Cal. WAT § 13610
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 13610, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this section govern the construction of this chapter:
(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2), “perchlorate” means all perchlorate-containing compounds, including ammonium, potassium, magnesium, and sodium perchlorate.
(2) Perchlorate does not include perchlorate located in unused military munitions, as defined in Section 260.10 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, that were stored on or after January 1, 2004.
(b) Subject to Section 13610.5, “perchlorate storage facility” means a facility, not including a military munitions storage facility within a military installation that meets the Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board requirements set forth in DOD 6055.9-STD (Department of Defense Ammunition and Explosives Safety Standards), that stores over 500 pounds of perchlorate in any calendar year.
(c) For the purposes of this section, “military munitions storage facility” does not include the entire military installation within which the military munitions storage facility is located.
(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2), “perchlorate” means all perchlorate-containing compounds, including ammonium, potassium, magnesium, and sodium perchlorate.
(2) Perchlorate does not include perchlorate located in unused military munitions, as defined in Section 260.10 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, that were stored on or after January 1, 2004.
(b) Subject to Section 13610.5, “perchlorate storage facility” means a facility, not including a military munitions storage facility within a military installation that meets the Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board requirements set forth in DOD 6055.9-STD (Department of Defense Ammunition and Explosives Safety Standards), that stores over 500 pounds of perchlorate in any calendar year.
(c) For the purposes of this section, “military munitions storage facility” does not include the entire military installation within which the military munitions storage facility is located.
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