California Water Code

§ 13172.5

WAT § 13172.5 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 7 · Ch. 3 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, the use of any vacuum or suction dredge equipment, also known as suction dredging, is the use of a mechanized or motorized system for removing or assisting in the removal of, or the processing of, material from the bed, bank, or channel of a river, stream, or lake in order to recover minerals. This section does not apply to, prohibit, or otherwise restrict nonmotorized recreational mining activities, including panning for gold.

(b)In order to protect water quality, the state board or a regional board may take one or more of the following actions:

(1)Adopt waste discharge requirements or a waiver of waste discharge requirements that, at a minimum, address the water quality impacts of each of the following:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 680, Sec. 3. (SB 637) Effective January 1, 2016.