Section 5411.5 Of Article 2. Sewage And Other Waste From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 5. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 2.
5411.5
. (a) Any person who, without regard to intent or negligence,
causes or permits any sewage or other waste, or the effluent of
treated sewage or other waste, to be discharged in or on any waters
of the state, or discharged in or deposited where it is, or probably
will be, discharged in or on any waters of the state, shall, as soon
as that person has knowledge of the discharge, immediately notify the
local health officer or the director of environmental health of the
discharge.
(b) A person who fails to provide the notice required by this
section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of
not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment for less than one year, or both
the fine and imprisonment.
(c) The notification required by this section shall not apply to a
discharge authorized by law and in compliance with waste discharge
requirements or other requirements established by the appropriate
regional water quality control board or the State Water Resources
Control Board.
(d) The notification required by this section shall not apply to
an unauthorized discharge of effluent of treated sewage defined as
recycled water pursuant to Section 13050 or 13529.2 of the Water
Code.