2005 California Public Resources Code Sections 30925 Article 1. Small Community Wastewater Grant Program

30925.  (a) For the purposes of this article, "small community"
means a municipality with a population of 20,000 persons or less, a
rural county, or a reasonably isolated and divisible segment of a
larger municipality where the segment of the population is 20,000
persons or less, with a financial hardship, as determined by the
board.
   (b) The board may award grants under this article to assist small
communities in meeting water pollution control requirements.
   (c) The board may award grants under this article to projects that
meet the definition of "eligible project" in Section 79120 of the
Water Code.
   (d) The board shall give priority to both of the following types
of projects:
   (1) Projects to install or replace sewer systems in communities
that lack adequate sewers.
   (2) Projects to assist communities with population growth
pressures, to assist in the redesign and expansion of existing
wastewater collection and treatment systems.