The state board, after consultation with the California Integrated Waste Management Board and the Department of Toxic Substances Control, may, as available resources permit, adopt policies with regard to designated wastes to include, but not be limited to, both of the following:

(a) Policies that provide for the means by which a regional board shall identify designated waste and the waters of the state that the waste may potentially impact.

Terms Used In California Water Code 13173.2

  • Regional board: means any California regional water quality control board for a region as specified in Section 13200. See California Water Code 13050
  • State board: means the State Water Resources Control Board. See California Water Code 13050
  • Waste: includes sewage and any and all other waste substances, liquid, solid, gaseous, or radioactive, associated with human habitation, or of human or animal origin, or from any producing, manufacturing, or processing operation, including waste placed within containers of whatever nature prior to, and for purposes of, disposal. See California Water Code 13050
  • Waters of the state: means any surface water or groundwater, including saline waters, within the boundaries of the state. See California Water Code 13050

(b) Policies for regional boards with regard to the granting of waivers to make inapplicable the designated waste classification.

(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 705, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)

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