California Water Code

§ 13170.2

WAT § 13170.2Div. 7 · Ch. 3 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)The state board shall formulate and adopt a water quality control plan for ocean waters of the state which shall be known as the California Ocean Plan.

(b)The plan shall be reviewed at least every three years to guarantee that the current standards are adequate and are not allowing degradation to indigenous marine species or posing a threat to human health.

(c)In formulating the plan, the state board shall develop bioassay protocols to evaluate the effect of municipal and industrial waste discharges on the marine environment.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1478, Sec. 2.