California

Water Code

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

• § 10609.51 — For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply: (a) “Community water system” has the same meaning as defined in Section 116275 of the Health and Safety Code.
• § 10609.6 — (a) (1) The department, in coordination with the board, shall conduct necessary studies and investigations and recommend, no later than October 1, 2021, standards for outdoor residential use for adopt
• § 10609.60 — (a) No later than July 1, 2023, and updated every five years thereafter, a small water supplier serving 1,000 to 2,999 service connections, inclusive, and a nontransient noncommunity water system that
• § 10609.61 — A small water supplier and a nontransient noncommunity water system that is a school shall each report annually water supply condition information to the state board through the state board’s Electron
• § 10609.62 — Small water suppliers and nontransient noncommunity water systems that are schools shall implement, subject to funding availability, all of the following drought resiliency measures: (a) No later than
• § 10609.63 — This chapter does not apply to small water suppliers, or small water suppliers integrated into larger water systems, that voluntarily choose to instead comply with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1
• § 10609.70 — (a) (1) A county shall establish a standing county drought and water shortage task force to facilitate drought and water shortage preparedness for state small water systems and domestic wells within t
• § 10609.8 — (a) The department, in coordination with the board, shall conduct necessary studies and investigations and recommend, no later than October 1, 2021, standards for outdoor irrigation of landscape areas
• § 10609.80 — (a) The department shall take both of the following actions to support implementation of the recommendations of its County Drought Advisory Group: (1) Maintain, in partnership with the state board and
• § 10609.9 — For purposes of Sections 10609.
• § 10610 — This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Urban Water Management Planning Act.
• § 10610.2 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The waters of the state are a limited and renewable resource subject to ever-increasing demands.
• § 10610.4 — The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of the state as follows: (a) The management of urban water demands and efficient use of water shall be actively pursued to protect both the peo
• § 10611 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions of this chapter govern the construction of this part.
• § 10611.3 — “Customer” means a purchaser of water from a water supplier who uses the water for municipal purposes, including residential, commercial, governmental, and industrial uses.
• § 10611.5 — “Demand management” means those water conservation measures, programs, and incentives that prevent the waste of water and promote the reasonable and efficient use and reuse of available supplies.
• § 10612 — “Drought risk assessment” means a method that examines water shortage risks based on the driest five-year historic sequence for the agency’s water supply, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 10
• § 10613 — “Efficient use” means those management measures that result in the most effective use of water so as to prevent its waste or unreasonable use or unreasonable method of use.
• § 10614 — “Person” means any individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, business, trust, corporation, company, public agency, or any agency of such an entity.
• § 10615 — “Plan” means an urban water management plan prepared pursuant to this part.
• § 10616 — “Public agency” means any board, commission, county, city and county, city, regional agency, district, or other public entity.
• § 10616.5 — ‛Recycled water” means the reclamation and reuse of wastewater for beneficial use.
• § 10617 — “Urban water supplier” means a supplier, either publicly or privately owned, providing water for municipal purposes either directly or indirectly to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,
• § 10617.5 — “Water shortage contingency plan” means a document that incorporates the provisions detailed in subdivision (a) of Section 10632 and is subsequently adopted by an urban water supplier pursuant to this
• § 10618 — “Water supply and demand assessment” means a method that looks at current year and one or more dry year supplies and demands for determining water shortage risks, as described in Section 10632.
• § 10620 — (a) Every urban water supplier shall prepare and adopt an urban water management plan in the manner set forth in Article 3 (commencing with Section 10640).
• § 10621 — (a) Each urban water supplier shall update its plan at least once every five years on or before July 1, in years ending in six and one, incorporating updated and new information from the five years pr
• § 10630 — It is the intention of the Legislature, in enacting this part, to permit levels of water management planning commensurate with the numbers of customers served and the volume of water supplied, while a
• § 10630.5 — Each plan shall include a simple lay description of how much water the agency has on a reliable basis, how much it needs for the foreseeable future, what the agency’s strategy is for meeting its water
• § 10631 — A plan shall be adopted in accordance with this chapter that shall do all of the following: (a) Describe the service area of the supplier, including current and projected population, climate, and othe
• § 10631.1 — (a) The water use projections required by Section 10631 shall include projected water use for single-family and multifamily residential housing needed for lower income households, as defined in Sectio
• § 10631.2 — (a) In addition to the requirements of Section 10631, an urban water management plan shall include any of the following information that the urban water supplier can readily obtain: (1) An estimate of
• § 10632 — (a) Every urban water supplier shall prepare and adopt a water shortage contingency plan as part of its urban water management plan that consists of each of the following elements: (1) The analysis of
• § 10632.1 — An urban water supplier shall conduct an annual water supply and demand assessment pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10632 and, on or before July 1 of each year, submit an annual water shortage a
• § 10632.2 — An urban water supplier shall follow, where feasible and appropriate, the prescribed procedures and implement determined shortage response actions in its water shortage contingency plan, as identified
• § 10632.3 — It is the intent of the Legislature that, upon proclamation by the Governor of a state of emergency under the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1
• § 10632.5 — (a) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 10632, beginning January 1, 2020, the plan shall include a seismic risk assessment and mitigation plan to assess the
• § 10633 — The plan shall provide, to the extent available, information on recycled water and its potential for use as a water source in the service area of the urban water supplier.
• § 10634 — The plan shall include information, to the extent practicable, relating to the quality of existing sources of water available to the supplier over the same five-year increments as described in subdivi
• § 10635 — (a) Every urban water supplier shall include, as part of its urban water management plan, an assessment of the reliability of its water service to its customers during normal, dry, and multiple dry wa
• § 10640 — (a) Every urban water supplier required to prepare a plan pursuant to this part shall prepare its plan pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 10630).
• § 10641 — An urban water supplier required to prepare a plan or a water shortage contingency plan may consult with, and obtain comments from, any public agency or state agency or any person who has special expe
• § 10642 — Each urban water supplier shall encourage the active involvement of diverse social, cultural, and economic elements of the population within the service area prior to and during the preparation of bot
• § 10643 — An urban water supplier shall implement its plan adopted pursuant to this chapter in accordance with the schedule set forth in its plan.
• § 10644 — (a) (1) An urban water supplier shall submit to the department, the California State Library, and any city or county within which the supplier provides water supplies a copy of its plan no later than
• § 10645 — (a) Not later than 30 days after filing a copy of its plan with the department, the urban water supplier and the department shall make the plan available for public review during normal business hours
• § 10650 — Any actions or proceedings, other than actions by the board, to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the acts or decisions of an urban water supplier on the grounds of noncompliance with this par
• § 10651 — In any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul a plan or a water shortage contingency plan, or an action taken pursuant to either by an urban water supplier on the grounds of
• § 10652 — The California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) does not apply to the preparation and adoption of plans pursuant to this part or to
• § 10653 — The adoption of a plan shall satisfy any requirements of state law, regulation, or order, including those of the board and the Public Utilities Commission, for the preparation of water management plan
• § 10654 — An urban water supplier may recover in its rates the costs incurred in preparing its urban water management plan, its drought risk assessment, its water supply and demand assessment, and its water sho
• § 10655 — If any provision of this part or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this part which can be giv
• § 10656 — An urban water supplier is not eligible for a water grant or loan awarded or administered by the state unless the urban water supplier complies with this part.
• § 10657 — The department may adopt regulations regarding the definitions of water, water use, and reporting periods, and may adopt any other regulations deemed necessary or desirable to implement this part.
• § 107 — The declaration of the policy of the State in this chapter is not exclusive, and all other or further declarations of policy in this code shall be given their full force and effect.
• § 10700 — This part applies only to the area within the existing boundaries of the Mendocino City Community Services District.
• § 10701 — (a) As used in this part, “local agency” means any city, county, district, agency, or other political subdivision of the state for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within
• § 10702 — Any local agency which is authorized by law to provide water services may, by ordinance, or by resolution if the local agency is not authorized to act by ordinance, establish programs for the manageme
• § 10703 — Prior to the adoption of a groundwater management program, the governing board of the local agency shall hold a public hearing, after publication of notice pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government C
• § 10704 — After the conclusion of the hearing, and if the governing board adopts a resolution of intention, copies of the groundwater management program shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation.
• § 10705 — After the adoption of a resolution of intention, the governing board shall hold a second hearing and consider protests to the implementation of the program.
• § 10706 — A majority protest shall be determined to exist if the governing board finds that the protests filed and not withdrawn prior to the conclusion of the second hearing represent more than 50 percent of t
• § 10707 — A local agency authorized to establish programs for the management of groundwater resources pursuant to this part may for that purpose enter into a joint powers agreement pursuant to Chapter 5 (commen
• § 10708 — A local agency which establishes a program for the management of groundwater resources pursuant to this part may fix and collect rates for the extraction of groundwater to pay expenses incurred by the
• § 10709 — For purposes of groundwater management, a local agency authorized to establish programs for the management of groundwater resources pursuant to this part may, in addition to the powers set forth in th
• § 10710 — Before a local agency may levy a water replenishment assessment as authorized in Section 10709 or may otherwise fix and collect rates for the extraction of groundwater pursuant to this part, the local
• § 10711 — No local agency shall exercise the powers authorized by this part within the boundaries of another local agency authorized by law to provide water service to any or all of the lands within its boundar
• § 10712 — No local agency shall exercise the powers authorized by this part within the boundaries of another local agency providing water service to any or all of the lands within its boundaries, without the pr
• § 10713 — If a local agency annexes land subject to a groundwater management program of another local agency, the local agency annexing the land shall continue to comply with the groundwater management program
• § 10714 — This part neither preempts, negates, affects, nor infers the existence of any powers of a local agency in other groundwater basins of the state to establish programs for the management of groundwater
• § 10715 — This part is in addition to, and not a limitation on, any powers of a local agency otherwise granted by law.
• § 10716 — This part does not exempt any local agency formed under any act requiring the approval of its leases, contracts, or issuance of securities by the Treasurer from obtaining the report, investigation, an
• § 10717 — A local agency shall no longer be authorized to exercise the powers conferred by this part upon the completion and implementation of a municipal central water system supplying water to the inhabitants
• § 10720 — This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
• § 10720.1 — In enacting this part, it is the intent of the Legislature to do all of the following: (a) To provide for the sustainable management of groundwater basins.
• § 10720.3 — (a) This part applies to all groundwater basins in the state.
• § 10720.5 — (a) Groundwater management pursuant to this part shall be consistent with Section 2 of Article X of the California Constitution.
• § 10720.7 — (a) (1) By January 31, 2020, all basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins by the department that have been designated in Bulletin 118, as it may be updated or revised on or before January
• § 10720.8 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (e), this part does not apply to the following adjudicated areas or a local agency that conforms to the requirements of an adjudication of water rights for one of
• § 10720.9 — All relevant state agencies, including, but not limited to, the board, the regional water quality control boards, the department, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife, shall consider the policies o
• § 10721 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this part: (a) “Adjudication action” means an action filed in the superior or federal district court to dete
• § 10722 — Unless other basin boundaries are established pursuant to this chapter, a basin’s boundaries shall be as identified in Bulletin 118.
• § 10722.2 — (a) A local agency or an entity directed by the court in an adjudication action to file the request may request that the department revise the boundaries of a basin, including the establishment of new
• § 10722.4 — (a) Pursuant to Section 10933, for the purposes of this part the department shall categorize each basin as one of the following priorities: (1) High priority.
• § 10722.5 — (a) The San Luis Rey Valley Groundwater Basin, identified as Basin 9-007 in Bulletin 118 (2016), shall be divided into an upper and lower subbasin at the east line of the western boundary of Section 6
• § 10723 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), any local agency or combination of local agencies overlying a groundwater basin may decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin.
• § 10723.2 — The groundwater sustainability agency shall consider the interests of all beneficial uses and users of groundwater, as well as those responsible for implementing groundwater sustainability plans.
• § 10723.4 — The groundwater sustainability agency shall establish and maintain a list of persons interested in receiving notices regarding plan preparation, meeting announcements, and availability of draft plans,
• § 10723.6 — (a) A combination of local agencies may form a groundwater sustainability agency by using any of the following methods: (1) A joint powers agreement.
• § 10723.8 — (a) Within 30 days of deciding to become or form a groundwater sustainability agency, the local agency or combination of local agencies shall inform the department of its decision and its intent to un
• § 10724 — (a) In the event that there is an area within a high- or medium-priority basin that is not within the management area of a groundwater sustainability agency, the county within which that unmanaged are
• § 10724.2 — No later than January 1, 2026, each groundwater sustainability agency shall do both of the following: (a) Publish on its internet website or its local agency’s internet website the membership of its b
• § 10725 — (a) A groundwater sustainability agency may exercise any of the powers described in this chapter in implementing this part, in addition to, and not as a limitation on, any existing authority, if the g
• § 10725.2 — (a) A groundwater sustainability agency may perform any act necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this part.
• § 10725.4 — (a) A groundwater sustainability agency may conduct an investigation for the purposes of this part, including, but not limited to, investigations for the following: (1) To determine the need for groun
• § 10725.6 — A groundwater sustainability agency may require registration of a groundwater extraction facility within the management area of the groundwater sustainability agency.
• § 10725.8 — (a) A groundwater sustainability agency may require through its groundwater sustainability plan that the use of every groundwater extraction facility within the management area of the groundwater sust
• § 10726 — An entity within the area of a groundwater sustainability plan shall report the diversion of surface water to underground storage to the groundwater sustainability agency for the relevant portion of t
• § 10726.2 — A groundwater sustainability agency may do the following: (a) Acquire by grant, purchase, lease, gift, devise, contract, construction, or otherwise, and hold, use, enjoy, sell, let, and dispose of, re
• § 10726.4 — (a) A groundwater sustainability agency shall have the following additional authority and may regulate groundwater extraction using that authority: (1) To impose spacing requirements on new groundwate
• § 10726.5 — In addition to any other authority granted to a groundwater sustainability agency by this part or other law, a groundwater sustainability agency may enter into written agreements and funding with a pr
• § 10726.6 — (a) A groundwater sustainability agency that adopts a groundwater sustainability plan may file an action to determine the validity of the plan pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Ti
• § 10726.8 — (a) This part is in addition to, and not a limitation on, the authority granted to a local agency under any other law.
• § 10726.9 — A groundwater sustainability plan shall take into account the most recent planning assumptions stated in local general plans of jurisdictions overlying the basin.
• § 10727 — (a) A groundwater sustainability plan shall be developed and implemented for each medium- or high-priority basin by a groundwater sustainability agency to meet the sustainability goal established purs
• § 10727.2 — A groundwater sustainability plan shall include all of the following: (a) A description of the physical setting and characteristics of the aquifer system underlying the basin that includes the followi
• § 10727.4 — In addition to the requirements of Section 10727.
• § 10727.6 — Groundwater sustainability agencies intending to develop and implement multiple groundwater sustainability plans pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 10727 shall coordinate with oth
• § 10727.8 — (a) Prior to initiating the development of a groundwater sustainability plan, the groundwater sustainability agency shall make available to the public and the department a written statement describing
• § 10728 — On the April 1 following the adoption of a groundwater sustainability plan and annually thereafter, a groundwater sustainability agency shall submit a report to the department containing the following
• § 10728.2 — A groundwater sustainability agency shall periodically evaluate its groundwater sustainability plan, assess changing conditions in the basin that may warrant modification of the plan or management obj
• § 10728.4 — A groundwater sustainability agency may adopt or amend a groundwater sustainability plan after a public hearing, held at least 90 days after providing notice to a city or county within the area of the
• § 10728.6 — Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code does not apply to the preparation and adoption of plans pursuant to this chapter.
• § 10729 — (a) The department or a groundwater sustainability agency may provide technical assistance to entities that extract or use groundwater to promote water conservation and protect groundwater resources.
• § 10729.2 — With the exception of regulations required by Sections 10722.
• § 10730 — (a) A groundwater sustainability agency may impose fees, including, but not limited to, permit fees and fees on groundwater extraction or other regulated activity, to fund the costs of a groundwater s
• § 10730.1 — A groundwater sustainability agency, before imposing or increasing a fee pursuant to Section 10730 or 10730.
• § 10730.2 — (a) A groundwater sustainability agency that adopts a groundwater sustainability plan pursuant to this part may impose fees on the extraction of groundwater from the basin to fund costs of groundwater
• § 10730.4 — A groundwater sustainability agency may fund activities pursuant to Part 2.
• § 10730.6 — (a) A groundwater fee levied pursuant to this chapter shall be due and payable to the groundwater sustainability agency by each owner or operator on a day established by the groundwater sustainability
• § 10730.8 — (a) Nothing in this chapter shall affect or interfere with the authority of a groundwater sustainability agency to levy and collect taxes, assessments, charges, and tolls as otherwise provided by law.
• § 10731 — (a) Following an investigation pursuant to Section 10725.
• § 10732 — (a) (1) A person who extracts groundwater in excess of the amount that person is authorized to extract under a rule, regulation, ordinance, or resolution adopted pursuant to Section 10725.
• § 10732.2 — If a groundwater sustainability agency finds that a state entity is not working cooperatively regarding implementation of a groundwater sustainability plan, the groundwater sustainability agency may f
• § 10733 — (a) The department shall periodically review the groundwater sustainability plans developed by groundwater sustainability agencies pursuant to this part to evaluate whether a plan conforms with Sectio
• § 10733.2 — (a) (1) By June 1, 2016, the department shall adopt regulations for evaluating groundwater sustainability plans, the implementation of groundwater sustainability plans, and coordination agreements pur
• § 10733.4 — (a) Upon adoption of a groundwater sustainability plan, a groundwater sustainability agency shall submit the groundwater sustainability plan to the department for review pursuant to this chapter.
• § 10733.6 — (a) If a local agency believes that an alternative described in subdivision (b) satisfies the objectives of this part, the local agency may submit the alternative to the department for evaluation and
• § 10733.8 — At least every five years after initial submission of a plan pursuant to Section 10733.
• § 10735 — As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Condition of long-term overdraft” means the condition of a groundwater basin where the average annual amount of water ext
• § 10735.2 — (a) The board, after notice and a public hearing, may designate a high- or medium-priority basin as a probationary basin, if the board finds one or more of the following applies to the basin: (1) Afte
• § 10735.4 — (a) If the board designates a basin as a probationary basin pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 10735.
• § 10735.6 — (a) If the board designates a basin as a probationary basin pursuant to paragraph (3) or (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 10735.
• § 10735.8 — (a) The board, after notice and a public hearing, may adopt an interim plan for a probationary basin.
• § 10736 — (a) The board shall adopt or amend a determination or interim plan under Section 10735.
• § 10736.2 — (a) Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code does not apply to either of the following: (1) An action by the board pursuant to Section 10735.
• § 10736.4 — The extraction or use of water extracted in violation of an interim plan under this part shall not be relied upon as a basis for establishing the extraction or use of water to support a claim in an ac
• § 10736.6 — (a) The board may order a person that extracts or uses water from a basin that is subject to an investigation or proceeding under this chapter to prepare and submit to the board any technical or monit
• § 10737 — Except as provided in this chapter, an adjudication action to determine rights to groundwater in a basin shall be conducted in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure, including pursuant to Chapte
• § 10737.2 — In an adjudication action for a basin required to have a groundwater sustainability plan under this part, the court shall manage the proceedings in a manner that minimizes interference with the timely
• § 10737.3 — (a) (1) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all monitoring and reporting required under all groundwater sustainability plans approved by the department, or submitted to and awaiting approval by the
• § 10737.4 — (a) Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 10735) shall not apply to a judgment approved by the court pursuant to Section 850 of the Code of Civil Procedure if both of the following apply: (1) A local ag
• § 10737.6 — If the department determines that a judgment satisfies the objectives of this part in accordance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 10737.
• § 10737.8 — In addition to making any findings required by subdivision (a) of Section 850 of the Code of Civil Procedure or any other law, the court shall not approve entry of judgment in an adjudication action f
• § 10737.9 — (a) (1) Upon receiving notice that an adjudication has commenced in its basin, a groundwater sustainability agency shall host a public meeting to explain the adjudication process and the status of the
• § 10738 — The approval of a groundwater sustainability plan by the department shall not be construed to be a determination by or otherwise an opinion of the department that the allocation of groundwater pumping
• § 1075 — As used in this chapter, “proceeding” means any inquiry, investigation, hearing, ascertainment, or other proceeding ordered or undertaken by the board pursuant to this code.
• § 10750 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that groundwater is a valuable natural resource in California, and should be managed to ensure both its safe production and its quality.
• § 10750.1 — (a) Beginning January 1, 2015, a new plan shall not be adopted and an existing plan shall not be renewed pursuant to this part, except as provided in subdivision (b).
• § 10750.10 — This part is in addition to, and not a limitation on, the authority granted to a local agency pursuant to other provisions of law.
• § 10750.2 — (a) Subject to subdivision (b), this part applies to all groundwater basins in the state.
• § 10750.4 — Nothing in this part requires a local agency overlying a groundwater basin to adopt or implement a groundwater management plan or groundwater management program pursuant to this part.
• § 10750.6 — Nothing in this part affects the authority of a local agency or a watermaster to manage groundwater pursuant to other provisions of law or a court order, judgment, or decree.
• § 10750.7 — (a) A local agency may not manage groundwater pursuant to this part within the service area of another local agency, a water corporation regulated by the Public Utilities Commission, or a mutual water
• § 10750.8 — (a) A local agency may not manage groundwater pursuant to this part within the service area of another local agency without the agreement of that other entity.
• § 10750.9 — (a) A local agency that commences procedures, prior to January 1, 1993, to adopt an ordinance or resolution to establish a program for the management of groundwater pursuant to Part 2.
• § 10752 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this part: (a) “Groundwater” means all water beneath the surface of the earth within the zone below the wate
• § 10753 — (a) Any local agency, whose service area includes a groundwater basin, or a portion of a groundwater basin, that is not subject to groundwater management pursuant to other provisions of law or a court
• § 10753.1 — Nothing in this part, or in any groundwater management plan adopted pursuant to this part, affects surface water rights or the procedures under common law or local groundwater authority, or any provis
• § 10753.10 — In adopting rules and regulations pursuant to Section 10753.
• § 10753.11 — A plan shall not be considered invalid, and the local agency shall not be required to recirculate the plan for public comment or to delay implementation of the plan, if the local agency substantially
• § 10753.2 — (a) Prior to adopting a resolution of intention to draft a groundwater management plan, a local agency shall hold a hearing, after publication of notice pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code
• § 10753.3 — (a) After the conclusion of the hearing, and if the local agency adopts a resolution of intention, the local agency shall publish the resolution of intention in the same manner that notice for the hea
• § 10753.4 — (a) The local agency shall prepare a groundwater management plan within two years of the date of the adoption of the resolution of intention.
• § 10753.5 — (a) After a groundwater management plan is prepared, the local agency shall hold a second hearing to determine whether to adopt the plan.
• § 10753.6 — (a) A written protest filed by a landowner shall include the landowner’s signature and a description of the land owned sufficient to identify the land.
• § 10753.7 — (a) For the purposes of qualifying as a groundwater management plan under this section, a plan shall contain the components that are set forth in this section.
• § 10753.8 — A groundwater management plan may include components relating to all of the following: (a) The control of saline water intrusion.
• § 10753.9 — (a) A local agency shall adopt rules and regulations to implement and enforce a groundwater management plan adopted pursuant to this part.
• § 10754 — For purposes of groundwater management, a local agency that adopts a groundwater management plan pursuant to this part has the authority of a water replenishment district pursuant to Part 4 (commencin
• § 10754.2 — (a) Subject to Section 10754.
• § 10754.3 — Before a local agency may levy a water management assessment pursuant to Section 10754.
• § 10755 — (a) If a local agency annexes land subject to a groundwater management plan adopted pursuant to this part, the local agency annexing the land shall comply with the groundwater management plan for the
• § 10755.2 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage local agencies, within the same groundwater basin, that are authorized to adopt groundwater management plans pursuant to this part, to adopt and im
• § 10755.3 — Local agencies within the same groundwater basin that conduct groundwater management programs within that basin pursuant to this part, and cities and counties that either manage groundwater pursuant t
• § 10755.4 — Except in those groundwater basins that are subject to critical conditions of groundwater overdraft, as identified in the department’s Bulletin 118–80, revised on December 24, 1982, the requirements o
• § 1076 — As used in this chapter, “evidence” means any paper, book, map, account, or document.
• § 10780 — This part shall be known and may be cited as the Groundwater Quality Monitoring Act of 2001.
• § 10781 — In order to improve comprehensive groundwater monitoring and increase the availability to the public of information about groundwater contamination, the state board, in consultation with other respons
• § 10782 — (a) On or before June 1, 2009, the state board shall do both of the following: (1) Identify and recommend to the Legislature funding options to extend, until January 1, 2024, the comprehensive monitor
• § 10782.3 — The state board shall use existing resources to carry out this part, and the operation of the program set forth in this part shall not supplant the operation of any other program required to be undert
• § 10783 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that protecting the state’s groundwater for beneficial use, particularly sources and potential sources of drinking water, is of paramount concern.
• § 10795 — This part shall be known and may be cited as the Local Groundwater Management Assistance Act of 2000.
• § 10795.10 — An application for a grant under this part shall be made to the department in the form and with the supporting materials prescribed by the department.
• § 10795.12 — (a) A Technical Advisory Panel shall review applications for grants based on criteria developed by the panel.
• § 10795.14 — (a) The Technical Advisory Panel shall be comprised of individuals appointed by the Secretary of the Resources Agency.
• § 10795.16 — (a) If a member of the Technical Advisory Panel, or a member of his or her immediate family, is employed by a grant applicant , the employer of a grant applicant, or a consultant or independent contra
• § 10795.19 — A local public agency receiving a grant under this part shall submit to the department copies of all data collected pursuant to the grant.
• § 10795.2 — There is hereby created the Local Groundwater Assistance Fund which shall be administered by the department.
• § 10795.20 — Federal funds may be used for the purposes of this part.
• § 10795.4 — Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the money in the fund may be used by the department to assist local public agencies by awarding grants to those agencies to conduct groundwater studies or to car
• § 10795.6 — The department, in making grants pursuant to this part, shall do both of the following: (a) Award grants based on the recommendations submitted by the Technical Advisory Panel.
• § 10795.8 — The department may enter into contracts and may adopt regulations subject to the advice and review of the Technical Advisory Panel, to carry out this part.
• § 108 — It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this State that in the development and completion of any general or co-ordinated plan prepared and published by the Department of Water Resources
• § 108.5 — (a) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the state that source watersheds are recognized and defined as integral components of California’s water infrastructure.
• § 1080 — The board may administer oaths and issue subpenas for the attendance and giving of testimony by witnesses and for the production of evidence in any proceeding in any part of the State.
• § 10800 — This part shall be known and may be cited as the Agricultural Water Management Planning Act.
• § 10801 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The waters of the state are a limited and renewable resource.
• § 10802 — The Legislature finds and declares that all of the following are the policies of the state: (a) The efficient use of water shall be pursued actively to protect both the people of the state and the sta
• § 1081 — Each witness who appears by order of the board shall receive for his attendance the same fees and mileage allowed by law to witnesses in civil cases, which shall be paid by the party at whose request