California

Water Code

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

• § 14028 — Not more than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) of state loans for projects shall be authorized by the department in a single calendar quarter.
• § 14029 — (a) As approved annually by the Legislature in the Budget Act, the department, notwithstanding Section 14022, may expend money repaid to the state pursuant to any contract executed under Section 14011
• § 14030 — Bonds in the total amount of seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000), exclusive of refunding bonds issued pursuant to Section 14039, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to pr
• § 14031 — The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Pa
• § 14032 — (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this chapter, the California Safe Drinking Water Finance
• § 14033 — The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter in order to carry out the actions specified in Section 14011, and, if so, t
• § 14034 — There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pa
• § 14035 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this chapter, an amount that will equal the total of
• § 14036 — For the purposes of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may, by written order, authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the uns
• § 14036.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code),
• § 14037 — All money deposited in the fund which is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to ex
• § 14038 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the Cal
• § 14039 — Any bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter may be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 2
• § 14040 — The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for the purposes of carrying o
• § 14050 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Clean Water and Water Reclamation Bond Law of 1988.
• § 14051 — The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) Clean water is essential to the public health, safety, and welfare.
• § 14052 — As used in this chapter, the following words have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the State Water Resources Control Board.
• § 14055 — (a) The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the 1988 Clean Water and Water Reclamation Fund, which is hereby created.
• § 14056 — (a) The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) of the money in the fund shall be deposited in the Small Communities Grant Account and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, i
• § 14057 — The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) of the money in the fund shall be available for transfer by the board to the Clean Water Bond Guarantee Fund and shall be available to the board to guarant
• § 14058 — (a) The sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) of the money in the fund shall be deposited in the Water Reclamation Account and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is hereby co
• § 14059 — As approved by the Legislature annually in the Budget Act, the board may expend for the administration of this chapter not more than 5 percent of the amount of the bonds authorized to be issued under
• § 14060 — As approved by the Legislature annually in the Budget Act, the board may, by contract or otherwise, undertake plans, surveys, research, development, and studies necessary, convenient, or desirable to
• § 14061 — The board may adopt rules, regulations, and guidelines necessary or appropriate to carry out this chapter.
• § 14065 — Bonds in the total amount of sixty-five million dollars ($65,000,000), exclusive of refunding bonds, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carryin
• § 14066 — The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Pa
• § 14067 — (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this chapter, the Clean Water and Water Reclamation Finan
• § 14068 — Consistent with Section 602 of the federal act, the committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter in order to carry out the a
• § 14069 — There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pa
• § 14070 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this chapter, an amount that will equal the total of
• § 14071 — For the purposes of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which hav
• § 14071.5 — The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for the purposes of carrying o
• § 14072 — All money deposited in the fund which is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to ex
• § 14073 — The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of the State General Obligation Bond Law.
• § 14074 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and to the extent permitted by federal and state law, the money in the fund may be used to rebate to the federal government all arbitrage profit
• § 14075 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the Cal
• § 14076 — Notwithstanding Section 14074 or any other provision of this bond act, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the
• § 141 — (a) The department may establish a program to authorize private entities to lease space above or adjacent to appropriate conveyance facilities of the State Water Project for the purpose of installing
• § 141.5 — The department shall proceed with the construction of the South Delta Improvements Program, but shall not commence the operational phase of the program until the director certifies, in writing, to the
• § 1410 — (a) There shall be cause for revocation of a permit if the work is not commenced, prosecuted with due diligence, and completed or the water applied to beneficial use as contemplated in the permit and
• § 1410.1 — The notice of proposed revocation of the permit pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1410 shall contain a statement of facts and information upon which the proposed revocation is ba
• § 1410.2 — In any case when a permit is revoked without a hearing, as provided in Section 1410.
• § 142 — (a) In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with water and energy usage, on and after January 1, 2008, the department shall do all of the following: (1) Comply with the same greenhouse
• § 1425 — (a) Any person, whether or not an applicant, permittee, or licensee under provisions of this division other than this article, who has an urgent need to divert and use water may apply for, and the boa
• § 1426 — The application for a temporary permit shall be completed in accordance with the provisions of Section 1260 and shall be accompanied by such maps, drawings, and other data as may be required by the bo
• § 1427 — Before making the findings required by Section 1425, the board shall do all of the following: (a) Review available records, files, and decisions that relate to the availability of water from the sourc
• § 1428 — The board may issue a temporary permit in advance of the notice required by this section.
• § 1429 — The board shall supervise diversion and use of water under the temporary permit for the protection of all lawful users of waters and instream beneficial uses and for compliance with permit conditions.
• § 1430 — A temporary permit issued under this article shall not result in the creation of a vested right, even of a temporary nature, but shall be subject at all times to modification or revocation in the disc
• § 1431 — A temporary permit issued under this article may be renewed by the board.
• § 1433 — (a) Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article: (1) “Basin” has the same meaning as defined in Section 10721.
• § 1433.1 — (a) A groundwater sustainability agency or a local agency, whether or not an applicant, permittee, or licensee under provisions of this division other than this article, may apply for, and the board m
• § 1433.2 — (a) The application for a temporary permit shall be completed in accordance with Section 1260 and shall be accompanied by any maps, drawings, and other data that may be required by the board.
• § 1433.3 — (a) As soon as practicable after the receipt of an application, the board shall issue and deliver to the applicant a notice of the application that includes the information required by Section 1301 an
• § 1433.4 — The board shall supervise diversion and use of water under a permit issued under this article for the protection of all lawful users of water, for protection of beneficial uses, including instream ben
• § 1433.5 — A permit issued under this article shall not result in the creation of a vested right, even of a temporary nature.
• § 1433.6 — The board may renew a permit issued under this article if the board, in its judgment, concludes that the applicant has exercised due diligence in applying for a permit pursuant to provisions of this d
• § 1435 — (a) Any permittee or licensee who has an urgent need to change a point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use from that specified in the permit or license may petition for, and the board may is
• § 1436 — The petition for a temporary change order shall be completed in accordance with the rules of the board, and the petitioner shall pay the fee required by Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1525).
• § 1437 — Before making the findings required by Section 1435, the board shall review available records, files, and decisions that relate to the rights of other legal users of water, consult with representative
• § 1438 — (a) The board may issue a temporary change order in advance of the notice required by this section.
• § 1439 — The board shall supervise diversion and use of water under the temporary change order for the protection of all other lawful users of water and instream beneficial uses and for compliance with change
• § 144 — (a) Upon an appropriation of funds by the Legislature for the purposes of this section, the department and the board shall develop a plan to deploy a network of stream gages that includes a determinat
• § 1440 — A temporary change order issued under this article shall not result in the creation of a vested right, even of a temporary nature, but shall be subject at all times to modification or revocation in th
• § 1441 — A temporary change order issued under this article may be renewed by the board.
• § 1442 — This article shall not apply to any permittee or licensee petitioning for a temporary change pursuant to Chapter 10.
• § 1443 — (a) Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article: (1) “Basin” has the same meaning as defined in Section 10721.
• § 1443.1 — (a) A groundwater sustainability agency or a local agency that is a permittee or a licensee under provisions of this division other than this article, may petition for, and the board may issue, a cond
• § 1443.2 — (a) The petition for a temporary change order shall be completed in accordance with the rules of the board that specify the information and maps to be included in a petition for change.
• § 1443.3 — (a) As soon as practicable after the receipt of a petition for a temporary change order, the board shall issue and deliver to the petitioner a notice of the petition and a list of persons who, in the
• § 1443.4 — The board shall supervise diversion and use of water under a change order issued under this article for the protection of all lawful users of water and instream beneficial uses and for compliance with
• § 1443.5 — A change order issued under this article shall not result in the creation of a vested right, even of a temporary nature.
• § 1443.6 — The board may renew a change order issued under this article if the board, in its judgment, concludes that the petitioner has exercised due diligence in applying for a change pursuant to provisions of
• § 1443.7 — This article does not apply to any permittee or licensee petitioning for a temporary change pursuant to Chapter 10.
• § 1450 — Any application properly made gives to the applicant a priority of right as of the date of the application until such application is approved or rejected.
• § 1455 — The issuance of a permit continues in effect the priority of right as of the date of the application and gives the right to take and use the amount of water specified in the permit until the issuance
• § 1460 — The application for a permit by a municipality for the use of water for the municipality or the inhabitants thereof for domestic purposes shall be considered first in right, irrespective of whether it
• § 1461 — The application for, or the granting of, a permit to any municipality to appropriate water does not authorize the appropriation of any water for other than municipal purposes.
• § 1462 — Where permission to appropriate is granted to any municipality for any quantity of water in excess of the existing municipal needs therefor, the board may, pending the application to beneficial use of
• § 1463 — When the municipality desires to use the additional water granted in its application it may do so upon making just compensation for the facilities for taking, conveying, and storing the additional wat
• § 1464 — In lieu of the granting of such temporary permits for appropriation, the board may authorize the municipality to become as to such surplus a public utility, subject to the jurisdiction and control of
• § 147 — (a) On or before January 10, 2010, and annually thereafter, the department shall prepare and submit to the chairpersons of the fiscal committees of the Legislature a report with regard to the budget f
• § 147.1 — (a) By August 1 of each year, the department shall prepare and submit to the Legislature, and post on the department’s internet website, a detailed accounting for each public works project undertaken
• § 147.3 — (a) (1) The department shall conduct a voluntary statewide survey of local regional water supply projects and post the results of the survey on the department’s Internet Web site by July 1, 2015.
• § 147.5 — At least 60 days prior to the final approval of the renewal or extension of a long-term water supply contract between the department and a state water project contractor, the department shall present
• § 1475 — In any case where a reservoir has been or shall hereafter under the provisions of this division be constructed, or surveyed, laid out, and proposed to be constructed, for the storage of water for a sy
• § 148 — (a) The department shall perform construction inspection services for all water resources projects authorized pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 10187) and Article 1.
• § 1480 — An application by the Department of Water Resources, or an application by the Department of Finance prior to July 5, 1956, in aid of any general or coordinated water plan has such priority as is now o
• § 1485 — Any municipality, governmental agency, or political subdivision operating waste disposal plants producing disposal water meeting the requirements of the appropriate regional board, and disposing of sa
• § 1486 — (a) The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District, and any successor thereto, with respect to treated wastewater produced by the sanitation district that meets the requirements of the Central Val
• § 14875 — This chapter applies to the construction, installation, or alteration of graywater systems for subsurface irrigation and other safe uses.
• § 14875.1 — “Department” means the Department of Water Resources.
• § 14876 — “Graywater” means untreated wastewater which has not been contaminated by any toilet discharge, has not been affected by infectious, contaminated, or unhealthy bodily wastes, and which does not presen
• § 14877 — “Graywater system” means a system and devices, attached to the plumbing system for the sanitary distribution or use of graywater.
• § 14877.1 — (a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health and the Center for Irrigation Technology at California State University, Fresno, shall adopt standards for the installati
• § 14877.2 — A graywater system may be installed if the city or county having jurisdiction over the installation determines that the system complies with standards adopted by the department.
• § 14877.3 — (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a city, county, or other local agency may adopt, after a public hearing and enactment of an ordinance or resolution, building standards that are more restrictive than t
• § 1490 — Applications or petitions for retrofit hydroelectric plants at existing dams, canals, or conduits where the streamflow regime will not be changed and where there will be no significant adverse environ
• § 14900 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act.
• § 14901 — The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) A report on the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program entitled, “A Management Plan for Agricultural Subsurface Drainage and Related Problems on the Wes
• § 14901.5 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the initial funding for the administrative costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program be appropriated by the Legislature for the 1993–94 fisca
• § 14902 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used in this chapter have the following meanings: (a) “Fund” means the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Fund.
• § 14903 — (a) The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program is hereby established in the department.
• § 14904 — The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Fund is hereby created for purposes of the program.
• § 14905 — The department may enter into agreements with the state board, the Department of Fish and Game, the Department of Conservation, possessors of water rights, and other appropriate public agencies and no
• § 14906 — Property acquired pursuant to this chapter shall be managed as upland habitat, wetlands, riparian habitat, or nonirrigated agricultural land, as appropriate.
• § 14907 — (a) Agreements to sell water that is conserved as a result of the retirement of land pursuant to this chapter to public agencies, nonprofit organizations, investor-owned water utilities, corporations,
• § 14907.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the possessor of the water right determines the final disposition of the water.
• § 14907.6 — Participation in the program by local public agencies and landowners is voluntary and shall be undertaken in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, court judgments, and cont
• § 14908 — The funds received from the sale of water pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 14907 shall be deposited in the fund.
• § 14909 — The department may apply for, and accept, federal and state grants and receive gifts, donations, and other financial support from public and private sources to be deposited in the fund to carry out th
• § 1491 — Applications for hydroelectric powerplants with a generating capacity not to exceed five megawatts, which do not impound water during times of high waterflow to be used to generate power during times
• § 14910 — The department may acquire or accept the gift or dedication of fee title, easements, including conservation easements, leases, development rights, or other interests in retirement lands to carry out t
• § 14911 — The department may accept advance payments for future water deliveries undertaken pursuant to this chapter.
• § 14912 — (a) The department may purchase, lease, rent, sell, exchange, or otherwise transfer any land, interest in land or water, or option acquired pursuant to this chapter.
• § 14913 — The department may, by contract or agreement, make grants or loans to local public entities, state agencies, or nonprofit organizations to carry out this chapter.
• § 14914 — The purchase price of any interest in land or water acquired pursuant to this chapter may reflect the benefit to the state of alleviating drainage problems in the San Joaquin Valley and the conversion
• § 14915 — The price of water conserved and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be determined by the department so as to carry out the intent of the Legislature set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 14901.
• § 14916 — Purchase agreements entered into pursuant to this chapter may provide for the return of the property, that is the subject of the purchase, to irrigated agricultural use if affordable technological sol
• § 14917 — In carrying out this chapter, the department shall consider the effects of purchases of property pursuant to this chapter on the overall economy of the local communities, including the impact on job o
• § 14918 — The department shall coordinate with the United States Department of the Interior regarding water distribution undertaken pursuant to this chapter in those areas served by the federal Central Valley P
• § 14920 — This chapter shall become operative on July 1, 1993.
• § 14950 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Shellfish Protection Act of 1993.
• § 14951 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Commercial shellfish harvesting is a beneficial use of the waters of the state and, in addition, benefits the economy of the state through
• § 14952 — For the purposes of this chapter, a commercial shellfish growing area is an area certified pursuant to Section 112170 of the Health and Safety Code in which shellfish are grown and harvested.
• § 14953 — (a) If a commercial shellfish growing area is threatened by point or nonpoint source pollution, as specified in Section 14954, the regional board shall form a technical advisory committee, within 90 d
• § 14954 — For the purpose of Section 14953, a commercial shellfish growing area is threatened if any of the following applies: (a) The State Department of Health Services downgrades the classification applicabl
• § 14955 — (a) The technical advisory committee shall review existing data to determine whether additional investigatory efforts are needed to identify the pollution sources that threaten the commercial shellfis
• § 14956 — (a) Once the nature, sources, scope, and degree of the pollution affecting a commercial shellfish growing area have been determined, the regional board, with the advice of the local technical advisory
• § 14957 — When rating project proposals affecting shellfish growing areas for state and federal funding under Sections 205 and 319 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.
• § 14958 — When a commercial shellfish area is no longer threatened, as specified in Section 14954, the regional board shall dissolve the technical advisory committee for that area.
• § 15 — “Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive.
• § 150 — There is in the Department of Water Resources the California Water Commission.
• § 151 — The California Water Commission consists of nine members who are appointed by the Governor subject to the confirmation of the Senate, as provided in this article.
• § 152 — Seven members of the California Water Commission appointed by the Governor shall be selected and approved for appointment on the basis of their general educational and business qualifications, and the
• § 1525 — (a) Each person or entity who holds a permit or license to appropriate water, and each lessor of water leased under Chapter 1.
• § 1528 — Each person or entity who files a proof of claim under Article 4 (commencing with Section 2575) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 shall pay a fee according to a fee schedule established by the board.
• § 1529 — Each person or entity who files a notice pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 4999) shall pay an annual fee according to a fee schedule established by the board.
• § 1529.5 — (a) The board shall adopt a schedule of fees pursuant to Section 1530 to recover costs incurred in administering Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 10735) of Part 2.
• § 153 — (a) The terms of the members of the California Water Commission in office as of January 1, 1958, shall expire as follows: (1) One member on January 15, 1958.
• § 153.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Sections 153 and 154, the term of any member of the California Water Commission, whose appointment has been confirmed by the Senate and who is serving a term that is unexpired as o
• § 1530 — (a) The board shall adopt, by emergency regulation, the schedules of fees authorized under this article.
• § 1535 — (a) Any fee subject to this chapter that is required in connection with the filing of an application, registration, request, statement, or proof of claim, other than an annual fee required after the p
• § 1536 — All annual fees, other than the initial filing fee required in connection with the filing of an application, registration, petition, or request, or proof of claim, and all unpaid fees and expenses ref
• § 1537 — (a) The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration shall collect any fee or expense required to be paid to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration under this chapter.
• § 1538 — In any proceeding pursuant to Section 1052 in which it is determined that there has been a violation of the prohibition against the unauthorized diversion or use of water subject to this division, the
• § 1539 — If a permit or license holder fails to pay an annual fee imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1525 for a period of five years, the board may revoke the permit or license in accordance with t
• § 154 — Appointments shall be for terms of four years.
• § 1540 — If the board determines that the person or entity on whom a fee or expense is imposed will not pay the fee or expense based on the fact that the fee payer has sovereign immunity under Section 1560, th
• § 1541 — This article applies to any fee established or required to be paid under Article 1 (commencing with Section 1525), to any fee or expense set to cover the expenses of the board under Part 3 (commencing
• § 155 — The appointments made by the Governor to membership on the California Water Commission shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next regular or special session of the Legislature and the
• § 1550 — There is in the State Treasury a Water Rights Fund, which is hereby established.
• § 1551 — All of the following shall be deposited into the Water Rights Fund: (a) All fees, expenses, and penalties collected by the board or the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration under this c
• § 1552 — Except as provided in subdivision (e) of Section 1058.
• § 156 — The members of the California Water Commission may be removed from office by the Legislature, by concurrent resolution adopted by a majority vote of all members elected to each house, for dereliction
• § 1560 — (a) The fees and expenses established under this chapter and Part 3 (commencing with Section 2000) apply to the United States and to Indian tribes, to the extent authorized under federal or tribal law
• § 157 — Each member of the California Water Commission shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) for each day during which the member is engaged in the performance of official duties, but shall not be compensa
• § 158 — The California Water Commission shall maintain its headquarters at Sacramento and shall hold meetings at such times and at such places as shall be determined by it.
• § 159 — Special meetings may be called at any time by the chairman or by the executive officer at the request of any four members, upon notice specifying the matters to be acted upon at such meeting, but no o
• § 16 — “Oath” includes affirmation.
• § 160 — The members of the California Water Commission shall select one of the members to serve as chairman, who shall hold office as chairman at the pleasure of the commission.
• § 1600 — Immediately upon completion of the construction of works and application of the water to beneficial use the permittee shall report the completion to the board.
• § 1605 — The board shall as soon as practicable after receiving the report of completion cause to be made a full inspection and examination of the works constructed and the use of water therefrom.
• § 161 — The California Water Commission shall confer with, advise, and make recommendations to the director with respect to any matters and subjects under his jurisdiction.
• § 161.5 — The California Water Commission shall have the power to name all facilities of the State Water Resources Development System owned by the state.
• § 1610 — If the determination of the board as to completion is favorable to the permittee, the board shall issue a license which confirms the right to the appropriation of such an amount of water as has been d
• § 1610.5 — Before issuing a license for an amount of water or season of use less than that specified in the permit, the board shall either obtain the consent of the permittee or afford him an opportunity to (a)
• § 16100 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Watershed Improvement Act of 2009.
• § 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 deve
• § 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 p
• § 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,
• § 16104 — Nothing in this chapter alters requirements that govern the diversion of water.
• § 1611 — If the board determines that the construction and condition of the works or the use of water therefrom are not in conformity with the law, the rules and regulations of the board, or the terms of the p
• § 162 — It is the intention of the Legislature that in the making of all major departmental determinations, policies and procedures, such as departmental recommendations to the Legislature, the director and t
• § 16200 — The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) California’s wetland resources provide an abundance of benefits for humans and the environment, including, but not limited to, flood risk reductio
• § 16201 — It is the policy of the state to ensure no net loss and long-term gain in the quantity, quality, and permanence of wetlands acreage and values in California.
• § 1625 — Each license shall be in such form and contain such terms as may be prescribed by the board.
• § 1626 — All licenses shall be under the terms and conditions of this division.
• § 1627 — A license shall be effective for such time as the water actually appropriated under it is used for a useful and beneficial purpose in conformity with this division but no longer.
• § 1628 — Every license shall include the enumeration of conditions therein which in substance shall include all of the provisions of this article and the statement that any appropriator of water to whom a lice
• § 1629 — Every licensee, if he accepts a license, does so under the conditions precedent that no value whatsoever in excess of the actual amount paid to the State therefor shall at any time be assigned to or c
• § 163 — The commission may employ an executive officer, exempt from civil service, under subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article XXIV of the Constitution, and a staff engineer from the staff of the department
• § 163.5 — The department shall furnish to the California Water Commission, at its request, such assistance, including technical, legal, and clerical services, as is required to the extent funds are made availab
• § 1630 — At any time after the expiration of twenty years after the granting of a license, the State or any city, city and county, municipal water district, irrigation district, lighting district, or any polit
• § 1631 — In the event that the State, or any city, city and county, municipal water district, irrigation district, lighting district, or political subdivision of the State so desiring to purchase and the owner
• § 164 — The commission may hold any hearings and conduct any investigations in any part of the state necessary to carry out the powers vested in it, and for such purposes has the powers conferred upon heads o
• § 165 — The California Water Commission shall conduct an annual review of the progress of construction and operation of the State Water Resources Development System, and shall make a report on its findings to
• § 1650 — A true copy of each license issued or of each order modifying or changing a license shall within 30 days after issuance thereof be recorded by the board in the office of the recorder of the county in
• § 1651 — Whenever an order revoking a license in whole or in part becomes final a true copy of the order shall be recorded promptly by the board in the office or offices in which a copy of the license affected
• § 166 — The California Water Commission shall hold public hearings on all additional facilities proposed to be added to the State Water Resources Development System by the department pursuant to the authority
• § 1675 — (a) If, at any time after a license is issued, the board finds that the licensee has not put the water granted under the license to a useful or beneficial purpose in conformity with this division or t
• § 1675.1 — The notice of proposed revocation of the license pursuant to Section 1675 shall contain a statement of facts and information upon which the proposed revocation is based, and shall include a statement
• § 1675.2 — In any case when a license is revoked without a hearing, as provided in Section 1675.
• § 17 — “Signature” or “subscription” includes mark when the signer or subscriber can not write, such signer’s or subscriber’s name being written near the mark by a witness who writes his own name near the si
• § 1700 — Water appropriated under the Water Commission Act or this code for one specific purpose shall not be deemed to be appropriated for any other or different purpose, but the purpose of the use of such wa
• § 1700.2 — At any time after notice of an application is given, an applicant, permittee, or licensee may change the point of diversion, place of use, purpose of use, or any other provision or condition from that
• § 1700.4 — (a) After notice of an application is given, the board may make a minor change to the application without requiring the filing of a petition for change if the board finds all of the following: (1) The
• § 1700.6 — (a) The board may make a minor change to a permit or license without requiring the filing of a petition for change if the board finds all of the following: (1) The change involves a minor adjustment o
• § 1701.1 — A petition for change filed after notice of an application shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) State the name and address of the petitioner.
• § 1701.2 — A petition for change in a permit or license shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) State the name and address of the petitioner.