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Document ID ca-sdwaxphsa-2023-01-27 Title SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT-(TITLE XIV OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT) URL https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/eccc/documents/pdf/technical_guidelines_environmental_emergency_regulations_2019/technical-guidelines-enviromental-emergency-regulations-2019.pdf Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-12 05:41:44.292907+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch

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Q Qualitative Requirements (85)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#Q001	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Separate Facility Notices and Records	other	Do you own several facilities? You must submit separate notices and keep separate records for each facility.	When owning multiple facilities	high
#Q002	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Criteria for Reporting Substance Release	other	The release of a regulated substance must be reported if it meets at least one of the following criteria: 1. Has or may have an immediate or long-term harmful effect on the environment; 2. Constitutes or may constitute a danger to the environment on which human life depends; or 3. Constitutes or may constitute a danger in Canada to human life or health.	Release of a regulated substance occurs	high
#Q003	administrative	reporting	recommended	Schedule 2 Quantity Match	other	The maximum expected quantity should match up with the quantity submitted in the Schedule 2 notice that was submitted for the facility.	When detailing maximum expected quantity in the E2 plan	high
#Q004	administrative	operational	recommended	E2 Plan Personnel Roles	other	The list should include the position titles, roles and responsibilities of the person(s) that will be involved in carrying out the E2 plan in the event of an environmental emergency on-site.		high
#Q005	operational	operational	mandatory	Personnel Readiness and Expertise	other	The facility is responsible for ensuring the readiness and expertise of their personnel required to activate the E2 plan.		high
#Q006	operational	operational	mandatory	Emergency Equipment Readiness	other	The equipment must be readily accessible and specifically for use in response to the environmental emergency scenarios that have been developed for the substances at the facility. The equipment must also be ready to use and properly maintained.		high
#Q007	operational	operational	mandatory	E2 Plan Exercising and Updates	other	The Regulations require that E2 plans be exercised on an annual basis. A full-scale exercise must also be conducted every five years. Based on these exercises, the E2 plans must be reviewed and updated, as required.		high
#Q008	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Record of Simulation Exercises	other	The responsible person is required to keep a record of the results of these annual and full-scale simulation exercises, including the date and summary of the exercise, the results of the exercise and any modifications made to the plan as a result.		high
#Q009	administrative	operational	mandatory	Review, Update, and Availability of E2 Plan	other	A responsible person must review and update the E2 plan as needed. A record of the review and the date it was reviewed should be maintained for at least seven years beginning on the day the record is made. The plan must be readily available in the event of any type of emergency.		high
#Q010	operational	operational	mandatory	Annual Simulation Exercise Schedule	other	The E2 plan must be exercised at least once per year beginning on the day on which the plan is brought into effect, using one E2 substance identified in the plan from each of the hazard categories at the facility.		high
#Q011	operational	operational	mandatory	Rotation of Hazard Category Exercises	other	A different simulation exercise for each hazard category must be carried out annually so that all of the environmental emergencies identified in the E2 plan will be exercised over time.		high
#Q012	operational	operational	mandatory	Multiple Substances in Same Hazard Category Exercise	other	If your facility has more than one substance from the same hazard category, you must simulate one environmental emergency identified in the E2 plan for one substance in that hazard category.	When facility has more than one substance from the same hazard category	high
#Q013	operational	operational	mandatory	Full-Scale Exercise Timeframe	other	Under the Regulations, a full-scale simulation exercise must be completed within five years of the E2 plan being brought into effect, using only one of the E2 substances stored on-site; this can be from any hazard category. The E2 plan must then be exercised at least once every five years thereafter.		high
#Q014	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Notice of Full-Scale Exercise	other	Once the full-scale exercise is completed, a Notice Regarding Simulation Exercises Conducted in Relation to an E2 Plan (Schedule 5) must be submitted.	Upon completion of a full-scale exercise	high
#Q015	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Exercise Record Keeping Requirements	other	In accordance with section 8 of the Regulations, a record of E2 plan exercises (including both annual and full-scale exercises). The record should include the date, a summary and the results of the exercise. Any modifications required to the plan that were identified during the exercise should also be recorded.		high
#Q016	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Annual Review Record Keeping	other	In accordance with section 10 of the Regulations, a record of the E2 plan review/update. A responsible person is required to review/update the E2 plan at least once per year and record the date it was completed.		high
#Q017	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Public Notification Responsibility	other	As part of the development of the E2 plan and its implementation, the facility is responsible for public notifications with members of the public who may be affected by an environmental emergency from this facility.		high
#Q018	reporting	health	recommended	Emergency Active Public Notification	other	In the event of an environmental emergency, members of the public should be notified as soon as possible using a suitable method (i.e. siren, automated phone message, media release, police/fire services, etc.). The public should also be updated regularly until the emergency is resolved.	During an environmental emergency	high
#Q019	reporting	reporting	recommended	Post-Emergency Public Notification	other	Once the environmental emergency has been resolved, members of the public should be notified as soon as possible. Communications regarding damage assessment, investigation, and potential compensation should also be included in an 'after event' notification.	After the environmental emergency is resolved	high
#Q020	administrative	operational	recommended	Post-Incident Plan Revision	other	If warranted, the E2 plan should be revised to incorporate changes that have been implemented to prevent a recurrence of the incident.	After an incident	high
#Q021	administrative	operational	mandatory	Amendment of Existing Plans	other	Where such a plan does not meet all the requirements identified within the Regulations, the plan must be amended to meet the remainder of those requirements.	When using an existing environmental emergency plan	high
#Q022	administrative	operational	mandatory	Verification of Old E2 Plans	other	...facilities must verify that the old E2 plan satisfies all the requirements of the current Regulations.	When using an E2 plan prepared under previous Regulations	high
#Q023	operational	operational	mandatory	Adequate Measures Integration	other	Subsection 4(4) requires that an E2 plan include adequate measures to address the objectives of preventing, preparing for, responding to and recovering from the environmental emergencies identified under paragraph 4(2)(d).		high
#Q024	administrative	operational	mandatory	E2 Plan Location and Availability	other	In order to comply with section 11 of the Regulations, the responsible person for the facility must keep the E2 plan readily available at the facility for the individuals who are responsible to execute the plan and at any other location where the plan may need to be consulted by these individuals.		high
#Q025	administrative	operational	mandatory	Accessibility of Plan Information	other	...all the information that completes the E2 plan must be accessible to those who carry out the E2 plan in the event of an environmental emergency.		high
#Q026	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Verbal Notification of Emergency	other	This section requires that, when an environmental emergency occurs in respect of any of the substances listed under the Regulations or interim orders (i.e., Schedule 1 of the Regulations), any person who owned or had the charge, management or control of the substance immediately before the environmental emergency, or any person who caused or contributed to the environmental emergency, must, as soon as possible, notify the regional enforcement officer or any other person designated by the regulations.	When an environmental emergency occurs	high
#Q027	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Prompt Emergency Reporting	other	Environmental emergencies involving substances listed in Schedule 1 of the Regulations are required to be reported as soon as possible.	Involving substances listed in Schedule 1	high
#Q028	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Phone Notification Protocol	other	When an environmental emergency occurs, you must call the applicable phone number identified below associated with the province or territory where the emergency occurred.	When an environmental emergency occurs	high
#Q029	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Written Emergency Report Method	other	A written environmental emergency report (a.k.a. a Schedule 8 Notice) must be submitted in the online E2 reporting system, accessed through the Single Window Information Management (SWIM) system (available at: https://ec.ss.ec.gc.ca).		high
#Q030	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Written Report Contents	other	The Schedule 8 report must include: - The reporter's contact information. - If applicable, the name of the facility or person responsible for the emergency - If applicable, the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes - The date and time of the release - The location of the release - The CAS number and, if applicable, the UN number of the substance - The quantity and concentration of the substance released - A description of the container system and its condition - A description of the potential harmful effects of the emergency - If known, a description of the circumstances leading to the emergency, and measures taken to mitigate any harmful effects - A description of all measures taken to prevent similar events		high
#Q031	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Schedule 8 Notification Obligation	other	In the event of an emergency, the responsible party must notify ECCC through the submission of a Schedule 8 - Written Report of an Environmental Emergency.	In the event of an emergency	high
#Q032	corrective_action	health	mandatory	Emergency Mitigation Measures	other	1. Take all reasonable emergency measures consistent with the protection of the environment and public safety to repair, reduce or mitigate any negative effects on the environment or human life or health that result from the environmental emergency or that may reasonably be expected to result from it.	During an environmental emergency	high
#Q033	reporting	health	mandatory	Emergency Public Notification Effort	other	2. Make a reasonable effort to notify any member of the public who may be adversely affected by the environmental emergency.	During an environmental emergency	high
#Q034	treatment	health	mandatory	Drinking Water Treatment Requirement	drinking water	Water injected into the aquifers must be water that has been treated to meet all drinking water standards consistent with the requirements of a CDPH domestic water supply permit.		high
#Q035	design	operational	mandatory	Well Construction Compliance	drinking water, other	All injection wells must be constructed in compliance with the requirements of the California Well Standards by a licensed well driller under the supervision of a California licensed engineer or geologist.		high
#Q036	prohibition	health	mandatory	Prohibition of Pollution or Nuisance	drinking water, wastewater	Operation of an ASR project that results in a condition of pollution or nuisance (as defined in Water Code section 13050 is prohibited.		high
#Q037	operational	operational	mandatory	Operation and Maintenance Plan	other	The Permittee shall develop, maintain, and implement an Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Plan to ensure that operations personnel are familiar with the ASR system and the requirements of this Order, and have access to specific procedures to immediately evaluate and address threatened or actual violations of this Order.		high
#Q038	monitoring	reporting	mandatory	Sampling and Analysis Plan Submission	drinking water	Within 90 days after issuance of the NOA, the Permittee shall submit a Sampling and Analysis Plan - A description of sampling methods, sample preservation, sample containers, recordkeeping, quality control/quality assurance procedures, chain-of-custody forms, etc., in compliance with the MRP.	Within 90 days after issuance of the NOA	high
#Q039	corrective_action	reporting	mandatory	Non-Compliance Response Plan	drinking water	Within 90 days after discovering non-compliance with this Order, and prior to re-initiating injection, the Permittee shall submit a Non-Compliance Response Plan. The Non-Compliance Response Plan shall describe the response to conditions of non-compliance with constituents of concern listed in the NOA.	Upon discovering non-compliance	high
#Q040	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Injection Compliance with NOI and NOA	drinking water	Injection of water into the aquifer storage zone contrary to the description provided in the NOI, the NOA, the requirements set forth in this Order, or any mitigation measures adopted by the CEQA lead agency is prohibited.		high
#Q041	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Pilot Test Duration Limit	other	Operation of a pilot test shall not extend beyond 24 months from the date the pilot test Notice of Applicability is issued.	During pilot testing phase	high
#Q042	operational	operational	mandatory	Unauthorized Access Controls	other	The Permittee shall implement controls such as fences and alarm systems as necessary to prevent unauthorized access to the ASR facilities.		high
#Q043	treatment	health	mandatory	MCL Compliance at Injection Point	drinking water	Water to be injected shall comply with both primary and secondary MCLs at each point of injection.		high
#Q044	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Class V Injection Well Documentation Submission	other	Within 30 days after completion of any new injection well, the Permittee shall submit a copy of the Class V injection well permit by rule notification and registration documentation that has been submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.	Upon completion of a new injection well	high
#Q045	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Material Change Notification	other	Before making a material change in an ASR project, which operates under a NOA, the Permittee shall submit an NOI to the Regional Water Board.	Prior to material changes (e.g., source water quality, injection zone, treatment technique)	high
#Q046	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Ownership Change Notification	other	In the event of any change in control or ownership of the ASR project facilities owned or controlled by the Permittee, the Permittee shall notify the succeeding owner of the existence of this Order by letter, a copy of which shall be immediately forwarded to the Regional Water Board.	Upon change of control or ownership	high
#Q047	administrative	operational	mandatory	Site Inspection and Access Requirements	other	The Permittee shall permit representatives of the Regional Water Board and the State Water Board, upon presentations of credentials, to: a. Enter ASR project premises and facilities in which any records are kept, b. Copy any records required to be kept under terms and conditions of this Order, c. Inspect at reasonable hours, monitoring equipment required by this Order, and d. Sample, photograph and video record any ASR project related equipment, chemical storage area, or monitoring device.		high
#Q048	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Noncompliance Oral and Written Notification	other	In the event the Permittee does not comply or will be unable to comply with any prohibition or limitation of this Order for any reason, the Permittee shall notify the Regional Water Board that issued the NOA by telephone as soon as it or its agents have knowledge of such noncompliance or potential for noncompliance, and shall confirm this notification in writing within two weeks.	Upon noncompliance or knowledge of potential noncompliance	high
#Q049	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Annual Monitoring Report Deadline	drinking water	The annual monitoring report shall be submitted to the Regional Water Board by 1 February each year.		high
#Q050	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Cold Interstate Water Prohibition	other	Elevated temperature waste discharges into cold interstate waters are prohibited.		high
#Q051	design	operational	mandatory	New Coastal Discharge Dispersion	other	Elevated temperature wastes shall be discharged to the open ocean away from the shoreline to achieve dispersion through the vertical water column.	New discharges into Coastal Waters	high
#Q052	design	operational	mandatory	Maintenance of ASBS Natural Temperature	other	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.	New discharges into Coastal Waters	high
#Q053	administrative	reporting	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.	When Regional Boards grant exceptions under Section 316(a)	high
#Q054	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Temperature Measurement Accuracy	other	Natural water temperature will be compared with waste discharge temperature by near-simultaneous measurements accurate to within 1 ° F.		high
#Q055	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Mandatory Thermal Waste Study	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.		high
#Q056	administrative	operational	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.		high
#Q057	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Mandatory Discharge Monitoring	other	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
#Q058	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Expanded Monitoring Programs	other	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.	For significant thermal discharges	high
#Q059	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Warm Interstate Temperature Difference Prohibition	other	Thermal waste discharges having a maximum temperature greater than 5 ° F above natural receiving water temperature are prohibited.		high
#Q060	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Warm Interstate Receiving Water Increase Limit	other	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
#Q061	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Colorado River and Lake Havasu Thermal Limit	other	Elevated temperature wastes shall not cause the temperature of the Colorado River to increase above the natural temperature by more than 5 ° F or the temperature of Lake Havasu to increase by more than 3 ° F provided that such increases shall not cause the maximum monthly temperature of the Colorado River to exceed the following [table values].		high
#Q062	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Lost River Temperature Increase Restriction	other	Elevated temperature wastes discharged to the Lost River shall not cause the temperature of the receiving water to increase by more than 2 ° F when the receiving water temperature is less than 62 ° F, and 0 ° F when the receiving water temperature exceeds 62 ° F.		high
#Q063	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Coastal Thermal Waste Temperature Cap	other	The maximum temperature of thermal waste discharges shall not exceed the natural temperature of receiving waters by more than 20 ° F.	New discharges in coastal waters	high
#Q064	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Coastal Shoreline/Surface Temperature Rise Limit	other	The discharge of elevated temperature wastes shall not result in increases in the natural water temperature exceeding 4 ° F at (a) the shoreline, (b) the surface of any ocean substrate, or (c) the ocean surface beyond 1,000 feet from the discharge system. The surface temperature limitation shall be maintained at least 50 percent of the duration of any complete tidal cycle.	New discharges in coastal waters	high
#Q065	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Enclosed Bay New Thermal Discharge Prohibition	other	Thermal waste discharges having a maximum temperature greater than 4 ° F above the natural temperature of the receiving water are prohibited.	New discharges in enclosed bays	high
#Q066	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Estuarine Thermal Zone Cross-Sectional Limit	other	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.	Existing and new discharges in estuaries	high
#Q067	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Estuarine Absolute Thermal Cap	other	Thermal waste discharges shall comply with the provisions of 5A (1) above and, in addition, the maximum temperature of thermal waste discharges shall not exceed 86 ° F.	Existing discharges in estuaries	high
#Q068	administrative	reporting	guidance	Expanded Monitoring Payment Requirement	other	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, and the owners of such facilities are unable to reach agreement on a cooperative program within a reasonable time period specified by the State Board or Regional Board.	Based on criteria of previous monitoring failure or multiple-facility influence	high
#Q069	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Estuaries Existing Max Temperature Limit	other	The maximum temperature shall not exceed the natural receiving water temperature by more than 20 ° F.	Existing discharges in estuaries	high
#Q070	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Estuaries Existing Surface Rise Limit	other	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.	Existing discharges in estuaries	high
#Q071	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Estuaries New Thermal Waste Prohibition	other	Thermal waste discharges having a maximum temperature greater than 4 ° F above the natural temperature of the receiving water are prohibited.	New discharges in estuaries	high
#Q072	administrative	operational	mandatory	Plan Administration via WDRs	other	The State Water Resources Control Board and the California Regional Water Quality Control Boards will administer this plan by establishing waste discharge requirements for discharges of elevated temperature wastes.		high
#Q073	administrative	operational	mandatory	Waste 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.	For existing elevated temperature wastes	high
#Q074	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Thermal Study Scope Requirements	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
#Q075	administrative	operational	mandatory	Regional Board Definition of Dispersion Area	other	The extent of the dispersion area shall be 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.	Regarding the delineation of the surface heat dispersion area	high
#Q076	operational	operational	mandatory	Additional Thermal Limitations	other	Additional limitations shall be imposed when necessary to assure protection of beneficial uses.	When existing or new discharges potentially impact beneficial uses across warm interstate waters, coastal waters, or estuaries	high
#Q077	operational	operational	mandatory	Coastal Existing Discharge Beneficial Use Compliance	other	Elevated temperature wastes shall comply with limitations necessary to assure protection of the beneficial uses and areas of special biological significance.	Existing discharges in Coastal Waters	high
#Q078	operational	operational	mandatory	Enclosed Bays Existing Discharge Beneficial Use Compliance	other	Elevated temperature waste discharges shall comply with limitations necessary to assure protection of beneficial uses.	Existing discharges in Enclosed Bays	high
#Q079	operational	operational	mandatory	Enclosed Bays New Discharge Compliance	other	Elevated temperature waste discharges shall comply with limitations necessary to assure protection of beneficial uses. The maximum temperature of waste discharges shall not exceed the natural temperature of the receiving waters by more than 20 ° F.	New discharges in Enclosed Bays	high
#Q080	operational	operational	mandatory	Estuaries New Discharge Compliance Reference	other	Elevated temperature waste discharges shall comply with item 5A(1) above.	New discharges in Estuaries	high
#Q081	administrative	operational	mandatory	Surface Heat Dispersion Delineation	other	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.	When establishing additional limitations	high
#Q082	administrative	operational	mandatory	Dispersion Area Minimization	other	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.	Regarding established dispersion areas	high
#Q083	prohibition	operational	mandatory	Cumulative Thermal Effects Prohibition	other	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
#Q084	administrative	operational	mandatory	ASBS Designation Procedure	other	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
#Q085	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Mandatory Post-Discharge Studies	other	The Regional Board shall include in its requirements appropriate postdischarge studies by the discharger.	Within waste discharge requirements	high

P Quantitative Requirements (68)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Limit Type	Limit Value	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#P001	chemical	reporting	mandatory	Propane	other	requirement	4.5 tonnes	Schedule 1 minimum quantity threshold for Propane with a concentration of 1% mass/mass.	Applicable for determining if the facility is regulated and requires an Environmental Emergency Plan.	high
#P002	chemical	reporting	mandatory	Propane Concentration	other	requirement	1 % mass/mass	Schedule 1 concentration cut-off for Propane.		high
#P003	chemical	reporting	mandatory	Cyclohexane	other	requirement	550 tonnes	Minimum Quantity (tonnes) 550 for Cyclohexane with 1% mass/mass concentration.		high
#P004	chemical	reporting	mandatory	Crude oil, oil sands	other	requirement	2500 tonnes	Minimum Quantity (tonnes) 2500 for Crude oil, oil sands with 1% mass/mass concentration.		high
#P005	chemical	reporting	mandatory	Ammonium nitrate, solid	other	requirement	20 tonnes	Minimum Quantity (tonnes) 20 for Ammonium nitrate, solid with 60% mass/mass concentration.		high
#P006	chemical	reporting	mandatory	Benzene	other	requirement	10 tonnes	Minimum Quantity (tonnes) 10 for Benzene with 1% mass/mass concentration.		high
#P007	chemical	reporting	mandatory	Xylenes	other	requirement	8000 tonnes	Minimum Quantity (tonnes) 8000 for Xylenes with 1% mass/mass concentration.		high
#P008	chemical	reporting	mandatory	Hydrochloric acid	other	requirement	6.8 tonnes	Minimum Quantity (tonnes) 6.8 for Hydrochloric acid with 30% mass/mass concentration.		high
#P009	chemical	reporting	mandatory	Hydrofluoric acid	other	requirement	0.45 tonnes	Minimum Quantity (tonnes) 0.45 for Hydrofluoric acid with 50% mass/mass concentration.		high
#P010	physical	operational	mandatory	flashpoint	other	requirement	> 23 °C	A substance that is identified in column 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 as combustible or likely to explode and is in a mixture that has a flashpoint greater than 23 °C and a boiling point greater than 35 °C	Used to determine if a mixture containing a combustible or explosion hazard is excluded.	high
#P011	physical	operational	mandatory	boiling point	other	requirement	> 35 °C	and a boiling point greater than 35 °C	Used to determine if a mixture containing a combustible or explosion hazard is excluded.	high
#P012	design	operational	mandatory	maximum capacity	other	requirement	< 10 t	Quantities of the substance set out in item 17 of part 1 of Schedule 1 that are in a container system that has a maximum capacity of less than 10 t and is located at least 360 m from all points along the boundary of the facility	Exclusion condition.	high
#P013	design	operational	mandatory	boundary distance	other	requirement	>= 360 m	is located at least 360 m from all points along the boundary of the facility	Exclusion condition.	high
#P014	physical	health	recommended	Overpressure endpoint	other	treatment_goal	6.89 kPa	Typically, an E2 plan would model or analyze an endpoint of 6.89 kPa (1 psi).	Used for modelling overpressure (explosion) effects within an E2 plan.	high
#P015	physical	health	recommended	Heat radiation endpoint	other	treatment_goal	5 kW/m2	Heat radiation endpoint: suggested endpoint would be 5 kW/m2.	Used for modelling heat radiation effects within an E2 plan.	high
#P016	design	operational	mandatory	Tier 1 Disturbed Area Lower Bound	wastewater, agricultural water	requirement	>= 2000 square feet	Commercial outdoor cultivation area classification threshold for Tier 1.	Total disturbed area on parcel or contiguous parcels.	high
#P017	design	operational	mandatory	Tier 2 Disturbed Area Threshold	wastewater, agricultural water	requirement	>= 1 acre	Commercial outdoor cultivation area classification threshold for Tier 2.	Equivalent to 43,560 square feet.	high
#P018	physical	operational	mandatory	Low Risk Slope Limit	other	requirement	<= 30 percent	Maximum slope allowed for a site to be characterized as low risk.	Applicable to all portions of the disturbed area.	high
#P019	design	operational	mandatory	Personal Use Exemption Area Limit	other	requirement	< 1000 square feet	Disturbed area limit for very small non-commercial cultivators to qualify for exemption.	Measured in aggregate per parcel or contiguous parcels.	high
#P020	design	operational	mandatory	Personal Use Plant Canopy Limit	other	requirement	500 square feet	Maximum plant canopy allowed for medical cultivation under personal use exemption.		high
#P021	design	operational	mandatory	Personal Use Maturity Plant Limit	other	requirement	6 mature plants	Maximum plant count for non-medical use under personal use exemption.		high
#P022	physical	operational	mandatory	Personal Use Slope Limit	other	requirement	<= 20 percent	Maximum slope allowed for personal use exempt activities.		high
#P023	chemical	health	mandatory	Rainbow Creek Total Nitrogen Target	agricultural water, aquatic life	treatment_goal	1.0 mg/L	Numeric target for total nitrogen in the Rainbow Creek Watershed.	Pursuant to San Diego Regional Water Board TMDL.	high
#P024	chemical	health	mandatory	Rainbow Creek Total Phosphorus Target	agricultural water, aquatic life	treatment_goal	0.1 mg/L	Numeric target for total phosphorus in the Rainbow Creek Watershed.	Pursuant to San Diego Regional Water Board TMDL.	high
#P025	physical	operational	mandatory	Lahontan Basin High Elevation Threshold	other	requirement	> 6000 feet	Elevation threshold triggering mandatory site stabilization from Oct 15 to May 1.	Applies to the Lahontan Regional Water Board Basin Plan.	high
#P026	operational	operational	mandatory	Lahontan Winterization Timeframe	other	requirement	48 hours	Time limit to winterize sites above 6,000 feet during the restricted period.	Applicable for work performed between Oct 15 and May 1.	high
#P027	physical	reporting	mandatory	Stormwater Monitoring Precipitation Trigger	wastewater	requirement	> 0.25 inch per day	Rainfall amount that triggers mandatory turbidity and pH monitoring.	Applies to Tier 1 and Tier 2 moderate or high-risk sites.	high
#P028	operational	reporting	mandatory	Site Management Plan Submission Deadline	other	requirement	90 days	Deadline for submitting the Site Management Plan after application.	Required for all Tier 1 and Tier 2 Dischargers.	high
#P029	chemical	operational	mandatory	Nitrogen Management Plan Threshold	agricultural water	requirement	> 1 acre	Cultivation area threshold requiring a Nitrogen Management Plan.	Based on aggregate cultivation area.	high
#P030	operational	reporting	mandatory	Monitoring Record Retention Period	other	requirement	3 years	Minimum duration for which monitoring and application records must be kept.	May be extended during litigation.	high
#P031	physical	operational	mandatory	Moderate Risk Slope Range	other	requirement	> 30 and < 50 percent	Characterization for moderate risk sites based on slope.	Portion of disturbed area located on these slopes.	high
#P032	physical	operational	mandatory	Lahontan Anticipated Precipitation Event	other	requirement	0.1 inch	Threshold for an anticipated precipitation event in the Lake Tahoe Hydrologic Unit.	30 percent or greater chance of producing this amount of rainfall.	high
#P033	operational	reporting	mandatory	Application Fee Payment Deadline	other	requirement	30 days	Deadline to submit application fee after online submittal.	Failure results in voided application.	high
#P034	operational	reporting	mandatory	Site Closure Report Deadline	other	requirement	90 days	Lead time required for submitting the Site Closure Report.	Prior to ending cannabis cultivation activities.	high
#P035	chemical	operational	guideline	Nitrogen Application Rate Limit Factor	agricultural water	treatment_goal	1.4 times the crop uptake rate	Theoretical limit for nitrogen availability in soil.	Demonstrated need via plant tissue analysis required if exceeded.	high
#P036	physical	operational	mandatory	Outdoor Conditionally Exempt Slope Limit	other	requirement	<= 20 percent	Slope restriction for small commercial outdoor activities to qualify for conditional exemption.	Applies to aggregate disturbed area less than 2,000 square feet.	high
#P037	design	operational	mandatory	Tier 1 Disturbed Area Upper Bound	wastewater, agricultural water	requirement	< 1 acre	Upper limit for Tier 1 disturbed area classification.	Equivalent to 43,560 square feet.	high
#P038	microbiological	health	mandatory	Disinfectant Residual Frequency	drinking water	requirement	95 percent	Residual disinfectant concentrations of samples collected from the distribution system shall be detectable in at least 95 percent of the samples taken each month.	Systems serving more than 500 persons.	high
#P039	microbiological	health	mandatory	Heterotrophic Plate Count Equivalent	drinking water	requirement	<= 500 colony forming units per millimeter	Presence of heterotrophic plate count (HPC) at concentrations less than or equal to 500 CFU/mL is considered equivalent to a detectable disinfectant residual.		high
#P040	operational	operational	mandatory	Pilot Test Maximum Duration	drinking water	requirement	24 months	Operation of a pilot test shall not extend beyond 24 months from the date the pilot test Notice of Applicability is issued.		high
#P041	operational	reporting	mandatory	Sampling and Analysis Plan Deadline	drinking water	requirement	90 days	Submit a Sampling and Analysis Plan within 90 days after issuance of the NOA.		high
#P042	operational	reporting	mandatory	Non-Compliance Response Plan Deadline	drinking water	requirement	90 days	Submit a Non-Compliance Response Plan within 90 days after discovering non-compliance.	Must be submitted prior to re-initiating injection.	high
#P043	operational	reporting	mandatory	Violation Reporting Deadline	drinking water	requirement	30 days	Report toxic chemical releases or domestic water supply permit violations to the Regional Board within 30 days of discovery.		high
#P044	operational	reporting	mandatory	Corrective Information Submission Deadline	drinking water	requirement	30 days	Submit required or corrective information within 30 days of becoming aware of errors in previous submissions.		high
#P045	operational	reporting	mandatory	Domestic Water Supply Permit Connection Threshold	drinking water	requirement	> 200 connections	A domestic water supply permit is issued for operation of a public water system that serves greater than 200 connections.		high
#P046	design	operational	guidance	Monitoring Well Screen Length	drinking water	requirement	< 20 feet	A monitoring well is generally constructed with a relatively short screen interval.		high
#P047	design	operational	mandatory	Public Water System Connection Threshold	drinking water	requirement	15 service connections	Public water system means a system for the provision of water for human consumption that has 15 or more service connections.		high
#P048	design	operational	mandatory	Public Water System Population Threshold	drinking water	requirement	25 individuals	Public water system means a system that regularly serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year.		high
#P049	design	operational	mandatory	Public Water System Operational Days	drinking water	requirement	60 days	Public water system means a system that regularly serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year.		high
#P050	operational	reporting	mandatory	Noncompliance Written Notification Deadline	drinking water	requirement	2 weeks	Confirm telephone notification of noncompliance in writing within two weeks.		high
#P051	operational	reporting	mandatory	Monitoring Record Retention Period	drinking water	requirement	3 years	Records of all monitoring information shall be maintained for a minimum of three years from the date of the sample or measurement.	Period may be extended during unresolved litigation.	high
#P052	physical	operational	mandatory	Groundwater Elevation Measurement Precision	drinking water	requirement	0.01 feet	Depth to groundwater shall be measured to the nearest 0.01 feet.		high
#P053	operational	reporting	mandatory	Annual Monitoring Report Deadline	drinking water	requirement	1 February	The annual monitoring report shall be submitted to the Regional Water Board by 1 February each year.		high
#P054	operational	health	mandatory	PHG Report System Threshold	drinking water	requirement	> 10000 service connections	Public water systems serving more than 10,000 service connections must prepare a report if contaminants exceed public health goals.		high
#P055	operational	reporting	mandatory	PHG Report Frequency	drinking water	requirement	3 years	Reports regarding contaminants exceeding public health goals shall be prepared every three years.		high
#P056	physical	operational	guidance	Annual Groundwater Overdraft Estimate Lower	drinking water	requirement	1 million acre-feet	It is estimated that overdraft is between 1 million and 2 million acre-feet annually.		high
#P057	physical	operational	guidance	Annual Groundwater Overdraft Estimate Upper	drinking water	requirement	2 million acre-feet	It is estimated that overdraft is between 1 million and 2 million acre-feet annually.		high
#P058	operational	reporting	mandatory	Notice of Termination Issuance Deadline	drinking water	requirement	60 days	The Executive Officer will issue a Notice of Termination within a specific timeframe following a written request.	Applies after a Permittee permanently ceases activity at an ASR project.	high
#P059	operational	reporting	mandatory	Quarterly Monitoring Report Deadline	drinking water	requirement	1 day of the second month after the quarter	Quarterly monitoring reports must be submitted according to a specific schedule (e.g., Jan-Mar due May 1st).	Required for the first year after the date of first injection.	high
#P060	operational	health	mandatory	Surface Water Supplier Population Threshold	drinking water	requirement	>= 10000 people	CDPH requires residual chlorine concentration in the distribution system for suppliers serving surface water to a minimum population.		high
#P061	physical	operational	mandatory	Composite Sample Interval	drinking water	requirement	<= 1 hour	A composite sample collected at equal time intervals must not exceed this maximum interval.		high
#P062	physical	operational	mandatory	Grab Sample Duration	drinking water	requirement	< 15 minutes	A grab sample is defined as any sample collected over a period less than this duration.		high
#P063	operational	operational	mandatory	Monitoring Well Purging Volume	drinking water	requirement	>= 3 well volumes	Prior to sampling, groundwater wells shall be purged until parameters stabilize.	Standard purging requirement for non-passive sampling.	high
#P064	operational	operational	mandatory	Groundwater Sample Filtering	drinking water	requirement	0.45 micron	Samples shall be filtered using a filter of this size if required by the SAP.	Applicable when the Sampling and Analysis Plan requires filtration.	high
#P065	operational	reporting	mandatory	Initial Monitoring Frequency Period	drinking water	requirement	1 year	The sampling and reporting frequency shall be quarterly for this initial period.	Commencing on the first date of injection under this Order.	high
#P066	operational	reporting	mandatory	Class V Injection Well Registration Submission	drinking water	requirement	30 days	Within 30 days after completion of any new injection well, the Permittee shall submit a copy of the Class V injection well permit by rule notification and registration documentation.	After completion of any new injection well.	high
#P067	operational	operational	mandatory	Monitoring Instrument Calibration Frequency	drinking water	requirement	>= 1 per year	All monitoring instruments and devices used by the Permittee to fulfill the prescribed monitoring program shall be properly maintained and calibrated at least yearly to ensure their continued accuracy.		high
#P068	microbiological	health	mandatory	Monthly Disinfectant Residual Compliance	drinking water	requirement	>= 95 percent	Residual disinfectant concentrations of samples collected from the distribution system shall be detectable in at least 95 percent of the samples taken each month.	Except for suppliers serving fewer than 500 persons.	high

D Definitions (170)

Req ID	Name	Context	Confidence
#D001	Section	'Section' means a section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned.	high
#D002	Subdivision	'Subdivision' means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned.	high
#D003	Spouse	'Spouse' includes 'registered domestic partner,' as required by Section 297.5 of the Family Code.	high
#D004	County	'County' includes city and county.	high
#D005	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
#D006	Person	'Person' means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company.	high
#D007	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
#D008	Department	'Department,' unless otherwise specified, means the Department of Water Resources.	high
#D009	Director	'Director,' unless otherwise specified, means the Director of Water Resources.	high
#D010	Board	'Board,' unless otherwise specified, means the State Water Resources Control Board.	high
#D011	State board	'State board' means the State Water Resources Control Board.	high
#D012	Regional board	'Regional board' means any California regional water quality control board for a region as specified in Section 13200.	high
#D013	Person	'Person' includes any city, county, district, the state, and the United States, to the extent authorized by federal law.	high
#D014	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
#D015	Waters of the state	'Waters of the state' means any surface water or groundwater, including saline waters, within the boundaries of the state.	high
#D016	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
#D017	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
#D018	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
#D019	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
#D020	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
#D021	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
#D022	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
#D023	Pollution	(1) '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
#D024	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
#D025	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
#D026	Hazardous substance	(1) '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
#D027	Mining waste	(1) '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
#D028	recycling criteria	As used in this article 'recycling criteria' are the levels of constituents of recycled water, and means for assurance of reliability under the design concept which will result in recycled water safe from the standpoint of public health, for the uses to be made.	high
#D029	Shall	'Shall' is mandatory and 'may' is permissive.	high
#D030	standard miner's inch of water	The standard miner's inch of water is equivalent to one and one-half cubic feet of water per minute, measured through any aperture or orifice.	high
#D031	recycled water / reclaimed 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
#D032	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
#D033	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
#D034	navigable waters	The terms 'navigable waters,' 'administrator,' 'pollutants,' 'biological monitoring,' 'discharge' and 'point sources' as used in this chapter shall have the same meaning as in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.	high
#D035	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
#D036	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
#D037	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. An administrator may be any qualified individual, firm, or another sewer service provider.	high
#D038	Oath	'Oath' includes affirmation.	high
#D039	Bottled water	'Bottled water' has the same meaning as defined in Section 111070 of the Health and Safety Code.	high
#D040	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
#D041	Environmental justice	'Environmental justice' has the same meaning as defined in Section 30107.3 of the Public Resources Code.	high
#D042	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
#D043	evidence	As used in this chapter, 'evidence' means any paper, book, map, account, or document.	high
#D044	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
#D045	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
#D046	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
#D047	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
#D048	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. (2) 'Wastewater treatment plant' does not include onsite sewage treatment systems as regulated by the state board or a regional water quality control board pursuant to Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 13290).	high
#D049	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. This definition shall not include: (a) oil and gas wells, or geothermal wells constructed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation, except those wells converted to use as water wells; or (b) wells used for the purpose of (1) dewatering excavation during construction, or (2) stabilizing hillsides or earth embankments.	high
#D050	Signature	'Signature' or 'subscription' includes mark when the signer or subscriber can not write, such signer's or subscriber's name being written near the mark by a witness who writes his own name near the signer's or subscriber's name; but a signature or subscription by mark can be acknowledged or can serve as a signature or subscription to a sworn statement only when two witnesses so sign their own names thereto.	high
#D051	Residential development	'Residential development' has the same meaning as defined in Section 65008 of the Government Code.	high
#D052	storm water and dry weather runoff capture practices	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
#D053	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
#D054	emergency conservation regulation	an emergency regulation that requires an end user of water, a water retailer, or a water wholesaler to conserve water or report to the board on water conservation.	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	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
#D057	effluent limitation	'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. An effluent limitation may be final or interim, and may be expressed as a prohibition.	high
#D058	Toxic hot spots	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
#D059	Retail water facility	'Retail water facility' has the same meaning as define d in Section 111070 of the Health and Safety Code.	high
#D060	Water-vending mach ine	'Water-vending mach ine' has the same meaning as define d in Section 111070 of the Health and Safety Code.	high
#D061	Water hauler	'Water hauler' has the same meaning as define d in Section 111070 of the Health and Safety Code.	high
#D062	Low-income	'Low-income' mean s a househol d with income that is equal to or no greater than 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline level. For one-person household s, program eligibility shall be base d on two-person househol d guideline levels.	high
#D063	Program	'Program' mean s the Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program.	high
#D064	Tribal community	'Tribal community' mean s a community with in a federally recogniz e d California Native Amer ican tribe or nonfederally recogniz e d Native Amer ican tribe on the contac t list maintain e d by the Native Amer ican Heritage Commission for the purpos e s of Chapter 905 of the Statute s of 2004.	high
#D065	residential self-regenerating water softener	'residential self-regenerating water softener' mean s residential water softening equ ipmen t or conditioning applianc e s that discharge brin e into a community sewer system.	high
#D066	suctio n dre dging	the us e of any vacu u m or suctio n dre dge equ ipmen t, also know n as suctio n dre dging, is the us e of a mech a niz e d or moto r iz e d syste m for re m oving or assisting in the re m ova l of, or the proces sing of, materia l fro m the be d, bank, or ch a nne l of a river, stre a m, or lak e in or der to recover mineral s.	high
#D067	monito r ing counci l	'monito r ing counci l' mean s the California Water Qual ity Monito r ing Counci l establi s h e d purs u an t to th is section.	high
#D068	Publi c do m ain	'Publi c do m ain' mean s a for m a t that may be dup l i c a t e d, distr ib u t e d, an d us e d with ou t pay m en t of a ro y alty or lice n s e fee.	high
#D069	Imple m e nting age n cy	'Imple m e nting age n cy' mean s any of the following: (1) The Natu r a l Reso u r c e s Age n cy. (2) The California Envi r o n m e nt a l Protectio n Age n cy. (3) The Dep a r t m en t of Foo d an d Agr i c u l t u r e. (4) The California Healt h an d Hu m a n Ser vi c e s Age n cy. (5) Boa r d s, dep a r t m e nts, an d of f i c e s wit h in the age n ci e s speci f i e d in par a g r a p h s (1) to (4), incl u s iv e. (6) The O f f i c e of Eme r g e n cy Ser vi c e s.	high
#D070	Inte r i m or i m m e d ia t e re l i e f	'Inte r i m or i m m e d ia t e re l i e f' mean s any of the following: (A) Haul e d water. (B) Tem p o r a r y com m u n ity wate r tanks. (C) Bott l e d water. (D) Wate r vending mac h i n e s. (E) Eme r g e n cy wate r inte r ti e s. (F) New wel l s or reh a b i l it a tio n of ex i s ting wel l s. (G) Con s t r u c tio n or in s t a l l a tio n of per m a n e n t conn e c tio n s to ad j a c e n t wate r syste m s, recy c l e d wate r pro j e c t s that pro v id e im m e d ia t e re l i e f to pot a b l e wate r sup p l i e s, wate r us e re d u c tio n an d ef f i ci e n cy eq u i p m en t, an d ot h e r pro j e c t s that sup p o r t im m e d ia t e dro u g h t res p o n s e. (H) Fis h an d wi l d l i f e res c u e, protectio n, an d re l o c a tio n. (I) Ed u c a tio n, ou t r e a c h, d i r e c t in s t a l l a tio n pro g r a m s, reb a t e pro g r a m s, an d ot h e r ac t iv iti e s to inc r e a s e wate r con s e r v a tio n. (J) Dro u g h t res i l i e n c e pl a nn ing. (K) Gro u n d wate r rec h a r g e pro j e c t s me e ting the condi tio n s of Sectio n 1242.1.	high
#D071	Col l e c tio n syste m own e r or op e r a t o r	'Col l e c tio n syste m own e r or op e r a t o r' mean s the pub l i c or pr iv a t e e n tity ha v ing le g a l au t h o r ity ov e r the op e r a tio n an d mai n t e n a n c e of, or cap it a l im p r o v e m e nts to, th e sew e r col l e c tio n syste m.	high
#D072	G I S	'G I S' mean s Geo g r a p h i c In f o r m a tio n Syste m.	high
#D073	s m a l l di s a d v a n t a g e d com m u n ity	's m a l l di s a d v a n t a g e d com m u n ity' mean s a m u n i c i p a l ity wit h a pop u l a tio n of 20,000 per s o n s or le s s, or a rea s o n a b l y is o l a t e d an d d iv i s i b l e se g m e n t of a lar g e r m u n i c i p a l ity en c o m p a s sing 20,000 per s o n s or le s s, wit h an a nn u a l me d ia n hou s e h o l d inc o m e that is le s s tha n 80 percen t of the st a t e wid e ann u a l me d ia n hou s e h o l d inc o m e.	high
#D074	El i g i b l e ap p l i c a n t	'El i g i b l e ap p l i c a n t' mean s a cou n ty, com m u n ity wate r syste m, lo c a l pub l i c age n cy, or no n p r o f it or g a niz a tio n.	high
#D075	Inte r i m re l i e f	'Inte r i m re l i e f' inc l u d e s, bu t is no t l i m it e d to, th e pro v i s io n of do m e s ti c wate r st o r a g e tanks, haul e d wate r, an d bott l e d wate r.	high
#D076	dis c h a r g e r	'dis c h a r g e r' mean s any e n tity req u i r e d to ob t a i n a natio n a l pol l u t a n t dis c h a r g e el i m i n a tio n syste m (N P D E S) per m it purs u an t to the Cl e a n Wate r Ac t (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et se q.), or any e n tity sub j e c t to th e pr e t r e a t m e n t pro g r a m as def i n e d in Par t 403 (com m e n cing wit h Sectio n 403.1) of Sub c h a p t e r N of Ch a p t e r 1 of Par t 403 of T it l e 40 of th e Cod e of Feder a l Re g u l a tio n s.	high
#D077	in d u s t r ia l dis c h a r g e r	'in d u s t r ia l dis c h a r g e r' mean s any dis c h a r g e r ot h e r tha n a pub l i c l y own e d t r e a t m e n t wo r k s (P O T W).	high
#D078	raw wate r	'raw wate r' mean s sur f a c e wate r or gro u n d wate r in it s nat u r a l l y oc c u r r ing st a t e pr io r to t r e a t m e n t.	high
#D079	eq u iv a l e n t dw e l l ing un it	'eq u iv a l e n t dw e l l ing un it' mean s a s i n g l e fa m i l y dw e l l ing as def i n e d in Sectio n 221.0 of th e 1997 ed i tio n of th e Uni f o r m Pl u m b ing Cod e of th e Inte r n a tio n a l As s o ci a tio n of Pl u m b ing an d Mec h a n i c a l O f f i ci a l s.	high
#D080	Ex pa r t e com m u n i c a tio n	'Ex pa r t e com m u n i c a tio n' mean s a n or a l or wr it t e n com m u n i c a tio n wit h on e or mo r e boa r d me m b e r s con c e r ning mat t e r s, ot h e r tha n a mat t e r of pro c e d u r e or pr a c ti c e tha t is no t in con t r o v e r s y, un d e r th e j u r i s d i c tio n of a boa r d, re g a r d ing a pending ac tio n of th e boa r d tha t s a ti s f i e s bot h of th e fol l owing: (A) Th e ac tio n do e s no t id e n ti f y speci f i c per s o n s as dis c h a r g e r s, bu t in s t e a d al l o w s per s o n s to en r o l l or f i l e a n au t h o r iz a tio n to dis c h a r g e un d e r th e ac tio n. (B) Th e ac tio n is fo r ad o p tio n, mo d i f i c a tio n, or re s ci s s io n of on e or mo r e of th e fol l owing: (i) Wa s t e dis c h a r g e req u i r e m e nts purs u an t to Sectio n 13263 or 13377. (ii) Condi tio n s of wate r qual ity cer ti f i c a tio n purs u an t to Sectio n 13160. (iii) Condi tio n a l waiv e r of wa s t e dis c h a r g e req u i r e m e nts purs u an t to Sectio n 13269.	high
#D081	Interested person	'Interested person' means any of the following: (A) Any person who will be required to enroll or file authorization to discharge pursuant to the action at issue before the board or that person's agents or employees, including persons receiving consideration to represent that person. (B) Any person with a financial interest, as described in Article 1 (commencing with Section 87100) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code, in a matter at issue before a board, or that person's agents or employees, including persons receiving consideration to represent that person. (C) A representative acting on behalf of any formally organized civic, environmental, neighborhood, business, labor, trade, or similar association who intends to influence the decision of a board member on a matter before the board.	high
#D082	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
#D083	Affected resident	'Affected resident' means a resident or a property owner of an affected residence.	high
#D084	Annexation	'Annexation' has the same meaning as set forth in Section 56017 of the Government Code.	high
#D085	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
#D086	Extension of service	'Extension of service' has the same meaning as set forth in Section 56133 of the Government Code.	high
#D087	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
#D088	Inadequate sewer service	'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.	high
#D089	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, cesspool, leach field, and seepage pit.	high
#D090	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
#D091	Receiving sewer system	'Receiving sewer system' means the sewer system that provides service to a disadvantaged community pursuant to this chapter.	high
#D092	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
#D093	Special district	'Special district' means a special district as defined in Section 56036 of the Government Code.	high
#D094	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
#D095	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
#D096	water replacement plan	A 'water replacement plan' means a plan pursuant to which the discharger will provide replacement water in accordance with a cleanup and abatement order.	high
#D097	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
#D098	nonoperating	As used in this section, the words 'nonoperating' or 'not in operation' mean the business is not conducting routine operations usually associated with that kind of business.	high
#D099	waste discharge requirements	The term 'waste discharge requirements' as referred to in this division is the equivalent of the term 'permits' as used in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended.	high
#D100	regulated municipalities and industries	As used in this section, 'regulated municipalities and industries' means the municipalities and industries required to obtain a storm water permit under Section 402(p) of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1342(p)) and implementing regulations.	high
#D101	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
#D102	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
#D103	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
#D104	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
#D105	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
#D106	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
#D107	Mined lands	'Mined lands' has the same meaning as set forth in Section 2729 of the Public Resources Code.	high
#D108	Oversight agency	'Oversight agency' means either the state board or a regional board.	high
#D109	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.	high
#D110	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
#D111	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... (b) A copy... is presented to... an owner, operator, employee, or representative... (c) The notice to comply clearly states the nature of the alleged minor violation, a means by which compliance... may be achieved, and a time limit... (d) The notice to comply shall contain the information specified in subdivision (h) of Section 13399.2...	high
#D112	Facilities	'Facilities' means any of the following: (1) Facilities for the collection, treatment, or export of waste when necessary to prevent water pollution. (2) Facilities to recycle wastewater and to convey recycled water. (3) Facilities or devices to conserve water. (4) Any combination of the facilities described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).	high
#D113	Fund	'Fund' means the State Water Quality Control Fund.	high
#D114	Not-for-profit organization	'Not-for-profit organization' means an organization operated on a notfor-profit basis, including, but not limited to, an association, cooperative, or private corporation that is a public water system, as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code, that meets technical, managerial, and financial capacity criteria specified by the state board for public water systems, or that is subject to regulatory authority pursuant to this division.	high
#D115	Public agency	'Public agency' means any city, county, city and county, district, or other political subdivision of the state.	high
#D116	Administration fund	'Administration fund' means the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Administration Fund.	high
#D117	Federal Clean Water Act	'Federal Clean Water Act' or 'federal act' means the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.) and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.	high
#D118	Financial assistance	(1) 'Financial assistance' means assistance authorized under Section 13480. Financial assistance includes loans, refinancing, installment sales agreements, purchase of debt, and loan guarantees for municipal revolving funds, but excludes grants. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), financial assistance may include grants or other assistance directed by a federal grant deposited in the fund to the extent authorized.	high
#D119	Grant fund	'Grant fund' means the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Small Community Grant Fund.	high
#D120	Matching funds	'Matching funds' means money that equals that percentage of federal contributions required by the federal act to be matched with state funds.	high
#D121	Municipality	'Municipality' has the same meaning and construction as in the federal act and also includes all state, interstate, and intermunicipal agencies.	high
#D122	Publicly owned	'Publicly owned' means owned by a municipality.	high
#D123	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
#D124	Qualified nonprofit organization	'Qualified nonprofit organization' means an organization with experience in providing financial and technical assistance to disadvantaged communities that is qualified to operate in California and qualified for exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.	high
#D125	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
#D126	Agreement	'Agreement' means any agreement or contract for financial assistance from the state board to an eligible recipient, including, but not limited to, a loan, grant, installment sale agreement, contract, or other form of agreement made for the purpose of providing financial assistance.	high
#D127	Recipient	'Recipient' means any person or entity that receives any financial assistance from the state board, including, but not limited to, a recipient's contractors or consultants who performs work for a recipient.	high
#D128	contractor or consultant	For purposes of this section, 'contractor or consultant' means a person whose professional services are engaged to perform work for which public moneys are expended.	high
#D129	animal	For purposes of this section, 'animal' includes any domesticated bird, bovine animal, horse, mule, burro, sheep, goat, or swine.	high
#D130	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
#D131	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
#D132	Treated drinking water augmentation	'Treated drinking water augmentation,' means the planned placement of recycled water into the water distribution system of a public water system, as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.	high
#D133	Indirect potable reuse for groundwater recharge	'Indirect potable reuse for groundwater recharge' means the planned use of recycled water for replenishment of a groundwater basin or an aquifer that has been designated as a source of water supply for a public water system, as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.	high
#D134	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
#D135	advanced purified demonstration water	'advanced purified demonstration water' means product water from an advanced water purification facility that satisfies both of the following requirements: (1) The product water is treated by means of all of the following treatment processes: (A) Microfiltration, ultrafiltration, or other filtration processes to remove particulates before reverse osmosis. (B) Reverse osmosis. (C) Advanced oxidation. (2) The product water meets or exceeds all federal and state drinking water standards and is produced in accordance with the advanced treatment criteria for purified water specified in Section 60320.201 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.	high
#D136	advanced water purification facility	'advanced water purification facility' means a water recycling treatment plant that produces advanced purified demonstration water in accordance with the advanced treatment criteria specified in Section 60320.201 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.	high
#D137	batch	'batch' means an increment of advanced purified treatment water that has completed the treatment process, is separate from incoming water, and is not receiving any additional source water.	high
#D138	Customer	'Customer' means a person or entity that purchases water from a retail water supplier.	high
#D139	Entity responsible for groundwater replenishment	'Entity responsible for groundwater replenishment' means any person or entity authorized by statute or court order to manage a groundwater basin and acquire water for groundwater replenishment.	high
#D140	Recycled water producer	'Recycled water producer' means any local public entity that produces recycled water.	high
#D141	Recycled water wholesaler	'Recycled water wholesaler' means any local public entity that distributes recycled water to retail water suppliers and which has constructed, or is constructing, a recycled water distribution system.	high
#D142	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
#D143	Retailer	'Retailer' means the retail water supplier in whose service area is located the property to which a customer requests the delivery of recycled water service.	high
#D144	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
#D145	Operates	'Operates' means actions or decisions to control performance or outcome of one or more wastewater treatment processes and includes the supervision of any other person who acts or makes decisions to control the performance or outcome of one or more wastewater treatment processes.	high
#D146	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.	high
#D147	Wastewater treatment process	'Wastewater treatment process' means a process that improves the quality of wastewater before it is discharged from a wastewater treatment plant and includes all of the following: (1) Use of preliminary, primary, pond, secondary, or tertiary treatment for liquid-solids separation of wastewater. (2) Use of disinfection to inactivate or destroy pathogens in wastewater. (3) Use of solids treatment for solids stabilization and volume reduction before removal from the wastewater treatment plant site.	high
#D148	Water treatment operator certificate	'Water treatment operator certificate' has the same meaning as defined in Section 106876 of the Health and Safety Code.	high
#D149	Water recycling treatment plant	'Water recycling treatment plant' means a wastewater treatment plant that further treats secondary or tertiary effluent, or both, for the purpose of meeting the uniform statewide recycling criteria established pursuant to Section 13521 for the use of recycled water.	high
#D150	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
#D151	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
#D152	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.	high
#D153	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
#D154	City or county	'City or county' means any city, county, city and county, or port authority.	high
#D155	Dry weather runoff	'Dry weather runoff' has the same meaning as defined in Section 10561.5.	high
#D156	Local agency	'Local agency' includes, but is not limited to, a city, county, special district, joint powers authority, sanitary district, sanitation district, county sanitation district, community services district, and municipal utility district.	high
#D157	Municipal wastewater agency	'Municipal wastewater agency' means a local agency that chooses to exercise any authority granted under this chapter.	high
#D158	Stormwater	'Stormwater' has the same meaning as defined in Section 10561.5.	high
#D159	cementitious material	'cementitious material' means cement, cement kiln dust, clinker, and clinker dust.	high
#D160	responsible party	'responsible party' has the same meaning as defined in Section 78145 of the Health and Safety Code.	high
#D161	authorized public agency	'authorized public agency' means a public agency authorized by a water quality control board and having authority to ensure that systems are adequately designed, located, sized, spaced, constructed, and maintained.	high
#D162	site	'site' has the same meaning as defined in Section 25395.79.2 of the Health and Safety Code.	high
#D163	agency	For purposes of this article, unless the context otherwise requires, 'agency' means the state board or a regional board.	high
#D164	serious violation	'serious violation' means any waste discharge that violates the effluent limitations contained in the applicable waste discharge requirements for a Group II pollutant, as specified in Appendix A to Section 123.45 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, by 20 percent or more or for a Group I pollutant, as specified in Appendix A to Section 123.45 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, by 40 percent or more.	high
#D165	wastewater treatment unit	'wastewater treatment unit' means a component of a wastewater treatment plant that performs a designated treatment function.	high
#D166	NPDES permit	'NPDES permit' means a permit issued under the national pollutant discharge elimination system program in accordance with the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. Sec. 1251 et seq.).	high
#D167	waste well	As used in this article, 'waste well' includes any hole dug or drilled into the ground, used or intended to be used for the disposal of waste.	high
#D168	local jurisdiction	For purposes of this section, 'local jurisdiction' means a city, county, or city and county.	high
#D169	Management plan	'Management plan' or 'plan' means the management plan for agricultural subsurface drainage and related problems as described in the final report of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, dated September 1990, described in subdivision (a) of Section 14901.	high
#D170	Commercial shellfish growing area	a commercial shellfish growing area is an area certified pursuant to Section 112170 of the Health and Safety Code in which shellfish are grown and harvested.	high