| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | General Order Coverage Requirement | agricultural water | All commercial cannabis cultivators must obtain coverage under the Cannabis Cultivation General Order. | Applies to all commercial cannabis cultivators | high |
| #Q002 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Dry Season Surface Water Forbearance | agricultural water | The SIUR implements the Cannabis Policy which requires cannabis cultivators to forbear (or cease) from diverting surface water during the dry season. | During the dry season | high |
| #Q003 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Federal Permit Water Quality Certification | agricultural water | Such water quality certifications are required under CWA Section 401.1. | For cannabis cultivation-related activities requiring federal permit coverage under Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 or Safe Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10 | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | reporting | recommended | Notice of Intent (NOI) Submission | agricultural water | The Notice of Intent (NOI) is the application form that should be filled out and submitted for review along with the application fee to apply for coverage under the Certification for your project. | Applying for coverage under the Certification | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | operational | guidance | Notice of Intent (NOI) Review Guidance | agricultural water | Prior to submitting you NOI, please review the NOI Template and NOI instructions to ensure you have the required information. | Prior to submitting the NOI | high |
| #Q006 | monitoring | health | mandatory | Well Water Testing Requirement | drinking water | Test the well water using the free testing program. | If the domestic well provides water to rental properties AND is located within program boundaries of a free testing program funded or regulated by the State/Regional Water Board | high |
| #Q007 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Test Results Sharing Requirement | drinking water | Share the test results with residents/tenants within 10 days of receiving them, along with guidance on how to interpret the results. | Within 10 days of receiving test results | high |
| #Q008 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Safe Drinking Water Provision Requirement | drinking water | Provide safe drinking water if the test results show an exceedance of safe drinking water standards, AND the program offers free replacement drinking water solutions (bottled water, hauled water, filling stations, etc.). | If results show exceedance AND program offers free replacement water solutions | high |
| #Q009 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of Testing and Water Fees | drinking water | Domestic well owners are prohibited from imposing any charge, increasing any fee, rent, or other charge related to water testing or the provision of safe drinking water. | | high |
| #Q010 | operational | health | mandatory | Program Selection Requirement | drinking water | Domestic well owners must use free well testing programs that are funded or regulated by the State Water Board and/or the Regional Water Board. | | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Participation on Resident's Behalf | drinking water | If the owner of a domestic well does not qualify for a testing program but the resident of the rental property does, the domestic well owner must participate in the testing program on the resident’s behalf, if it is allowed by the testing program. | Owner doesn't qualify but resident does, and program allows owner participation | high |
| #Q012 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Regulatory Mandate for Onsite Nonpotable Water | other | California Water Code section 13558 requires the State Water Board to adopt regulations on or before December 1, 2022, for risk-based water quality standards for the onsite treatment and reuse of nonpotable water for nonpotable end uses in multifamily residential, commercial, and mixed-use buildings. | For onsite treatment and reuse in multifamily residential, commercial, and mixed-use buildings | high |
| #Q013 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Building Standards Development Requirement | other | Water Code section 13558 also requires that on or before December 1, 2023, the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with the State Water Board, is required to develop and propose for adoption any necessary corresponding building standards to support the risk-based water quality standards established by the State Water Board. | To support risk-based water quality standards | high |
| #Q014 | operational | operational | mandatory | Compliance Timeline for Existing Systems | other | Existing onsite treated nonpotable water systems in operation before the effective date of the regulations will be required to comply with the regulations within two years of the effective date. | Systems in operation before April 22, 2026 | high |