Cal. WAT § 13170
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 13170, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
The state board may adopt water quality control plans in accordance with the provisions of Sections 13240 to 13244, inclusive, insofar as they are applicable, for waters for which water quality standards are required by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto. Such plans, when adopted, supersede any regional water quality control plans for the same waters to the extent of any conflict.
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