Section 13361 Of Article 6. General Provisions Relating To Enforcement And Review From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 6.
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. (a) Every civil action brought under the provisions of this
division at the request of a regional board or the state board shall
be brought by the Attorney General in the name of the people of the
State of California and any such actions relating to the same
discharge may be joined or consolidated.
(b) Any civil action brought pursuant to this division shall be
brought in a county in which the discharge is made, or proposed to be
made. However, any action by or against a city, city and county,
county, or other public agency shall, upon motion of either party, be
transferred to a county or city and county not a party to the action
or to a county or city and county other than that in which the city
or public agency is located.
(c) In any civil action brought pursuant to this division in which
a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent
injunction is sought, it shall not be necessary to allege or prove at
any stage of the proceeding that irreparable damage will occur
should the temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or
permanent injunction not be issued, or that the remedy at law is
inadequate, and the temporary restraining order, preliminary
injunction, or permanent injunction shall issue without such
allegations and without such proof.