Section 13276 Of Article 4. Waste Discharge Requirements From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 4.
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. (a) The multiagency task force, the Department of Fish and
Wildlife and State Water Resources Control Board pilot project to
address the Environmental Impacts of Cannabis Cultivation, assigned
to respond to the damages caused by marijuana cultivation on public
and private lands in California, shall continue its enforcement
efforts on a permanent basis and expand them to a statewide level to
ensure the reduction of adverse impacts of marijuana cultivation on
water quality and on fish and wildlife throughout the state.
(b) Each regional board shall, and the State Water Resources
Control Board may, address discharges of waste resulting from medical
marijuana cultivation and associated activities, including by
adopting a general permit, establishing waste discharge requirements,
or taking action pursuant to Section 13269. In addressing these
discharges, each regional board shall include conditions to address
items that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Site development and maintenance, erosion control, and
drainage features.
(2) Stream crossing installation and maintenance.
(3) Riparian and wetland protection and management.
(4) Soil disposal.
(5) Water storage and use.
(6) Irrigation runoff.
(7) Fertilizers and soil.
(8) Pesticides and herbicides.
(9) Petroleum products and other chemicals.
(10) Cultivation-related waste.
(11) Refuse and human waste.
(12) Cleanup, restoration, and mitigation.