Terms Used In California Codes > Water Code > Division 7 > Chapter 1.5 - Short Title

• department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
• Spousal support: means support of the spouse of the obligor. See California Family Code 142
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
• State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a commonwealth, territory, or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See California Family Code 145
• Support: refers to a support obligation owing on behalf of a child, spouse, or family, or an amount owing pursuant to Section 17402. See California Family Code 150
• Water quality control: means the regulation of any activity or factor which may affect the quality of the waters of the state and includes the prevention and correction of water pollution and nuisance. See California Water Code 13050