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DIVISION 7. WATER QUALITY 13000-16201›CHAPTER 5. Enforcement and Implementation 13300-13365›ARTICLE 2.5. Administrative Civil Liability 13323-13328

§ 13327

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

In determining the amount of civil liability, the regional board, and the state board upon review of any order pursuant to Section 13320, shall take into consideration the nature, circumstance, extent, and gravity of the violation or violations, whether the discharge is susceptible to cleanup or abatement, the degree of toxicity of the discharge, and, with respect to the violator, the ability to pay, the effect on ability to continue in business, any voluntary cleanup efforts undertaken, any prior history of violations, the degree of culpability, economic benefit or savings, if any, resulting from the violation, and other matters as justice may require.

(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 869, Sec. 4.5. Effective January 1, 2002.)

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