California

Water Code

10,139 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1 — This act shall be known as the Water Code.
• § 10 — “Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned.
• § 100 — It is hereby declared that because of the conditions prevailing in this State the general welfare requires that the water resources of the State be put to beneficial use to the fullest extent of which
• § 100.5 — It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this state that conformity of a use, method of use, or method of diversion of water with local custom shall not be solely determinative of its rea
• § 1000 — As used in this division, “water” includes the term “use of water.
• § 10000 — The coordinated plan for the conservation, development, and utilization of the water resources of the State (except the project known as the “Trinity River Diversion,” which is not approved) as set fo
• § 10001 — The approval and adoption of the State Water Plan by Chapter 1185 of the Statutes of 1941 are continued in effect, except that the project known as the “Trinity River Diversion,” constitutes no part o
• § 10001.3 — The American River Development, as described in Public Law 356 of the Eighty-first Congress, First Session, and as constructed by the Federal Government, is part of the State Water Plan.
• § 10001.5 — Notwithstanding any provisions of this article or any other provision of law to the contrary, the project known as the “Coloma Dam and Reservoir” constitutes no part of the State Water Plan.
• § 10001.6 — (a) The Georgetown Divide Public Utility District has the right to pursue, without any right of assignment to other parties, the district’s preliminary permit number 4287 which was issued by the Feder
• § 10001.7 — The Director of Finance shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of any hydroelectric power project relicensing proposal for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that, if approved by th
• § 10002 — The approval and adoption of the State Water Plan do not repeal any of the provisions of the Central Valley Project Act of 1933, and to the extent there may be any inconsistency or conflict, the provi
• § 10003 — Notwithstanding anything contained in this part, all applications heretofore filed by the Department of Finance under Part 2 of Division 6 shall remain valid and shall retain and have the status and p
• § 10004 — (a) The department shall develop a comprehensive, strategic plan for the sustainable management and stewardship of California’s water resources.
• § 10004.5 — (a) As part of the requirement of the department to update The California Water Plan pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 10004, the department shall include in the plan a discussion of various stra
• § 10004.6 — (a) (1) As part of updating The California Water Plan every five years pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 10004, the department shall conduct a study to determine the amount of additional water ne
• § 10004.7 — (a) (1) The department, as part of the 2028 update, and each subsequent update thereafter, to The California Water Plan required pursuant to Section 10004, shall utilize its expertise in sustainable g
• § 10005 — (a) It is hereby declared that the people of the state have a primary interest in the orderly and coordinated control, protection, conservation, development, and utilization of the water resources of
• § 10005.1 — The department or, at the department’s request, the California Water Commission, shall conduct a series of hearings with interested persons, organizations, local, state, and federal agencies, and repr
• § 10005.2 — Prior to holding a hearing pursuant to Section 10005.
• § 10006 — The provisions of this part do not repeal or modify any of the provisions of Part 3 of this division.
• § 10007 — Notwithstanding anything contained in this part, all applications heretofore filed by the Department of Finance or by the Department of Water Resources under Part 2 of Division 6 shall remain valid an
• § 10008 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that agreements which provide for the transfer of water from the federal Central Valley Project to public entities supplying water for domestic or irrigation
• § 10009 — The director shall pursue discussions with the United States Bureau of Reclamation to permit persons and public entities which have entitlements to water from the federal Central Valley Project, to en
• § 1001 — Nothing in this division shall be construed as giving or confirming any right, title, or interest to or in the corpus of any water.
• § 10011 — (a) In preparing the California Water Plan, the director shall conduct at least one public hearing within the boundaries of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and shall solicit the comments of water ag
• § 10015 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The state’s growth requires policymakers to seek creative ways to maximize the use of water resources and employ technology to conse
• § 10016 — (a) The Department of Water Resources shall complete the development of a standard data protocol for evapotranspiration data, to ensure that the data is available in an easily accessible, standard, an
• § 1002 — This division shall not be held to bestow upon any person, except as expressly provided in it, any right where no such right existed prior to the time this division takes effect.
• § 1003 — As used in this division, “Water Commission Act” means Chapter 586, Statutes of 1913, as amended.
• § 1004 — As used in this division, “useful or beneficial purposes” shall not be construed to mean the use in any one year of more than 2 1 2 acre-feet of water per acre in the irrigation of uncultivated areas
• § 1005 — Nothing in this division shall be construed as depriving any city, city and county, municipal water district, irrigation district, or lighting district of the benefit of any law heretofore or hereafte
• § 1005.1 — Cessation of or reduction in the extraction of ground water by the owner of a right to extract, as the result of the use of an alternate supply of water from a nontributary source, shall be and is dee
• § 1005.2 — Cessation of or reduction in the extraction of ground water, to permit the replenishment of such ground water by the use of water from an alternate nontributary source, is hereby declared to be a reas
• § 1005.3 — During the pendency of an action to adjudicate substantially all water rights in a ground water basin situated in whole or in part within the Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District in Kern County, a
• § 1005.4 — (a) Cessation of or reduction in the extraction of ground water, to permit the replenishment of such ground water by the use of water from an alternate nontributary source, is hereby declared to be a
• § 1006 — Nothing in this division affects or limits in any manner whatsoever the right or power of any municipality which, prior to December 19, 1914, had appropriated or acquired water for municipal purposes,
• § 1007 — Nothing in this division shall be construed to deprive the State or any city, city and county, municipal water district, irrigation district, lighting district, political subdivision, or any person of
• § 1008 — Nothing in this division shall be construed as depriving any person of the right of appeal conferred under the laws of this State.
• § 1009 — Any supplier of water in this state for municipal use, including the state, or any city, county, city and county, district, individual, partnership, corporation, or any other entity, may undertake a w
• § 1009.5 — (a) A water district and the district attorney of any county in which the water district is located may enter into an agreement authorizing the attorney for the water district to act as a special pros
• § 101 — Riparian rights in a stream or watercourse attach to, but to no more than so much of the flow thereof as may be required or used consistently with this and the next preceding section, for the purposes
• § 1010 — (a) (1) The cessation of, or reduction in, the use of water under any existing right regardless of the basis of right, as the result of the use of recycled water, desalinated water, or water polluted
• § 1011 — (a) When any person entitled to the use of water under an appropriative right fails to use all or any part of the water because of water conservation efforts, any cessation or reduction in the use of
• § 1011.5 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the growing water needs of the state require the use of water in an efficient manner and that the efficient use of water requires certainty in the de
• § 1012 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where any person, public agency, or agency of the United States undertakes any water conservation effort, either separately or jointly with others entitled
• § 1013 — (a) The Imperial Irrigation District, acting under a contract with the United States for diversion and use of Colorado River water or pursuant to the California Constitution or to this chapter, or com
• § 1014 — The transfer of water, or the offer of water for transfer, shall not cause, or be the basis for, a forfeiture, abandonment, or modification of any water right, contract right, or other right to the us
• § 1015 — During the term of a temporary change, as defined in Section 1725.
• § 1016 — (a) At the conclusion of the term of a water transfer agreement, all rights in, and the use of, the water subject to the agreement revert back to the transferor.
• § 1017 — The beneficial use of water pursuant to a transfer or exchange authorized pursuant to Chapter 6.
• § 1018 — When agricultural lands are being idled in order to provide water for transfer pursuant to this division, and an amount of water is determined to be made available by that idling, landowners shall be
• § 102 — All water within the State is the property of the people of the State, but the right to the use of water may be acquired by appropriation in the manner provided by law.
• § 1020 — Water may be leased for a period not to exceed five years to assist water conservation efforts pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter.
• § 1021 — (a) The water subject to a water lease agreement shall be water that is subject to a water right of the lessor.
• § 1022 — If the water subject to the lease is held by a water district, a water company, or a mutual water company, hereafter collectively referred to as the district, the following provisions apply: (a) The g
• § 1024 — (a) Nothing in this chapter authorizes the sale of any water right or the modification of any water right or contract.
• § 1024.5 — This chapter does not limit any review of the lessee’s use of the leased water.
• § 1025 — If the lessor or lessee is a water district, the water lessor shall file a notice with the state board of the water lease agreement and include in the notice all of the following: (a) A copy of the le
• § 1025.5 — (a) If both the lessor and lessee are private parties, the lessor shall file an application with the board for approval of the lease agreement and shall include in the application all of the following
• § 1025.7 — Water leases pursuant to this chapter are not subject to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 1700) or Chapter 10.
• § 1026 — The lead agency shall not approve a water lease until 30 days after the board provides written public notice, including notice by personal delivery or registered mail to legal users of water which may
• § 1027 — (a) Any water lease agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter involving the transfer of water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta shall provide outflow consistent with the carriage water requi
• § 1028 — In any proceeding pursuant to Section 1029, the court shall determine issues relating to the lease and the effects of the water transfer pursuant to the lease on the legal users of water and on fish a
• § 1029 — Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code applies to water lease agreements authorized by this chapter.
• § 103 — In the enactment of this code the Legislature does not intend thereby to effect any change in the law relating to water rights.
• § 1030 — During the term of the water lease, the state board shall monitor the lease, as appropriate.
• § 1031 — A water lease pursuant to this chapter shall not take effect until the first annual fee, set pursuant to Section 1525, is paid, and the lease shall not continue in effect in any subsequent year unless
• § 104 — It is hereby declared that the people of the State have a paramount interest in the use of all the water of the State and that the State shall determine what water of the State, surface and undergroun
• § 105 — It is hereby declared that the protection of the public interest in the development of the water resources of the State is of vital concern to the people of the State and that the State shall determin
• § 1050 — This division is hereby declared to be in furtherance of the policy contained in Section 2 of Article X of the California Constitution and in all respects for the welfare and benefit of the people of
• § 10500 — The department shall make and file applications for any water which in its judgment is or may be required in the development and completion of the whole or any part of a general or coordinated plan lo
• § 10504 — All applications made and filed pursuant to Section 10500 shall be transferred to the State Water Resoures Control Board and held by the board for the purposes of this part.
• § 10504.01 — Each petition for assignment of all or a portion of an application filed pursuant to this part, which application has not been completed in accordance with law and the regulations of the board, shall
• § 10504.02 — Procedure with respect to petitions for assignment of all or a portion of applications filed pursuant to this part, which applications have been completed in accordance with law and the regulations of
• § 10504.1 — Before any application made and filed pursuant to Section 10500 is assigned or released from priority, the State Water Resources Control Board shall hold a public hearing.
• § 10504.5 — In order to insure that projects will be constructed in accordance with a general or coordinated plan for the development of water: (a) The recipient of a release from priority or assignment under thi
• § 10505 — No priority under this part shall be released nor assignment made of any application that will, in the judgment of the board, deprive the county in which the water covered by the application originate
• § 10505.5 — Every application heretofore or hereafter made and filed pursuant to Section 10500, and held by the State Water Resources Control Board, shall be amended to provide, and any permit hereafter issued pu
• § 10506 — Every state department or state officer, upon request of the department, shall furnish any service or assistance in the investigation of the need or feasibility of all or any part of such general or c
• § 1051 — (a) The board for the purpose of this division may: (1) Investigate all streams, stream systems, portions of stream systems, lakes, or other bodies of water.
• § 1051.1 — (a) In conducting an investigation or proceeding specified in Section 275 or 1051, or in Article 7 (commencing with Section 13550) of Chapter 7 of Division 7, the board may inspect the property or fac
• § 1051.5 — In furtherance of its powers and duties under Parts 2 (commencing with Section 1200) and 3 (commencing with Section 2000) of this division, the board may supervise trial distribution of water in accor
• § 1052 — (a) The diversion or use of water subject to this division other than as authorized in this division is a trespass.
• § 10520 — This part shall be known and may be cited as the Agricultural Water Conservation and Management Act of 1992.
• § 10521 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this part: (a) “Water conservation” means the reduction of the amount of water consumed or irretrievably los
• § 10522 — A water supplier, individually or in cooperation with other public agencies or persons, may institute a water conservation or efficient water management program, including, but not limited to, all of
• § 10523 — In formulating a water conservation or efficient water management program, a water supplier may take into account the positive or negative effect of the program, or any of its parts, on other factors,
• § 1053 — A full and accurate record of business or acts performed or of testimony taken by the board and the department in pursuance of the provisions of this division shall be kept and be placed on file in th
• § 10530 — This part shall be known and may be cited as the Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Act.
• § 10531 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Water is a valuable natural resource in California, and should be managed to ensure the availability of sufficient supplies to meet the sta
• § 10531.5 — It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage collaboration among mutual water companies that operate public water systems in the City of Maywood to create a public agency that can consolidate drin
• § 10532 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
• § 10533 — “Basin plan” means a water quality control plan developed pursuant to Section 13240.
• § 10534 — “Integrated regional water management plan” means a comprehensive plan for a defined geographic area, the specific development, content, and adoption of which shall satisfy requirements developed purs
• § 10535 — “Local agency” means any city, county, city and county, special district, joint powers authority, or other political subdivision of the state, a public utility as defined in Section 216 of the Public
• § 10536 — “Plan” means an integrated regional water management plan.
• § 10537 — “Regional projects or programs” means projects or programs identified in an integrated regional water management plan that accomplish any of the following: (a) Reduce water demand through agricultural
• § 10538 — “Regional reports or studies” means reports or studies relating to any of the matters described in subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of Section 10537, that are identified in an integrated regional w
• § 10539 — “Regional water management group” means a group in which three or more local agencies, at least two of which have statutory authority over water supply or water management, as well as those other pers
• § 1054 — The board and the department may certify to all of their official acts and may certify copies of all official documents and orders filed in their respective offices.
• § 10540 — (a) A regional water management group may prepare and adopt an integrated regional water management plan in accordance with this part.
• § 10541 — (a) The department shall develop project solicitation and evaluation guidelines for the application of funds made available pursuant to Section 75026 of the Public Resources Code and all other funds t
• § 10543 — (a) A regional water management group proposing to prepare an integrated regional water management plan shall publish a notice of intention to prepare the plan in accordance with Section 6066 of the G
• § 10544 — When selecting projects and programs pursuant to Division 24 (commencing with Section 78500), Division 26 (commencing with Section 79000), Division 26.
• § 10544.5 — For grant applications that include areas that have nitrate, arsenic, perchlorate, or hexavalent chromium contamination, the regional water management group shall include in the grant application info
• § 10545 — When selecting projects pursuant to Section 75026 of the Public Resources Code or for other funds that are or may become available for integrated regional water management plan implementation, the dep
• § 10546 — An integrated regional water management plan prepared pursuant to this part shall be eligible for funding pursuant to Section 75026 of the Public Resources Code, and for any funding authorized on or a
• § 10547 — This part does not prohibit the department from implementing Section 75026 of the Public Resources Code by using existing integrated regional water management guidelines in accordance with subdivision
• § 10548 — This part does not affect any powers granted to a local agency by any other law.
• § 10549 — This part does not authorize a regional water management group to define, or otherwise determine, the water rights of any person.
• § 1055 — (a) The executive director of the board may issue a complaint to any person or entity on which administrative civil liability may be imposed pursuant to Section 1052, Article 4 (commencing with Sectio
• § 1055.2 — A person or entity shall not be subject to both civil liability imposed under Section 1055 and civil liability imposed by the superior court under Section 1052 or Article 4 (commencing with Section 18
• § 1055.3 — In determining the amount of civil liability, the board shall take into consideration all relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the extent of harm caused by the violation, the nature
• § 1055.4 — After the time for review under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1120) has expired, the board may apply to the clerk of the appropriate court for a judgment to collect the administrative civil liabi
• § 1055.5 — (a) (1) The board shall adjust on an annual basis, by January 1 of each year beginning in 2026, all civil and administrative liabilities or penalties imposed by the board or in an action brought at th
• § 10550 — The plan or project shall not be funded pursuant to this part if it would fund activities inconsistent with applicable state and federal water quality laws.
• § 1056 — The board and the department may fix reasonable charges for publications issued under their respective authorities.
• § 10560 — This part shall be known and may be cited as “The Stormwater Resource Planning Act.
• § 10561 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) In many parts of the state stormwater and dry weather runoff are underutilized sources of surface water and groundwater supplies.
• § 10561.5 — Solely for the purposes of this part, and unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this part: (a) “Dry weather runoff” means surface waterflow and wa
• § 10561.7 — (a) A public entity that captures stormwater from urban areas, in accordance with a stormwater resource plan, before the water reaches a natural channel shall be entitled to use the captured water to
• § 10562 — (a) One or more public agencies may develop a stormwater resource plan pursuant to this part.
• § 10563 — (a) This part does not interfere with or prevent the exercise of authority by a public agency to carry out its programs, projects, or responsibilities.
• § 10564 — For purposes of this part, “low-impact development” means new development or redevelopment projects that employ natural and constructed features that reduce the rate of stormwater runoff, filter out p
• § 10565 — By July 1, 2016, the board shall establish guidance for this part that shall include, but is not limited to, the following: (a) Identifying types of local agencies and nongovernmental organizations th
• § 1057 — All fees charged and collected under this chapter shall be paid, at least once each month, accompanied by a detailed statement thereof, into the State Treasury.
• § 10570 — This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the Rainwater Capture Act of 2012.
• § 10571 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) As California has grown and developed, the amount of stormwater flowing off buildings, parking lots, roads, and other impervious surfaces i
• § 10572 — Nothing in this part shall be construed to do any of the following: (a) Alter or impair any existing rights.
• § 10573 — Solely for the purposes of this part, and unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this part: (a) “Developed or developing lands” means lands that ha
• § 10574 — Use of rainwater collected from rooftops does not require a water right permit pursuant to Section 1201.
• § 1058 — The board may make such reasonable rules and regulations as it may from time to time deem advisable in carrying out its powers and duties under this code.
• § 1058.5 — (a) This section applies to any emergency regulation adopted by the board for which the board makes both of the following findings: (1) The emergency regulation is adopted to prevent the waste, unreas
• § 1059 — The board and the department, as to matters under each of their respective jurisdictions, may designate one or more of their employees who shall have authority to certify under their respective seals
• § 106 — It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this State that the use of water for domestic purposes is the highest use of water and that the next highest use is for irrigation.
• § 106.3 — (a) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and s
• § 106.4 — (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Bottled water” has the same meaning as defined in Section 111070 of the Health and Safety Code.
• § 106.5 — It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this State that the right of a municipality to acquire and hold rights to the use of water should be protected to the fullest extent necessary for
• § 106.7 — (a) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this state to support and encourage the development of environmentally compatible small hydroelectric projects as a renewable energy source, p
• § 1060 — (a) All fees collected by the State Water Resources Control Board or by a California regional water quality control board, and deposited in the State Treasury, except funds collected under Part 3 (com
• § 10600 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is an increasing conflict between water development projects and instream beneficial uses such as rafting, swimming, and fishing on the South Fork
• § 10601 — Where a potentially economically viable water supply development on the South Fork of the American River between Chili Bar Reservoir and the Salmon Falls Bridge which will meet local water needs would
• § 10602 — The department, with regard to the South Fork of the American River between Chili Bar Reservoir and the Salmon Falls Bridge, may recommend to the Legislature that state financial assistance be provide
• § 10603 — In undertaking studies pursuant to this part, the department shall take into consideration the potential necessity to produce hydroelectric energy to pay for future water supplies.
• § 10604 — The department shall undertake cooperative studies pursuant to this part for the following: (a) The Georgetown Divide Public Utility District and the South Fork of the American River between Chili Bar
• § 10605 — Where the state provides financial assistance to implement or assist in the implementation of an alternative solution, the State Water Resources Control Board, in considering a subsequent permit or li
• § 10606 — If the instream beneficial uses on the South Fork of the American River between Chili Bar Reservoir and the Salmon Falls Bridge preserved by the state financial assistance will be reduced by a subsequ
• § 10607 — The Legislature finds and declares that the circumstances which resulted in the enactment of this part are unique and therefore this part shall not be considered a precedent.
• § 10608 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Water is a public resource that the California Constitution protects against waste and unreasonable use.
• § 10608.12 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this part: (a) “Affordable housing” has the same meaning as defined in Section 34191.
• § 10608.14 — (a) The use of potable water for the irrigation of nonfunctional turf located on commercial, industrial, and institutional properties, other than a cemetery, and on properties of homeowners’ associati
• § 10608.16 — (a) The state shall achieve a 20-percent reduction in urban per capita water use in California on or before December 31, 2020.
• § 10608.20 — (a) (1) Each urban retail water supplier shall develop urban water use targets and an interim urban water use target by July 1, 2011.
• § 10608.22 — Notwithstanding the method adopted by an urban retail water supplier pursuant to Section 10608.
• § 10608.24 — (a) Each urban retail water supplier shall meet its interim urban water use target by December 31, 2015.
• § 10608.26 — (a) In complying with this part, an urban retail water supplier shall conduct at least one public hearing to accomplish all of the following: (1) Allow community input regarding the urban retail water
• § 10608.28 — (a) An urban retail water supplier may meet its urban water use target within its retail service area, or through mutual agreement, by any of the following: (1) Through an urban wholesale water suppli
• § 10608.32 — All costs incurred pursuant to this part by a water utility regulated by the Public Utilities Commission may be recoverable in rates subject to review and approval by the Public Utilities Commission,
• § 10608.34 — (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2017, the department shall adopt rules for all of the following: (A) The conduct of standardized water loss audits by urban retail water suppliers in accordance with th
• § 10608.35 — (a) The department, in coordination with the board, shall conduct necessary studies and investigations and make a recommendation to the Legislature, by January 1, 2020, on the feasibility of developin
• § 10608.36 — Urban wholesale water suppliers shall include in the urban water management plans required pursuant to Part 2.
• § 10608.4 — It is the intent of the Legislature, by the enactment of this part, to do all of the following: (a) Require all water suppliers to increase the efficiency of use of this essential resource.
• § 10608.40 — Urban water retail suppliers shall report to the department on their progress in meeting their urban water use targets as part of their urban water management plans submitted pursuant to Section 10631
• § 10608.42 — (a) The department shall review the 2015 urban water management plans and report to the Legislature by July 1, 2017, on progress towards achieving a 20-percent reduction in urban water use by December
• § 10608.43 — The department, in conjunction with the California Urban Water Conservation Council, by April 1, 2010, shall convene a representative task force consisting of academic experts, urban retail water supp
• § 10608.44 — Each state agency shall reduce water use at facilities it operates to support urban retail water suppliers in meeting the target identified in Section 10608.
• § 10608.48 — (a) On or before July 31, 2012, an agricultural water supplier shall implement efficient water management practices pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c).
• § 10608.50 — (a) The department, in consultation with the board, shall promote implementation of regional water resources management practices through increased incentives and removal of barriers consistent with s
• § 10608.52 — (a) The department, in consultation with the board, the California Bay-Delta Authority or its successor agency, the State Department of Public Health, and the Public Utilities Commission, shall develo
• § 10608.56 — (a) On and after July 1, 2016, an urban retail water supplier is not eligible for a water grant or loan awarded or administered by the state unless the supplier complies with this part.
• § 10608.60 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that funds made available by Section 75026 of the Public Resources Code should be expended, consistent with Division 43 (commencing with Section 75001) of the P
• § 10608.64 — The department, in consultation with the Agricultural Water Management Council, academic experts, and other stakeholders, shall develop a methodology for quantifying the efficiency of agricultural wat
• § 10608.8 — (a) (1) Water use efficiency measures adopted and implemented pursuant to this part or Part 2.
• § 10609 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that this chapter establishes a method to estimate the aggregate amount of water that would have been delivered the previous year by an urban retail water suppli
• § 10609.10 — (a) The department, in coordination with the board, shall conduct necessary studies and investigations and recommend, no later than October 1, 2021, performance measures for CII water use for adoption
• § 10609.12 — The standards for water loss for urban retail water suppliers shall be the standards adopted by the board pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 10608.
• § 10609.14 — (a) The department, in coordination with the board, shall conduct necessary studies and investigations and, no later than October 1, 2021, recommend for adoption by the board in accordance with this c
• § 10609.15 — To help streamline water data reporting, the department and the board shall do all of the following: (a) Identify urban water reporting requirements shared by both agencies, and post on each agency’s
• § 10609.16 — The department, in coordination with the board, shall conduct necessary studies and investigations and recommend, no later than October 1, 2021, guidelines and methodologies for the board to adopt tha
• § 10609.18 — The department and the board shall solicit broad public participation from stakeholders and other interested persons in the development of the standards and the adoption of regulations pursuant to thi
• § 10609.2 — (a) The board, in coordination with the department, shall adopt long-term standards for the efficient use of water pursuant to this chapter on or before June 30, 2022.
• § 10609.20 — (a) Each urban retail water supplier shall calculate its urban water use objective no later than January 1, 2024, and by January 1 every year thereafter.
• § 10609.21 — (a) For purposes of Section 10609.
• § 10609.22 — (a) An urban retail water supplier shall calculate its actual urban water use no later than January 1, 2024, and by January 1 every year thereafter.
• § 10609.24 — (a) An urban retail water supplier shall submit a report to the department no later than January 1, 2024, and by January 1 every year thereafter.
• § 10609.25 — As part of the first report submitted to the department by an urban retail water supplier no later than January 1, 2024, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10609.
• § 10609.26 — (a) (1) On and after January 1, 2024, the board may issue informational orders pertaining to water production, water use, and water conservation to an urban retail water supplier that does not meet it
• § 10609.27 — Notwithstanding Section 10609.
• § 10609.28 — The board may issue a regulation or informational order requiring a wholesale water supplier, an urban retail water supplier, or a distributor of a public water supply, as that term is used in Section
• § 10609.30 — On or before January 10, 2024, the Legislative Analyst shall provide to the appropriate policy committees of both houses of the Legislature and the public a report evaluating the implementation of the
• § 10609.32 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the chairperson of the board and the director of the department appear before the appropriate policy committees of both houses of the Legislature on or around
• § 10609.33 — (a) On or before January 1, 2028, the department, in coordination with the board, shall submit a report to the Legislature on the progress of urban retail water suppliers towards achieving their urban
• § 10609.34 — Notwithstanding Section 15300.
• § 10609.36 — (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to determine or alter water rights.
• § 10609.38 — The board may waive the requirements of this chapter for a period of up to five years for any urban retail water supplier whose water deliveries are significantly affected by changes in water use as a
• § 10609.4 — (a) (1) Until January 1, 2025, the standard for indoor residential water use shall be 55 gallons per capita daily.
• § 10609.40 — The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (a) Small water suppliers and rural communities are often not covered by established water shortage planning requirements.
• § 10609.42 — (a) No later than January 1, 2020, the department, in consultation with the board and other relevant state and local agencies and stakeholders, shall use available data to identify small water supplie
• § 10609.50 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Droughts are predicted to become more frequent, longer, and more severe as climate change progresses, putting drinking water supplies at ri