materials, including cementitious materials that are managed at the cement manufacturing facility where the materials were generated. | high | |
| #D024 | Designated waste | 'Designated waste' means either of the following: (a) Hazardous waste that has been granted a variance from hazardous waste management requirements pursuant to Section 25143 of the Health and Safety Code. (b) Nonhazardous waste that consists of, or contains, pollutants that, under ambient environmental conditions at a waste management unit, could be released in concentrations exceeding applicable water quality objectives or that could reasonably be expected to affect beneficial uses of the waters of the state as contained in the appropriate state water quality control plan. | high | |
| #D025 | Pollution prevention | For the purposes of this section, 'pollution prevention' means any action that causes a net reduction in the use or generation of a hazardous substance or other pollutant that is discharged into water and includes any of the following: (A) 'Input change,' which means a change in raw materials or feedstocks used in a production process or operation so as to reduce, avoid, or eliminate the generation of pollutants discharged in wastewater. (B) 'Operational improvement,' which means improved site management so as to reduce, avoid, or eliminate the generation of pollutants discharged in wastewater. (C) 'Production process change,' which means a change in a process, method, or technique that is used to produce a product or a desired result, including the return of materials or their components for reuse within the existing processes or operations, so as to reduce, avoid, or eliminate the generation of pollutants discharged in wastewater. (D) 'Product reformulation,' which means changes in design, composition, or specifications of end products, including product substitution, so as to reduce, avoid, or eliminate the generation of problem pollutants discharged in wastewater. | high | |
| #D026 | Direct potable reuse | 'Direct potable reuse' means the planned introduction of recycled water either directly into a public water system, as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code, or into a raw water supply immediately upstream of a water treatment plant. | high | |
| #D027 | Raw water augmentation | 'Raw water augmentation,' which means the planned placement of recycled water into a system of pipelines or aqueducts that deliver raw water to a drinking water treatment plant that provides water to a public water system, as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code. | high | |
| #D028 | Reservoir water augmentation | 'Reservoir water augmentation' means the planned placement of recycled water into a raw surface water reservoir used as a source of domestic drinking water supply for a public water system, as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code, or into a constructed system conveying water to such a reservoir. | high | |
| #D029 | Wastewater treatment plant | 'Wastewater treatment plant' means any of the following: (A) Any facility owned by a state, local, or federal agency and used in the treatment or reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes. (B) Any privately owned facility used in the treatment or reclamation of sewage or industrial wastes, and regulated by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Sections 216 and 230.6 of, and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 701) of Part 1 of Division 1 of, the Public Utilities Code. (C) Any privately owned facility used primarily in the treatment or reclamation of sewage for which the state board or a regional board has issued waste discharge requirements. | high | |
| #D030 | Water well | 'Well' or 'water well' as used in this chapter, means any artificial excavation constructed by any method for the purpose of extracting water from, or injecting water into, the underground. | high | |
| #D031 | Monitoring well | 'Monitoring well' as used in this chapter, means any artificial excavation by any method for the purpose of monitoring fluctuations in groundwater levels, quality of underground waters, or the concentration of contaminants in underground waters. | high | |
| #D032 | Section | 'Section' means a section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned. | high | |
| #D033 | Subdivision | 'Subdivision' means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. | high | |
| #D034 | Board | 'Board,' unless otherwise specified, means the State Water Resources Control Board. | high | |
| #D035 | Bottled water | 'Bottled water' has the same meaning as defined in Section 111070 of the Health and Safety Code. | high | |
| #D036 | 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 | |
| #D037 | Complex effluent | For purposes of this section, 'complex effluent' means an effluent in which all chemical constituents are not known or monitored. | high | |
| #D038 | Sewage | For purposes of this section, 'sewage' means the effluent of a municipal wastewater treatment plant or a private utility wastewater treatment plant, as those terms are defined in Section 13625, except that sewage does not include recycled water, as defined in subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 13529.2. | high | |
| #D039 | Supplemental environmental project | For the purposes of this section, a 'supplemental environmental project' means an environmentally beneficial project that a person agrees to undertake, with the approval of the regional board, that would not be undertaken in the absence of an enforcement action under this section. | high | |
| #D040 | Effluent limitation | For the purposes of this section, paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 13385, and subdivisions (h), (i), and (j) of Section 13385 only, 'effluent limitation' means a numeric restriction or a numerically expressed narrative restriction, on the quantity, discharge rate, concentration, or toxicity units of a pollutant or pollutants that may be discharged from an authorized location. | high | |
| #D041 | Department | 'Department,' unless otherwise specified, means the Department of Water Resources. | high | |
| #D042 | Director | 'Director,' unless otherwise specified, means the Director of Water Resources. | high | |
| #D043 | Recycled water | For the purposes of this code, 'recycled water' or 'reclaimed water' has the same meaning as recycled water as defined in subdivision (n) of Section 13050. | high | |
| #D044 | Proceeding | As used in this chapter, 'proceeding' means any inquiry, investigation, hearing, ascertainment, or other proceeding ordered or undertaken by the board pursuant to this code. | high | |
| #D045 | Evidence | As used in this chapter, 'evidence' means any paper, book, map, account, or document. | high | |
| #D046 | Enclosed bays | 'Enclosed bays' means indentations along the coast which enclose an area of oceanic water within distinct headlands or harbor works. 'Enclosed bays' include all bays where the narrowest distance between the headlands or outermost harbor works is less than 75 percent of the greatest dimension of the enclosed portion of the bay. 'Enclosed bays' include, but are not limited to, Humboldt Bay, Bodega Harbor, Tomales Bay, Drake's Estero, San Francisco Bay, Morro Bay, Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, Upper and Lower Newport Bay, Mission Bay, and San Diego Bay. For the purposes of identifying, characterizing, and ranking toxic hot spots pursuant to this chapter, Monterey Bay and Santa Monica Bay shall also be considered to be enclosed bays. | high | |
| #D047 | Estuaries | 'Estuaries' means waters, including coastal lagoons, located at the mouths of streams which serve as mixing zones for fresh and ocean waters. Coastal lagoons and mouths of streams which are temporarily separated from the ocean by sandbars shall be considered as estuaries. Estuarine waters shall be considered to extend from a bay or the open ocean to a point upstream where there is no significant mixing of fresh water and sea water. Estuarine waters include, but are not limited to, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, as defined in Section 12220, Suisun Bay, Carquinez Strait downstream to the Carquinez Bridge, and appropriate areas of the Smith, Mad, Eel, Noyo, Russian, Klamath, San Diego, and Otay Rivers. | high | |
| #D048 | Ex parte communication | 'Ex parte communication' means an oral or written communication with one or more board members concerning matters, other than a matter of procedure or practice that is not in controversy, under the jurisdiction of a board, regarding a pending action of the board that satisfies both of the following: (A) The action does not identify specific persons as dischargers, but instead allows persons to enroll or file an authorization to discharge under the action. (B) The action is for adoption, modification, or rescission of one or more of the following: (i) Waste discharge requirements pursuant to Section 13263 or 13377. (ii) Conditions of water quality certification pursuant to Section 13160. (iii) Conditional waiver of waste discharge requirements pursuant to Section 13269. | high | |
| #D049 | Adequate sewer service | 'Adequate sewer service' means a sanitary sewer service provided by a sewer service provider that is not an inadequate sewer service, as defined in subdivision (j). | high | |
| #D050 | Administrator | 'Administrator' means a person whom the state board has determined is competent and willing to perform the administrative, technical, operational, legal, or managerial services required for purposes of this chapter, pursuant to criteria set forth in the handbook described in subdivision (i) of Section 13289.5. | high | |
| #D051 | Writing | Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice, report, statement, petition, or record is required or authorized by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language unless it is expressly provided otherwise. | high | |
| #D052 | State | 'State' means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. In the latter case, it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. | high | |
| #D053 | Person | 'Person' means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. | high | |
| #D054 | Disadvantaged community | 'Disadvantaged community' means a community in which the median household income is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income level. | high | |
| #D055 | Drought scenario | 'Drought scenario' means either of the following: (1) Circumstances for which the Governor has issued a proclamation of a state of emergency, pursuant to Section 8625 of the Government Code, based on drought conditions. (2)(A) Circumstances for which the state board determines, consistent with subparagraph (B), that drought conditions necessitate urgent and immediate action to ensure availability of safe drinking water, to protect public health and safety, or, after consultation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, to avoid serious and irreparable harm to fish or wildlife. | high | |
| #D056 | Abandoned mine waste | 'Abandoned mine waste' means the residual of soil, rock, mineral, liquid, vegetation, equipment, machines, tools, or other materials or property on, or discharging from, abandoned mined lands, directly resulting from, or displaced by, surface mining operations. | high | |
| #D057 | Notice to comply | For purposes of this chapter, 'notice to comply' means a written method of alleging a minor violation that is in compliance with all of the following requirements: (a) The notice to comply is written in the course of conducting an inspection by an authorized representative of the state board or regional board. | high | |
| #D058 | Spouse | 'Spouse' includes 'registered domestic partner,' as required by Section 297.5 of the Family Code. | high | |
| #D059 | County | 'County' includes city and county. | high | |
| #D060 | Oath | 'Oath' includes affirmation. | high | |
| #D061 | United States | 'United States' means the United States of America, and in relation to any particular matter includes the officers, agents, employees, agencies, or instrumentalities authorized to act in relation thereto. | high | |
| #D062 | Residential development | 'Residential development' has the same meaning as defined in Section 65008 of the Government Code. | high | |
| #D063 | Environmental justice | 'Environmental justice' has the same meaning as defined in Section 30107.3 of the Public Resources Code. | high | |
| #D064 | Meaningful civic engagement | 'Meaningful civic engagement' includes, but is not limited to, all of the following: (A) Providing opportunities for people to participate in decisionmaking processes about activities that may affect their environment or health and to contribute to the state board's and regional boards' decisionmaking. (B) Seeking out and facilitating the involvement of people potentially affected by the decisions and taking into account community concerns. (C) Informing disadvantaged and tribal community members of opportunities to be appointed to advisory or decisionmaking bodies, thereby empowering those community members to become advisors or decisionmakers. | high | |
| #D065 | Tribal community | 'Tribal community' means a community within a federally recognized California Native American tribe or nonfederally recognized Native American tribe on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission for the purposes of Chapter 905 of the Statutes of 2004. | high | |
| #D066 | Implementing agency | 'Implementing agency' means any of the following: (1) The Natural Resources Agency. (2) The California Environmental Protection Agency. (3) The Department of Food and Agriculture. (4) The California Health and Human Services Agency. (5) Boards, departments, and offices within the agencies specified in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive. (6) The Office of Emergency Services. | high | |
| #D067 | Interim or immediate relief | 'Interim or immediate relief' means any of the following: (A) Hauled water. (B) Temporary community water tanks. (C) Bottled water. (D) Water vending machines. (E) Emergency water interties. (F) New wells or rehabilitation of existing wells. (G) Construction or installation of permanent connections to adjacent water systems, recycled water projects that provide immediate relief to potable water supplies, water use reduction and efficiency equipment, and other projects that support immediate drought response. (H) Fish and wildlife rescue, protection, and relocation. (I) Education, outreach, direct installation programs, rebate programs, and other activities to increase water conservation. (J) Drought resilience planning. (K) Groundwater recharge projects meeting the conditions of Section 1242.1. | high | |
| #D068 | Affected residence | 'Affected residence' means a residence within a disadvantaged community that may be subject to provision of sewer service pursuant to this chapter. | high | |
| #D069 | Affected resident | 'Affected resident' means a resident or a property owner of an affected residence. | high | |
| #D070 | Designated sewer system | 'Designated sewer system' means a sewer service provider that serves a disadvantaged community that is either an inadequate sewer service or a sewer system that has a demonstrated failure to maintain technical, managerial, or financial capacity to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. | high | |
| #D071 | Inadequate onsite sewage treatment system | 'Inadequate onsite sewage treatment system' means an onsite sewage treatment system that has the reasonable potential to cause a violation of water quality objectives, to impair present or future beneficial uses of water, or to cause pollution, nuisance, or contamination of waters of the state. | high | |
| #D072 | Inadequate sewer service | (1) 'Inadequate sewer service' means a sewer service provider that serves a disadvantaged community, has a demonstrated history of failures to meet regulatory standards for proper wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal, and may exhibit deficiencies, such as infrastructure failure, insufficient capacity, or ineffective treatment of wastewater. (2) A demonstrated history of failures to meet regulatory standards may include, but is not limited to, multiple violations, multiple instances of noncompliance with enforcement actions, or refusal to accept compliance assistance. | high | |
| #D073 | Onsite sewage treatment system | (1) 'Onsite sewage treatment system' means an onsite sewage treatment system, as defined in Section 13290, that is not operated by a local agency, as defined in Section 56054 of the Government Code, or a utility regulated by the Public Utilities Commission. (2) 'Onsite sewage treatment system' includes, but is not limited to, a septic tank, xcesspool, leach field, and seepage pit. | high | |
| #D074 | Receiving sewer system | 'Receiving sewer system' means the sewer system that provides service to a disadvantaged community pursuant to this chapter. | high | |
| #D075 | Sewer service provider | 'Sewer service provider' means any local agency that provides sanitary sewer service, which may include wastewater collection, treatment, disposal, or any combination thereof. | high | |
| #D076 | Local agency | 'Local agency' means any of the following entities: (1) A city, county, or city and county. (2) A special district formed pursuant to general law or special act for the local performance of functions regarding onsite sewage treatment systems within limited boundaries. | high | |
| #D077 | Onsite sewage treatment systems | 'Onsite sewage treatment systems' includes individual disposal systems, community collection and disposal systems, and alternative collection and disposal systems that use subsurface disposal. | high | |
| #D078 | Abandoned mined lands | 'Abandoned mined lands' has the same meaning as 'abandoned surface mined area,' as defined in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 2796 of the Public Resources Code. | high | |
| #D079 | Acid rock drainage | 'Acid rock drainage' means acid waste discharge that results from the oxidation of metal sulfide in minerals associated with mined lands. | high | |
| #D080 | Mined lands | 'Mined lands' has the same meaning as set forth in Section 2729 of the Public Resources Code. | high | |
| #D081 | Remediating agency | 'Remediating agency' or 'agency' means any public agency, or any private individual or entity acting under a cooperative agreement with a public agency, that prepares and submits a remediation plan in accordance with this chapter. 'Remediating agency' includes, but is not limited to, a public agency that holds title to abandoned mined lands for the purpose of remediating those lands or that is engaging in remediation activities that are incidental to the ownership of the lands for other than mining purposes. | high | |
| #D082 | Remediation plan | 'Remediation plan' means a plan to improve the quality of the waters of the state that have been directly and adversely impacted by abandoned mine waste. | high | |
| #D083 | Customer | 'Customer' means a person or entity that purchases water from a retail water supplier. | high | |
| #D084 | Recycled water producer | 'Recycled water producer' means any local public entity that produces recycled water. | high | |
| #D085 | Retail water supplier | 'Retail water supplier' means any local entity, including a public agency, city, county, or private water company, that provides retail water service. | high | |
| #D086 | Houseboat | As used in this article, 'houseboat' means a watercraft or industrial or commercial structure on or in the waters of the state, floating or nonfloating, which is designed or fitted out as a place of habitation and is not principally used for transportation. 'Houseboat' includes platforms, and waterborne hotels and restaurants. | high | |
| #D087 | Stormwater | 'Stormwater' has the same meaning as defined in Section 10561.5. | high | |
| #D088 | Retail water facility | 'Retail water facility' has the same meaning as defined in Section 111070 of the Health and Safety Code. | high | |
| #D089 | Water-vending machine | 'Water-vending machine' has the same meaning as defined in Section 111070 of the Health and Safety Code. | high | |
| #D090 | Water hauler | 'Water hauler' has the same meaning as defined in Section 111070 of the Health and Safety Code. | high | |
| #D091 | storm water and dry weather runoff capture practices | For purposes of this section, 'storm water and dry weather runoff capture practices' means practices to control water pollutants, pollutant loads, and water runoff volume exiting a site to the maximum extent feasible by minimizing impervious surface area and controlling runoff from impervious surfaces through infiltration, evapotranspiration, bioretention, treatment, and rainfall harvest. | high | |
| #D092 | Low-income | 'Low-income' means a household with income that is equal to or no greater than 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline level. For one-person households, program eligibility shall be based on two-person household guideline levels. | high | |
| #D093 | Public domain | 'Public domain' means a format that may be duplicated, distributed, and used without payment of a royalty or license fee. | high | |
| #D094 | Report | 'Report' means any document or item that is required for submission in order for a person to comply with a regulation, directive, or order issued by the state board, a regional board, or a local agency pursuant to a program administered by the state board, including, but not limited to, any analysis of material by a laboratory that has accreditation or certification pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 100825) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 101 of the Health and Safety Code. | high | |
| #D095 | Provision of sewer service | 'Provision of sewer service' means the provision of sanitary sewer service, including the collection or treatment of sewage, to a disadvantaged community by any of the following processes: (1) Annexation where the receiving sewer system is a special district. (2) Extension of service where the receiving sewer system is a city, county, or special district. (3) Additional sewer service provided within city, county, or special district boundaries. | high | |
| #D096 | brownfield site | For purposes of this section, 'brownfield site' means a real estate parcel or improvements located on the parcel, or both that parcel and the improvements, that is abandoned, idled, or underused, due to environmental contamination and that is proposed to be redeveloped. | high | |
| #D097 | preproduction plastic | For purposes of this chapter, 'preproduction plastic' includes plastic resin pellets and powdered coloring for plastics. | high | |
| #D098 | Severely disadvantaged community | 'Severely disadvantaged community' means a community with a median household income of less than 60 percent of the statewide median household income. | high | |
| #D099 | Small water system | 'Small water system' means a system for the provision of piped water to the public for human consumption that serves at least two, but not more than 14, service connections and is not a public water system as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code. | high | |
| #D100 | animal | For purposes of this section, 'animal' includes any domesticated bird, bovine animal, horse, mule, burro, sheep, goat, or swine. | high | |
| #D101 | Chief plant operator | 'Chief plant operator' means the person designated by the owner of the wastewater treatment plant as the person responsible for the overall operation of the wastewater treatment plant, including compliance with effluent limitations established in the wastewater treatment plant's waste discharge requirements. | high | |
| #D102 | Wastewater certificate | 'Wastewater certificate' means a certificate of competency issued by the state board stating that a person has met the requirements to be certified for a specific classification and grade level in the certification program. At a minimum, wastewater certificate classifications shall include operators and operators-in-training. | high | |
| #D103 | Cathodic protection well | 'Cathodic protection well,' as used in this chapter, means any artificial excavation in excess of 50 feet constructed by any method for the purpose of installing equipment or facilities for the protection electrically of metallic equipment in contact with the ground, commonly referred to as cathodic protection. | high | |
| #D104 | Geothermal heat exchange well | 'Geothermal heat exchange well,' as used in this chapter, means any uncased artificial excavation, by any method, that uses the heat exchange capacity of the earth for heating and cooling, in which excavation the ambient ground temperature is 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) or less, and which excavation uses a closed loop fluid system to prevent the discharge or escape of its fluid into surrounding aquifers or other geologic formations. Geothermal heat exchange wells include ground source heat pump wells. | high | |
| #D105 | Dry weather runoff | 'Dry weather runoff' has the same meaning as defined in Section 10561.5. | high |