The California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 23 is one of 27 Titles that contain state regulations. Title 23, called “Waters,” contains 8 Divisions. There are also numerous chapters and articles containing regulatory sections, or individual regulations. The following is a broad overview of CCR Title 23.
Division 1. Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Chapter 1. Organization, Powers and Standards
Article 1. Authority, Purpose, Scope, and Intent – 3 Sections
Article 2. Definitions and Delegations – 2 Sections
Article 2.5. Ex Parte Communications – 1 Section
Article 3. Application Procedures – 17 Sections
Article 4. Enforcement Actions – 10 Sections
Article 4.1. Reconsideration – 1 Section
Article 5. Designated Floodways – 7 Sections
Article 6. Existing Encroachments Within an Adopted Plan of Flood Control – 1 Section
Article 7. Review Rights – 2 Sections
Article 8. Standards – 28 Sections
Article 9. Regulations for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act – 4 Sections
Article 10. Appendices – 2 Appendices
Division 1.5 Flood Plain Management (Department of Water Resources and Reclamation Board
Article 1. General Provisions – 4 Sections
Article 2. Notification of Need for Regulations – 6 Sections
Article 3. Types of Regulations – 3 Sections
Article 4. Review of Proposed Regulations – 4 Sections
Article 5. Studies to Support Regulations – 3 Sections
Division 2. Department of Water Resources
Chapter 1. Dams and Reservoirs
Article 1. General Provisions – 5 Sections
Article 2. Applications for Construction, Enlargement, Repair, Alteration, or Removal of Dams or Reservoirs – 5 Sections
Article 3. Annual Fee – 2 Sections
Article 4. Small Dams Review Board – 6 Sections
Article 5. Dams Owned by the Department of Water Resources – 4 Sections
Article 6. Inundation Maps – 11 Sections
Chapter 1.5. Groundwater Management
Subchapter 1. Groundwater Basin Boundaries – 34 Sections
Subchapter 2. Groundwater Sustainability Plans – 52 Sections
Chapter 1.6. Relocation Assistance Program
Article 1. General – 5 Sections
Article 2. Relocation Payments – 19 Sections
Article 3. Acquisition Policies – 1 Section
Chapter 1.7. Selection Process for Private Architectural, Landscape Architectural, Engineering, Environmental, Land Surveying, and Construction Project Management Firms
Article 1. General Provisions – 3 Sections
Article 2. Specific Provisions – 11 Sections
Chapter 1.8 Residential Water Conservation Tax Credit
Chapter 1.9 Minority and Women Business Enterprise Program for Department State Contract Act Contracts – 3 Sections
Chapter 2. Financial Assistance for Local Projects
Article 1. General Provisions – 4 Sections
Article 2. Request for Preliminary Determination of Eligibility for a Project Construction Loan or Grant – 6 Sections
Article 3. Application for a Project Construction Loan or Grant or Facilities Grant – 8 Sections
Article 4. Applications for State Participation – 1 Section
Article 5. Procedure Following Approval of a Project Construction Loan or Grant, or Facilities Grant, or State Participation – 2 Sections
Article 6. Application for Loan for Preparation of Feasibility Report – 3 Sections
Article 8. Grant Standards – 2 Sections
Article 9. Application for Drought Emergency Loans
Chapter 2.2. Environmental Water Act of 1989
Article 1. General Provisions – 3 Sections
Article 2. Specific Program Provisions – 3 Sections
Article 3. Evaluation Process – 5 Sections
Chapter 2.3. Loan Programs Under the Water Conservation and Water Quality Bond Law of 1986, and the Water Conservation Bond Law of 1988 and Loan and Grant Programs for Local Projects Under the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Act – 9 Sections
Chapter 2.4. Grant Program Under the Urban Creeks Restoration and Flood Control Act of 1985 – 6 Sections
Chapter 2.5. California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1976 and California Safe Drinking Water Grant Program – 21 Sections
Chapter 2.5.1. California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1984 – 16 Sections
Chapter 2.6. Weather Resources Management [Repealed]
Chapter 2.7. Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance – 27 Sections and 4 Appendices
Chapter 2.7.1. Flood Protection Corridor Program of the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000 – 12 Sections
Chapter 2.5.2. Yuba Feather Flood Protection Program of the Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Act – 15 Sections
Chapter 3. Regulations for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 – 10 Sections
Chapter 4. Revenue Requirement and Just and Reasonable Determination – 8 Sections
Chapter 4.5. Financial Assistance for Flood Management Projects and Small Flood Management Projects – 7 Sections and 1 Appendix
Chapter 5. Department of Water Resources – Conflict of Interest Code – 1 Section
Chapter 5.1. Water Conservation Act of 2009
Article 1. Industrial Process Water Exclusion in the Calculation of Gross Water Use – 6 Sections
Article 2. Agricultural Water Measurement – 5 Sections
Chapter 6. Encroachments
Article 1. General Provisions – 5 Sections
Article 2. Encroachment Permit General Provisions – 7 Sections
Article 3. Encroachment Permit Exemption – 3 Sections
Article 4. Existing Encroachments – 3 Sections
Article 5. Encroachment Permit Process – 11 Sections
Article 6. Requirements for Specific Types of Encroachments – 13 Sections
Article 7. Corrosion Protection Requirements – 3 Sections
Article 8. Encroachment Permit Evaluation Process – 2 Sections
Article 9. Unauthorized Encroachments – 7 Sections
Article 10. General Encroachment Permit for Operations and Maintenance by Public Agencies – 1 Sections
Chapter 7. Water Loss Audits and Water Loss Control Reporting – 6 Sections
Division 3. State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards
Chapter 1. General Provisions
Article 1. Definitions – 1 Section
Article 2. Purpose, Use and Effect of Regulations – 1 Section
Article 3. Official Records [Repealed]
Article 4. Meeting Notice and Agenda Requirements [Repealed]
Article 5. Conflict of Interest – 7 Sections
Article 6. State Water Resources Control Board – Conflict of Interest Code – 1 Section
Chapter 1.5. Rules of Practice and Procedure
Article 1. Meetings – 6 Sections
Article 2. Adjudicative Proceedings – 10 Sections
Article 3. Rulemaking and Informational Proceedings – 6 Sections
Article 4. Subpoenas – 1 Section
Chapter 2. Appropriation of Water
Article 1. General Provisions – 7 Sections
Article 2. Definitions – 26 Sections
Article 3. How Applications Are Processed – 11 Sections
Article 4. Requirements for Separate Applications and Joint Applications – 12 Sections
Article 5. Amounts for Which to Apply – 10 Sections
Article 6. Contents of Application and Instream Beneficial Use Assessment – 10 Sections
Article 7. Map Requirements – 15 Sections
Article 8. Special Situation Applications – 22 Sections
Article 9. Protests and Answers – 10 Sections
Article 10. Investigations – 3 Sections
Article 11. Hearings and Proceedings in Lieu of Hearing – 21 Sections
Article 12. Reconsideration and Amendments of Board Water Right Decision and Orders – 5 Sections
Article 13. Right of Access – 7 Sections
Article 14. Standard Permit Terms and Conditions – 8 Sections
Article 15. Changes in Point of Diversion, Place of Use, or Purpose of Use – 8 Sections
Article 16. Temporary Changes Due to Transfer or Exchange of Water or Water Rights – 5 Sections
Article 16.5. Temporary Urgency Changes – 2 Sections
Article 17. Changes Involving a Long-Term Transfer of Water or Water Right – 6 Sections
Article 18. Enforcement of Terms and Conditions – 4 Sections
Article 19. Changes of Ownership and of Address-Notices – 7 Sections
Article 20. Diligence Required -Extensions of Time – 9 Sections
Article 21. Revocation of Permits and Licenses – 3 Sections
Article 22. Prevention of Waste and Unreasonable Use – 7 Sections
Article 22.5. Drought Emergency Water Conservation [Repealed]
Article 23. Stream Systems Declared to be Fully Appropriated – 5 Sections
Article 23.5. Klamath River Watershed Drought Emergency Requirements – 10 Sections
Article 24. Curtailment of Diversions Due to Drought Emergency – 16 Sections
Chapter 2.5. Water Rights for Stockponds
Article 1. Definitions – 2 Sections
Article 2. Claims of Water Rights and Applications for Certification – 4 Sections
Article 3. Fees – 1 Section
Article 4. Notice of Claims and Protests – 4 Sections
Article 5. Investigation, Hearing, and Certification of Claims – 3 Sections
Article 6. Continued Use of the Stockpond and Revocation of the Certification – 2 Sections
Chapter 2.7. Water Diversion and Use Reports
Article 1. Definitions – 2 Sections
Article 2. Declaration of Policy – 15 Sections
Chapter 2.8. Measuring and Monitoring – 9 Sections
Chapter 3. Determination of Right to the Use of Water
Article 1. Definitions – 1 Section
Article 2. Adjudications Under Water Code Sections 2500 Through 2900 – 15 Sections
Chapter 3.5. Urban Water Use Efficiency and Conservation
Article 1. Reporting – 2 Sections
Article 2. Prevention of Drought Wasteful Water Uses – 1 Section
Chapter 4. Recordation of Water Extractions and Diversions
Article 1. Notices of Water Extractions and Diversions – 3 Sections
Article 2. Fees – 3 Sections
Article 3. Investigation and Determination of Facts – 5 Sections
Chapter 4.5. Implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014
Article 1. Definitions – 1 Section
Article 2. Report of Groundwater Extraction – 1 Section
Article 3. Filing Fees – 7 Sections
Chapter 5. Fees – 20 Sections
Chapter 6. Review by State Board of Action or Failure to Act by Regional Board – 14 Sections
Chapter 7. Clean Water Grant Program [Repealed]
Chapter 8. Other Federal Grant Programs [Repealed]
Chapter 9. Waste Discharge Reports and Requirements
Article 1. Fees – 10 Sections
Article 2. Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges Other than from Point Sources to Navigable Waters – 9 Sections
Article 3. Waste Discharges from Point Sources to Navigable Waters – 4 Sections
Article 5. Waste Discharges from Point Sources to Navigable Waters [Repealed]
Article 6. Bay Protection Toxic Cleanup Program – 1 Section
Chapter 9.1. Enforcement Procedures
Article 1. Cease and Desist Orders – 6 Sections
Chapter 9.2. Reportable Quantities and Reporting Requirements – 3 Sections
Chapter 10. Licensing and Regulation of Use of Oil Spill Cleanup Agents [Repealed]
Chapter 11. Certification of Conformance with Water Quality Standards [Repealed]
Chapter 12. Certification Under Section 169 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as Amended [Repealed]
Chapter 13. Registration and Regulation of Liquid Waste Haulers [Repealed]
Chapter 14. Classification of Wastewater Treatment Plants and Operator Certification [Repealed]
Chapter 15. Discharges of Hazardous Waste to Land
Article 1. General – 2 Sections
Article 2. Waste Classification and Management – 2 Sections
Article 3. Waste Management Unit Classification and Siting – 2 Sections
Article 4. Construction Standards for Class I Units – 10 Sections
Article 5. Water Quality Monitoring for Classified Waste Management Units – 23 Sections
Article 6. Confined Animal Facilities – 6 Sections
Article 7. Mining Waste Management – 5 Sections
Article 8. Closure and Post-Closure Maintenance – 5 Sections
Article 9. Compliance Procedures – 8 Sections
Article 10. Definitions – 2 Sections and 1 Appendix
Chapter 16. Underground Tank Regulations
Article 1. Definition of Terms – 2 Sections
Article 2. General Provisions – 2 Sections
Article 3. New Underground Storage Tank Design, Construction, and Monitoring Requirements – 17 Sections
Article 4. Existing Underground Storage Tank Monitoring Requirements – 12 Sections
Article 5. Release Reporting and Initial Abatement Requirements – 6 Sections
Article 6. Underground Storage Tank Repair and Upgrade Requirements – 7 Sections
Article 7. Underground Storage Tank Closure Requirements – 3 Sections
Article 8. Site-Specific Variance Procedures – 3 Sections
Article 9. Local Agency Requests for Additional Design and Construction Standards – 2 Sections
Article 10. Permit Application, Quarterly Report, and Trade Secret Request Requirements – 7 Sections and 13 Appendices
Article 10.5. Red Tag Authority – 8 Sections
Article 11. Corrective Action Requirements – 9 Sections
Article 12. Electronic Submission of Laboratory Data for Ust Reports – 2 Sections
Chapter 17. Underground Tank Tester Regulations
Article 1. General Provisions – 2 Sections
Article 2. Administration – 2 Sections
Article 3. Application of Regulations – 2 Sections
Article 4. Licensing – 4 Sections
Article 5. Conduct of Business and Prohibited Acts – 5 Sections
Article 6. Appeals Regarding Disciplinary Action – 7 Sections
Article 7. Revenue – 3 Sections
Chapter 18. Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Regulations
Article 1. General Provisions – 1 Section
Article 2. Definition of Terms – 1 Section
Article 3. Financial Responsibility Requirements – 12 Sections
Article 4. The Fund – 23 Sections
Article 5. Request for Review, Appeal, and Petition Process – 6 Sections
Article 6. Petitions for Site Closure – 3 Sections
Article 7. Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Contamination Orphan Site Cleanup Fund – 18 Sections
Chapter 19. Certification Under the California Pollution Control Financing Authority Act [Repealed]
Chapter 20. Standards for the Removal of Sewage from Vessels
Article 1. General – 2 Sections
Article 2. Design and Construction – 6 Sections
Article 3. Operation and Maintenance – 3 Sections
Chapter 20.1. Designation of Marine Terminals to Provide Adequate Sewage Retention Device Pumpout Facilities
Article 1. General Provisions – 1 Section
Article 2. Administrative Procedures – 8 Sections
Chapter 21. Certification for Small Business Concerns Applying for Small Business Act Loans to Meet Water Pollution Control Requirements [Repealed]
Chapter 22. State Policy for Water Quality Control – 23 Sections
Chapter 23. Water Quality Control Plans – 13 Sections
Chapter 24. Grant and Loan Programs
Article 1. Pesticide Research, Identification of Source, and Mitigation Grant Program [Repealed]
Article 2. Replacing, Removing, or Upgrading Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks Grant and Loan Program – 9 Sections
Chapter 25. Clean Water Grant Program [Repealed]
Chapter 26. Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration
Article 1. General Provisions – 3 Sections
Article 2. Classification of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Owner Reporting Requirements, and Criteria for a Class I Wastewater Treatment Plant – 9 Sections
Article 3. Grade Levels of Operator Certification – 4 Sections
Article 4. Operators-in-Training – 7 Sections
Article 5. Provisional Operators – 5 Sections
Article 6. Minimum Qualifications for Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification – 4 Sections
Article 7. Examination for Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators – 5 Sections
Article 8. Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators – 9 Sections
Article 9. Administrative Civil Liability, Disciplinary Action, Appeal, and Petition Process – 12 Sections
Article 10. Fees – 1 Section
Article 11. Advisory Committee – 1 Section
Article 12. Wastewater Treatment Plant Contract Operators – 20 Sections
Chapter 27. Regulations for Implementation of the Environmental Quality Act of 1970
Article 1. General – 4 Sections
Article 2. Exemptions – 2 Sections
Article 3. Applications for Waste Discharge, Water Recycling Requirements, or Other Entitlements for Use – 3 Sections
Article 4. Applications for Funding – 2 Sections
Article 5. Processing of Environmental Documents – 2 Sections
Article 6. Exempt Regulatory Programs – 10 Sections and 3 Appendices
Chapter 28. Certifications
Article 1. General Provisions – 10 Sections
Article 2. Tax Certifications – 5 Sections
Article 3. Small Business Certifications – 5 Sections
Article 4. Water Quality Certification – 7 Sections
Article 5. Pollution Control Certifications – 3 Sections
Article 6. Petitions to State Board – 4 Sections
Chapter 29. Contracting with Private Architectural, Landscape Architectural, Engineering, Environmental, Land Surveying, or Construction Project Management Firms – 11 Sections
Chapter 30. Electronic Submittal of Information
Article 1. General Provisions – 1 Section
Article 2. Electronic Submittal of Information – 5 Sections
Division 4. Regional Water Quality Control Boards
Chapter 1. Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines
Article 1. North Coast Region – 16 Sections
Article 2. San Francisco Bay Region – 32 Sections
Article 3. Central Coast Region – 28 Sections
Article 4. Los Angeles Region – 68 Sections
Article 5. Central Valley Region – 30 Sections
Article 6. Lahontan Region – 20 Sections
Article 7. Colorado River Basin Region – 14 Sections
Article 8. Santa Ana Region – 23 Sections
Article 9. San Diego Region – 21 Sections
Division 5. Prevention of Waste, Unreasonable Use or Diversion of Water (State Water Resources Control Board and Department of Water Resources)
Chapter 1. Procedures – 8 Sections
Division 6. Delta Stewardship Council – 1 Section
Chapter 2. Consistency with Regulatory Policies Contained in the Delta Plan
Article 1. Definitions – 1 Section
Article 2. Certifications of Consistency – 1 Section
Article 3. Consistency with the Regulatory Policies Contained in the Delta Plan – 13 Sections
Article 4. General Provisions – 1 Section and 10 Appendices
Division 7. California Water Commission
Chapter 1. Water Storage Investment Program
Article 1. Purpose and Definitions – 2 Sections
Article 2. Application Process – 3 Sections
Article 3. Commission Methodology and Evaluation Criteria – 5 Sections
Article 4. Conditional Eligibility and Funding Process – 5 Sections
Article 5. General Provisions – 1 Sections
Title 23 contains 1,678 Sections.
