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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 6Ch. 8Art. 5.5§ 13573 Waste Water Discharge Prohibited

§ 13573 Waste Water Discharge Prohibited

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§ 13573 Waste Water Discharge Prohibited

Key Takeaways

  • •Don't dump dirty or harmful water into sewers or pipes that lead to the treatment plant.
  • •If your water could hurt the sewer system, break the rules, or make it hard to clean the water, it's not allowed.
  • •This includes water that could make the cleaned water still dirty when it goes back into rivers or lakes.

Example

A factory dumps chemical-filled water into the sewer.

The factory's dirty water could break the sewer system or make it hard to clean the water properly. This is not allowed because it could harm the environment when the water is released.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 13573 Waste Water Discharge Prohibited

No person shall discharge waste water into a community sewer system connected to or directly into a district interceptor which will result in contamination, pollution or a nuisance. All discharges of waste water which are, or could be, harmful to or unreasonably affect the sewage disposal facilities of a district, or which impair or unreasonably affect the operation and maintenance of such facilities, or which violate quantity, quality and flow standards adopted by the district, and all waste water discharges which unreasonably affect, or could unreasonably affect, the quality of the district’s treatment plant effluent in such a manner that receiving water quality requirements established by law cannot be met by the district, shall constitute a nuisance for the purposes of this article. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 733.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

dischargewaste watercommunity sewer systemdistrict interceptorcontaminationpollutionnuisancesewage disposal facilitiesreceiving water quality requirements

Related Statutes

  • § 13577 Wastewater Discharge Abatement Actions
  • § 13574 Wastewater Discharge Injunction Authority
  • § 13576 Wastewater Discharge Violations
  • § 13571 Waste Water Control Regulations
  • § 13572 Wastewater Control Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 13573.
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