California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2680

Introduced by Assembly Member Nazarian

February 21, 2014

An act to amend Section 13000 of the Water Code, relating to water quality.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2680, as introduced, Nazarian. Water quality.

The Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act establishes a statewide program for the control of the quality of all the waters in the state and makes certain legislative findings and declarations.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to the legislative findings and declarations.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 13000 of the Water Code is amended to
read:

13000.  

The Legislature finds and declares begin delete that the end delete begin insert all of the
following: end insert

begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The end insert people of the state have a primary interest in the
conservation, control, and utilization of the water resources of the
state, and that the quality of begin delete all end delete the waters of the state shall be
protected for use and enjoyment by the people of the state.

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The Legislature further finds and declares that activities

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begin insert (b) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert Activities end insert and factors which may affect the quality of the
waters of the state shall be regulated to attain the highest water
quality begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert is reasonable, considering all demands being
made and to be made on those waters and the total values involved,
beneficial and detrimental, economic and social, tangible and
intangible.

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The Legislature further finds and declares that the

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begin insert (c) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The end insert health, safety begin insert , end insert and welfare of the people of the state
requires that there be a statewide program for the control of the
quality of all the waters of the state; that the state must be prepared
to exercise its full power and jurisdiction to protect the quality of
waters in the state from degradation originating inside or outside
the boundaries of the state; that the waters of the state are
increasingly influenced by interbasin water development projects
and other statewide considerations; that factors of precipitation,
topography, population, recreation, agriculture, industry and
economic development vary from region to region within the state;
and that the statewide program for water quality control can be
most effectively administered regionally, within a framework of
statewide coordination and policy.