§ 13247 State Agency Water Compliance

• •State offices must follow water quality rules unless a law says they don’t have to.
• •If they don’t follow the rules, they must write down why and tell the regional boards.
• •The rules are made by the state board to keep water clean.

A state office wants to build a new road near a river.

They must follow the water rules to keep the river clean. If they can’t, they have to write a note saying why and give it to the regional board.