CA Water Code Section 13276


(a)

The multiagency task force, the Department of Fish and Wildlife and State Water Resources Control Board pilot project to address the Environmental Impacts of Cannabis Cultivation, assigned to respond to the damages caused by marijuana cultivation on public and private lands in California, shall continue its enforcement efforts on a permanent basis and expand them to a statewide level to ensure the reduction of adverse impacts of marijuana cultivation on water quality and on fish and wildlife throughout the state.

(b)

Each regional board shall, and the State Water Resources Control Board may, address discharges of waste resulting from medical marijuana cultivation and commercial marijuana cultivation under Division 10 of the Business and Professions Code and associated activities, including by adopting a general permit, establishing waste discharge requirements, or taking action pursuant to Section 13269. In addressing these discharges, each regional board shall include conditions to address items that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1)

Site development and maintenance, erosion control, and drainage features.

(2)

Stream crossing installation and maintenance.

(3)

Riparian and wetland protection and management.

(4)

Soil disposal.

(5)

Water storage and use.

(6)

Irrigation runoff.

(7)

Fertilizers and soil.

(8)

Pesticides and herbicides.

(9)

Petroleum products and other chemicals.

(10)

Cultivation-related waste.

(11)

Refuse and human waste.

(12)

Cleanup, restoration, and mitigation.
Last Updated

Aug. 19, 2023

§ 13276’s source at ca​.gov