| #Q001 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | CAPTCHA Completion | other | If you are human user receiving this message, please complete the CAPTCHA (bot test) below and click "Request Access". | If you are human user receiving this message | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | unknown | guidance | Site Help Utilization | other | If you experiencing issues with the CAPTCHA or want to request a wider IP range, you can use the "Site Help" button found in the lower, right of this page to make a request. | If you experiencing issues with the CAPTCHA or want to request a wider IP range | high |
| #Q003 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Confidential Information Prohibition | other | Please do not provide confidential information or personal data. | | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | treatment | mandatory | New Source Water Assessment Requirement | drinking water | As part of permitting new sources, water systems are required a source water assessment for the proposed site. | As part of permitting new sources | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | State Program Development Obligation | drinking water | The 1996 federal Safe Drinking Water Act amendments require each state to develop and implement a Source Water Assessment Program. | | high |
| #Q006 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Source Water Protection Program Mandate | drinking water | Section 116762.60 of the State Board to develop and implement a program to protect sources of drinking water, specifying that the program must include both a source water assessment program and a wellhead protection program. | | high |
| #Q007 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Self-Assessment Submission Deadline | drinking water | Water systems that planned to conduct their own assessments were required to submit their final assessments to DDW no later than December 31, 2002. | Water systems that planned to conduct their own assessments | high |
| #Q008 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Programmatic Access Limitation | other | Due to aggressive automated scraping of FederalRegister.gov and eCFR.gov, programmatic access to these sites is limited to access to our extensive developer APIs. | For programmatic access to FederalRegister.gov and eCFR.gov | high |
| #Q009 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | IP Access Help Form Usage Limitation | other | This contact form is only for IP Access help. | When using the Site Help contact form | high |
| #Q010 | administrative | unknown | recommended | Official Representation Reference | drinking water, other | The published codes are the only official representation of the law and should be referenced whenever specific citations are required. | whenever specific citations are required | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | unknown | recommended | Statute Text Confirmation | drinking water, other | Before citing any statute or regulation, the text of the statute or regulation should be confirmed by visiting the website or the official publications mentioned above. | Before citing any statute or regulation | high |
| #Q012 | reporting | reporting | guidance | Discrepancy Reporting | drinking water, other | Please report any discrepancies between these documents and the published codes to Melissa.Hall@waterboards.ca.gov. | | high |
| #Q013 | administrative | reporting | guidance | Mailing List Subscription | drinking water | Subscribe to the Drinking Water Program Announcements email topic to receive notifications and the latest updates. | to receive notifications and the latest updates | high |
| #Q014 | administrative | unknown | recommended | Legal Disclaimer on Document Reliance | drinking water, wastewater | IMPORTANT NOTE: These documents are meant to aid staff of the Division of Drinking Water and should not be relied upon as the State of California's representation of the law. | When utilizing regulatory compilations provided on the site | high |
| #Q015 | administrative | reporting | guidance | SAFER Program Email Subscription | drinking water | To receive updates on the SAFER Program, subscribe to the SAFER Drinking Water email topic. | To receive updates on the SAFER Program | high |
| #Q016 | administrative | unknown | guidance | Language Access Service Request | other | To request these services, or file a complaint, click on the button below to open the language access form. | To request Language Access services or file a complaint | high |
| #Q017 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | No-Cost Language Access Provision | other | The California Water Boards provides Language Access services in any language at no cost to you. | Available in any language; no cost to the requester | high |
| #Q018 | administrative | health | mandatory | Human Right to Water Mandate | drinking water | California’s Human Right to Water law declares that “every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes. | | high |