Section 13392 Of Chapter 5.6. Bay Protection And Toxic Cleanup From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 5.6.
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. The state board and the regional boards, in consultation
with the State Department of Public Health and the Department of Fish
and Wildlife, shall develop and maintain a comprehensive program to
(1) identify and characterize toxic hot spots, as defined in Section
13391.5, (2) plan for the cleanup or other appropriate remedial or
mitigating actions at the sites, and (3) amend water quality control
plans and policies to incorporate strategies to prevent the creation
of new toxic hot spots and the further pollution of existing hot
spots. As part of this program, the state board and regional boards
shall, to the extent feasible, identify specific discharges or waste
management practices that contribute to the creation of toxic hot
spots, and shall develop appropriate prevention strategies,
including, but not limited to, adoption of more stringent waste
discharge requirements, onshore remedial actions, adoption of
regulations to control source pollutants, and development of new
programs to reduce urban and agricultural runoff.