Water Code section 13485

(a)

The board may adopt rules and regulations necessary or convenient to implement this chapter and to meet federal requirements pursuant to the federal act.

(b)

The board may implement this chapter through a policy handbook that shall not be subject to the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of the Government Code.

(c)

This section shall become operative on July 1, 2014.

Source: Section 13485, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=13485. (updated Jun. 20, 2014; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_13485

Original Source: Section 13485, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=13485. (last accessed May 12, 2025).