DIVISION 7. WATER QUALITY 13000-16104›CHAPTER 4. Regional Water Quality Control 13200-13286.9›ARTICLE 4. Waste Discharge Requirements 13260-13276

§ 13275

California Water Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a public water system regulated by the state board pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 116270) of Part 12 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code shall have the same legal rights and remedies against a responsible party, when the water supply used by that public water system is contaminated, as those of a private land owner whose groundwater has been contaminated.

(b) For purposes of this section, “responsible party” has the same meaning as defined in Section 25323.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 673, Sec. 26. (AB 1531) Effective January 1, 2016.)

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