California Water Code 13475 – (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that since the …
(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that since the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.) provides for establishment of a perpetual water pollution control revolving loan fund, which will be partially capitalized by federal contributions, it is in the interest of people of the state, in order to ensure full participation by the state under the federal Clean Water Act, to enact this chapter to authorize the state to establish and implement a state/federal water pollution control revolving fund in accordance with federal provisions, requirements, and limitations.
(b) The primary purpose of this chapter is to enact a statute consistent with the provisions and requirements of the federal Clean Water Act, as those provisions, requirements, and limitations relate to establishment, management, and operation of a state/federal water pollution control revolving fund. It is the intent of the Legislature that the terms of this chapter shall be liberally construed to achieve this purpose.
Terms Used In California Water Code 13475
- Pollution: means an alteration of the quality of the waters of the state by waste to a degree which unreasonably affects either of the following:
California Water Code 13050
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1313, Sec. 1. Effective September 28, 1987.)