Section 16100.

16100. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Watershed Improvement Act of 2009. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 577, Sec. 1. (SB 310) Effective January 1, 2010.)

Section 16101.

16101. (a) Each county, city, or special district that is a permittee or copermittee under a national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit for municipal separate storm sewer systems may develop, either individually or jointly with one or more permittees or copermittees, a watershed improvement plan that addresses major sources of pollutants in receiving water, stormwater, […]

Section 16102.

16102. (a) A regional board shall review, in accordance with the reimbursement requirement described in subdivision (c), a watershed improvement plan developed pursuant to Section 16101 and may approve the plan, including any appropriate conditions to the approval, if the regional board finds that the proposed watershed improvement plan will facilitate compliance with water quality requirements. […]

Section 16103.

16103. (a) In addition to making use of other financing mechanisms that are available to local agencies to fund watershed improvement plans and plan measures and facilities, a county, city, special district, or combination thereof may impose fees on activities that generate or contribute to runoff, stormwater, or surface runoff pollution, to pay the costs of […]

Section 16104.

16104. Nothing in this chapter alters requirements that govern the diversion of water. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 577, Sec. 1. (SB 310) Effective January 1, 2010.)