Laws and Regulations
- Ex Parte Communications Questions and Answers
- Water Quality Petitions Web Page
Instructions for filing water quality petitions and opportunity to download electronic versions of water quality petitions are now available at the Water Quality Petitions Web Page. - Laws and Regulations Relevant to Current Public Proceedings
- California Water Code (Link to Entire Code)
- Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act - (California Water Code, Division 7. Water Quality) with additions and amendments, effective January 1, 2010
- California Water Code (Link to Entire Code)
- California Code of Regulations (Link to Entire Text)
- Title 23. Water
- Proposed Amendments to Regulations for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 are available for public comment.
- The State Water Board held a public hearing on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 to accept comments on proposed amendments to California Code of Regulations, title 23, division 3, chapter 27 (commencing with section 3720) relating to CEQA for all of its programs, including its certified regulatory programs. Written comments due Monday, February 15, 2010 (noon)
- Documents available for review are as follows:
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
- Initial Statement of Reasons
- Proposed Regulations
- Comparison of Existing and Proposed Regulations
- New! Modifications to Text of Proposed Amendments to Regulations for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 are available for an additional 15-day public comment period.
- The State Water Board is accepting written comment on additional proposed modifications to its draft amendments to California Code of Regulations, title 23, division 3, chapter 27 (commencing with section 3720) relating to CEQA for all of its programs, including its certified regulatory programs. The proposed modifications appear in Proposed Modifications Only in green single underline and green single strikeout, and also in Proposed Modifications (Comparison) in green double underline and green double strikeout.
Written comments are due by Noon on Wednesday, September 8, 2010. - Documents available for review are as follows:
Notice of Modifications to Text of Draft Amendments to Regulations
Proposed Modifications Only
Proposed Modifications (Comparison)
- The State Water Board is accepting written comment on additional proposed modifications to its draft amendments to California Code of Regulations, title 23, division 3, chapter 27 (commencing with section 3720) relating to CEQA for all of its programs, including its certified regulatory programs. The proposed modifications appear in Proposed Modifications Only in green single underline and green single strikeout, and also in Proposed Modifications (Comparison) in green double underline and green double strikeout.
- Title 27. Environmental Protection
- Title 23. Water
- Laws and Regulations Applicable to the Conduct of Board Meetings and Adjudicative Proceedings
- Federal Clean Water Act - Title 33, U.S.C. sections 1251 and following [Updated to include 2008 Amendments]
- Incompatible Activities Statement
- Waste Discharge Fee Schedules - Amended California Code of Regulations Title 23