California Water Code

§ 13540

WAT § 13540 Effective Jan 1, 2011Div. 7 · Ch. 7 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)A person shall not construct, maintain, or use any waste well extending to or into a subterranean water-bearing stratum that is used or intended to be used as, or is suitable for, a source of water supply for domestic purposes.

(b)(1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), when a regional board finds that water quality considerations do not preclude controlled recharge of the stratum by direct injection, and when the State Department of Public Health, following a public hearing, finds the proposed recharge will not degrade the quality of water in the receiving aquifer as a source of water supply for domestic purposes, recycled water may be injected by a well into the stratum. The State Department of Public Health may make and enforce any regulations pertaining to this subdivision as it deems proper.

(2)This section shall not be construed to do either or both of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 288, Sec. 44. (SB 1169) Effective January 1, 2011.