Section 16102 Of Chapter 27. California Watershed Improvement Act Of 2009 From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 27.
16102
. (a) A regional board shall review, in accordance with the
reimbursement requirement described in subdivision (c), a watershed
improvement plan developed pursuant to Section 16101 and may approve
the plan, including any appropriate conditions to the approval, if
the regional board finds that the proposed watershed improvement plan
will facilitate compliance with water quality requirements. A
regional board's review and approval of the watershed improvement
plan shall be limited to components described in paragraphs (1), (2),
(3), and (5) of subdivision (d) of Section 16101.
(b) A regional board may not approve a proposed watershed
improvement plan that includes a geographical area included in an
existing approved watershed improvement plan unless the regional
board determines that it is infeasible to amend either the proposed
watershed improvement plan or the approved watershed improvement plan
to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
(c) The entity or entities that develop a watershed improvement
plan that is submitted to the regional board for approval shall
reimburse the regional board for its costs, including the costs to
review and oversee the implementation of the plan, if nonstate funds
are not available to cover the costs of the review and oversight. For
the purpose of this paragraph, the state board shall adopt a fee
schedule by emergency regulation in the manner prescribed in
paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 13260. Fees collected
pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Waste Discharge
Permit Fund established by Section 13260.
(d) A regional board may, if it deems appropriate, utilize
provisions of approved watershed improvement plans to promote
compliance with one or more of the regional board's regulatory plans
or programs.
(e) Unless a regional board incorporates the provisions of a
watershed improvement plan into waste discharge requirements issued
to a permittee, the implementation of a watershed improvement plan by
a permittee shall not be deemed to be compliance with those waste
discharge requirements.