Laws and Regulations

• Ex Parte Communications Questions and Answers (Updated 9/17/08)
  • Pending Adjudicative Matters Subject to Ex Parte Communications Prohibition
• Water Quality Petitions Web Page
  Instructions for filing water quality petitions and opportunity to download electronic versions of water quality petitions are now available at the Water Quality Petitions Web Page.
• Laws and Regulations Relevant to Current Public Proceedings
  • California Water Code (Link to Entire Code)
    • Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act - (California Water Code, Division 7. Water Quality) with additions and amendments, effective January 1, 2008
  • California Code of Regulations (Link to Entire Text)
    • Title 23. Water
    • Title 27. Environmental Protection
• Laws and Regulations Applicable to the Conduct of Board Meetings and Adjudicative Proceedings
  • Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, with amendments effective January 1, 2005
  • Administative Adjudication Statutes
  • Water Boards' Meeting Regulations
  • Question and Answer Document on Adjudicative Proceedings
• Federal Clean Water Act - Title 33, U.S.C. sections 1251 and following [Updated to include 2008 Amendments]
• Incompatible Activities Statement
• Waste Discharge Fee Schedules - Amended California Code of Regulations Title 23

(Updated 9/23/08)