California

Water Code

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

• § 10810 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
• § 10811 — “Agricultural water management plan” or “plan” means an agricultural water management plan prepared pursuant to this part.
• § 10812 — “Agricultural water supplier” has the same meaning as defined in Section 10608.
• § 10813 — “Customer” means a purchaser of water from a water supplier who uses water for agricultural purposes.
• § 10814 — “Person” has the same meaning as defined in Section 10614.
• § 10815 — “Public agency” means any city, county, city and county, special district, or other public entity.
• § 10816 — “Urban water supplier” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 10617.
• § 10817 — “Water use efficiency” means the efficient management of water resources for beneficial uses, preventing waste, or accomplishing additional benefits with the same amount of water.
• § 1082 — When any witness who has not been required to attend at the request of any party is subpenaed by the board his fees and mileage shall be paid from the funds appropriated for the use of the board and a
• § 10820 — (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an agricultural water supplier shall prepare and adopt an agricultural water management plan in the manner set forth in this chapter on or before December
• § 10821 — (a) An agricultural water supplier required to prepare a plan pursuant to this part shall notify each city or county within which the supplier provides water supplies that the agricultural water suppl
• § 10825 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this part to allow levels of water management planning commensurate with the numbers of customers served and the volume of water supplied.
• § 10826 — An agricultural water management plan shall be adopted in accordance with this chapter.
• § 10826.2 — As part of its agricultural water management plan, each agricultural water supplier shall develop a drought plan for periods of limited water supply describing the actions of the agricultural water su
• § 10827 — Agricultural water suppliers that are members of the Agricultural Water Management Council, and that submit water management plans to that council in accordance with the “Memorandum of Understanding R
• § 10828 — (a) Agricultural water suppliers that are required to submit water conservation plans to the United States Bureau of Reclamation pursuant to either the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Public L
• § 10829 — An agricultural water supplier may satisfy the requirements of this part by adopting an urban water management plan pursuant to Part 2.
• § 1083 — Any witness subpenaed, except one whose fees and mileage are payable from the funds of the board, may, at the time of service, demand the fees to which he is entitled for travel to and from the place
• § 1084 — If the witness demands the fees to which he is entitled at the time of service and they are not at that time paid or tendered he shall not be required to attend as directed in the subpena.
• § 10840 — Every agricultural water supplier shall prepare its plan pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 10825).
• § 10841 — Prior to adopting a plan, the agricultural water supplier shall make the proposed plan available for public inspection, and shall hold a public hearing on the plan.
• § 10842 — An agricultural water supplier shall implement the plan adopted pursuant to this chapter in accordance with the schedule set forth in its plan, as determined by the governing body of the agricultural
• § 10843 — (a) An agricultural water supplier shall submit to the entities identified in subdivision (b) a copy of its plan no later than 30 days after review of the plan pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1
• § 10844 — (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of adopting its plan, the agricultural water supplier shall make the plan available for public review on the agricultural water supplier’s Internet Web site.
• § 10845 — (a) The department shall prepare and submit to the Legislature, on or before April 30, 2022, and thereafter in the years ending in seven and years ending in two, a report summarizing the status of the
• § 1085 — All fees and mileage to which any witness is entitled under the provisions of this chapter may be collected by action therefor instituted by the person to whom they are payable.
• § 10850 — (a) Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the acts or decisions of an agricultural water supplier on the grounds of noncompliance with this part shall be commenced as f
• § 10851 — 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.
• § 10852 — An agricultural water supplier is not eligible for a water grant or loan awarded or administered by the state unless the supplier complies with this part.
• § 10853 — An agricultural water supplier that provides water to less than 25,000 irrigated acres, excluding recycled water, shall not be required to implement the requirements of this part or Part 2.
• § 1086 — No witness shall be compelled to attend as a witness before the board under this division out of the county in which he resides, unless the distance is less than 150 miles from his place of residence
• § 109 — (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
• § 1090 — The superior court of the county in which any proceeding is held by the board may compel the attendance and giving of testimony by witnesses and the production of evidence as required by any subpena i
• § 10900 — This part shall be known and may be cited as the Agricultural Water Suppliers Efficient Water Management Practices Act.
• § 10901 — The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) Agriculture is a vital industry in California.
• § 10902 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern construction of this part.
• § 10903 — (a) The department shall establish an advisory committee comprised of representatives of the California farming community, agricultural water suppliers, the department, the Department of Food and Agri
• § 10904 — (a) The department shall offer assistance to agricultural water suppliers to implement efficient water management practices to improve the efficiency of water use.
• § 1091 — In case of the refusal of any witness to attend or testify or produce any evidence required by a subpena issued by it, the board may report by petition to the superior court in and for the county in w
• § 10910 — (a) Any city or county that determines that a project, as defined in Section 10912, is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Re
• § 10911 — (a) If, as a result of its assessment, the public water system concludes that its water supplies are, or will be, insufficient, the public water system shall provide to the city or county its plans fo
• § 10912 — For the purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Project” means any of the following: (1) A proposed residential development of more than 500 dwelling units.
• § 10914 — (a) Nothing in this part is intended to create a right or entitlement to water service or any specific level of water service.
• § 10915 — The County of San Diego is deemed to comply with this part if the Office of Planning and Research determines that all of the following conditions have been met: (a) Proposition C, as approved by the v
• § 1092 — The petition shall set forth the following: (a) That due notice has been given of the time and place of attendance of the witness or for the production of evidence and that the witness has been summon
• § 10920 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that on or before January 1, 2012, groundwater elevations in all groundwater basins and subbasins be regularly and systematically monitored locally and that the
• § 10921 — This part does not require the monitoring of groundwater elevations in an area that is not within a basin or subbasin.
• § 10922 — This part does not expand or otherwise affect the powers or duties of the department relating to groundwater beyond those expressly granted by this part.
• § 10925 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this section govern the construction of this part.
• § 10927 — Any of the following entities may assume responsibility for monitoring and reporting groundwater elevations in all or a part of a basin or subbasin in accordance with this part: (a) A watermaster or w
• § 10928 — (a) Any entity described in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 10927 that seeks to assume groundwater monitoring functions in accordance with this part shall notify the department, in writing, on or be
• § 10929 — (a) (1) The department shall review all notifications received pursuant to Section 10928.
• § 1093 — The petition shall ask an order of court compelling the witness to attend, testify, and produce the evidence before the board.
• § 10930 — Upon completion of each review pursuant to Section 10929, the department shall do both of the following if it determines that a party will perform monitoring functions under this part: (a) Notify the
• § 10931 — (a) The department shall work cooperatively with each monitoring entity to determine the manner in which groundwater elevation information should be reported to the department pursuant to this part.
• § 10932 — (a) Monitoring entities shall commence monitoring and reporting groundwater elevations pursuant to this part on or before January 1, 2012.
• § 10933 — (a) The department shall commence to identify the extent of monitoring of groundwater elevations that is being undertaken within each basin and subbasin.
• § 10933.5 — (a) Consistent with Section 10933, the department shall perform the groundwater monitoring functions for those portions of a basin or subbasin for which no monitoring entity has agreed to perform the
• § 10933.7 — (a) If the department is required to perform groundwater monitoring functions pursuant to Section 10933.
• § 10934 — (a) For purposes of this part, neither any entity described in Section 10927, nor the department, shall have the authority to do either of the following: (1) To enter private property without the cons
• § 10935 — (a) A voluntary cooperative groundwater monitoring association may be formed for the purposes of monitoring groundwater elevations in accordance with this part.
• § 10936 — Costs incurred by the department pursuant to this chapter may be funded from unallocated bond revenues pursuant to paragraph (12) of subdivision (a) of Section 75027 of the Public Resources Code, to t
• § 1094 — The court, upon the petition of the board, shall enter an order directing the witness to appear before the court at a time and place fixed by the court in the order and not more than 10 days from the
• § 1095 — A copy of the order and of the petition shall be served upon the witness.
• § 10950 — The following definitions govern the construction of this part: (a) “Conveyor car wash” means a commercial car wash where the vehicle moves on a conveyor belt during the wash and the driver of the veh
• § 10951 — An in-bay car wash or a conveyor car wash permitted and constructed after January 1, 2014, shall do either of the following: (a) Install, use, and maintain a water recycling system that recycles and r
• § 10952 — This part shall not apply to a self-service car wash.
• § 10953 — This part shall not be construed to limit the power of any city, city and county, or county to require more stringent levels of recycled water use at a car wash.
• § 1096 — If it appears to the court that the subpena was regularly issued, the court shall thereupon enter an order that the witness appear before the board at the time and place fixed in the order and testify
• § 1097 — Upon failure to obey the order the witness shall be dealt with as for contempt of court.
• § 11 — The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future, the present.
• § 110 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (1) The use of potable water to irrigate nonfunctional turf is wasteful and incompatible with state policy relating to climate chang
• § 1100 — The board or any party to a proceeding before it may, in any investigation or hearing, cause the deposition of witnesses residing within or without the state to be taken in the manner prescribed by la
• § 1105 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), no person shall be excused from testifying or from producing any evidence in any investigation or inquiry by or hearing before the board upon the ground that
• § 1106 — No person who is granted immunity under subdivision (b) of Section 1105 shall be criminally prosecuted or be subjected to any criminal penalty for or on account of any act, transaction, matter, or thi
• § 1110 — (a) There is within the board an Administrative Hearings Office.
• § 11100 — The definitions in this article govern the construction of this part only.
• § 11102 — “State agency” includes any irrigation district, reclamation district, municipal utility district, public utility district, water district, water storage district, and any public or municipal corporat
• § 11103 — “Electric power” includes “electricity,” “electric energy” and “electrical energy.
• § 11104 — “Project” means the Central Valley Project.
• § 11105 — “Construction fund” means the Central Valley Water Project Construction Fund.
• § 11106 — “Revenue fund” means the Central Valley Water Project Revenue Fund.
• § 11107 — Unless the context otherwise requires, “bond” means any bond or other written evidence of indebtedness which the department may issue under this part in order to secure funds with which to carry out t
• § 1111 — (a) The Administrative Hearings Office shall include attorneys qualified to act as hearing officers in adjudicative proceedings involving water rights matters.
• § 1112 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a hearing officer from the Administrative Hearings Office shall preside over a hearing in any of the following matters: (1) A complaint issued under Section
• § 11125 — The public interest, welfare, convenience, and necessity require the construction in the manner provided in this part of a system of works for the conservation, development, storage, distribution, and
• § 11126 — The construction, operation, and maintenance of the project as provided for in this part is in all respects for the welfare and benefit of the people of the State, for the improvement of their prosper
• § 11127 — The department shall be regarded as performing a governmental function in carrying out the provisions of this part.
• § 11128 — The limitations prescribed in Section 11460 and 11463 shall also apply to any agency of the State or Federal Government which shall undertake the construction or operation of the project, or any unit
• § 1113 — In accordance with subdivision (c) of Section 1110, the Administrative Adjudication Code of Ethics (Article 16 (commencing with Section 11475) of Chapter 4.
• § 11130 — The State hereby consents to the use and occupation of any real property now or hereafter owned by it, and not dedicated to public use, necessary for the construction, operation, or maintenance of the
• § 11131 — Whenever any land or rights of way of the State heretofore or hereafter dedicated to public use are necessary for the construction, operation, or maintenance of the project, the land or rights of way
• § 11135 — Any State agency may advance or contribute money, rights of way, labor, materials, and any other property for the construction, operation, or maintenance of the project or any unit thereof.
• § 11136 — Appropriations for advances or contributions under this article may be made from any funds available for the purpose.
• § 11137 — Any State agency may issue its general obligation bonds for the purpose of making advances or contributions under this article and all proceedings for the authorization, issue, and sale of such bonds
• § 11138 — Money or property advanced or contributed may be immediately transferred or delivered to the department to be used for the purpose for which the advance or contribution was made.
• § 11139 — The department may enter into an agreement with any state agency to repay any money or the value of any rights of way, labor, materials, or other property advanced or contributed; but no repayment the
• § 1114 — (a) Proposed and final orders in an adjudicative proceeding presided over by a hearing officer from the Administrative Hearings Office shall be prepared in accordance with this section.
• § 11140 — After all bonds issued have been fully redeemed and paid, the department may continue to collect revenues from the use and operation of the project for the purpose of reimbursing any state agency for
• § 11141 — The department may receive and accept from any and all sources money, rights of way, labor, materials, or any other property for the construction, operation, or maintenance of the project or any unit
• § 11155 — The State Controller, the State Treasurer, and the department shall keep full and particular account and record of all their proceedings under this part.
• § 11160 — The department, the officials thereof, and all state officials may do such acts and make such agreements not inconsistent with law as may be necessary or desirable in connection with the duties and po
• § 112 — (a) The efficiency of a reverse osmosis water treatment device means the percentage of water which passes through the water treatment device that is available for subsequent domestic use and which is
• § 1120 — This chapter applies to any decision or order issued under this part or Section 275, Part 2 (commencing with Section 1200), Part 2 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 6, Part 2.
• § 11200 — Subject to Articles 9.
• § 11201 — The project as authorized by this part consists of the units provided for in this chapter.
• § 11205 — The unit designated as Shasta Dam consists of the following: (a) A dam, reservoir, and one or more hydroelectric power plants, with necessary afterbay and regulatory appurtenant works located on the S
• § 11206 — The transmission line shall be located in such manner and along such route as to enable the most convenient distribution of electric power to the load centers traversed thereby or capable of service t
• § 11207 — Shasta Dam shall be constructed and used primarily for the following purposes: (a) Improvement of navigation on the Sacramento River to Red Bluff.
• § 11208 — Shasta Dam shall be constructed and used secondarily for the generation of electric power and other beneficial uses.
• § 11209 — The dam shall be built to such height and the power plant or plants shall be of such capacity as the department determines.
• § 1121 — The board shall serve a copy of a decision or order on the parties by personal delivery, certified mail, in accordance with the manner of service of a summons under Article 3 (commencing with Section
• § 11215 — The unit designated as the Contra Costa Conduit consists of a conduit or canal equipped with all necessary pumping plants and other works to convey water and extending westerly from a diversion point
• § 11216 — The Contra Costa Conduit shall be of such capacity as the department determines to be necessary to furnish an adequate supply of water for industrial, agricultural, domestic, and other beneficial uses
• § 1122 — The board may order a reconsideration of all or part of a decision or order on the board’s own motion or on the filing of a petition of any interested person or entity.
• § 11220 — The unit designated as the San Joaquin Pumping System consists of a channel or canal with all necessary dams, pumping plants, conduits, and other works which the department determines to be necessary
• § 11225 — The unit designated as Friant Dam consists of a dam, reservoir, and one or more hydroelectric power plants to be located on the San Joaquin River at or near Friant.
• § 11226 — Friant Dam shall be constructed and used primarily for improvement of navigation, flood control, and storage and stabilization of the water supply of the San Joaquin River, for irrigation and domestic
• § 11227 — The dam shall be built to such height and the power plant or plants shall be of such capacity as the department determines.
• § 1123 — The decision or order may be reconsidered by the board on all the pertinent parts of the record and such argument as may be permitted, or a further hearing may be held, upon notice to all interested p
• § 11230 — The unit designated as the Madera Canal consists of a canal or conduit leading from the reservoir of Friant Dam northerly to a point on the Chowchilla River.
• § 11231 — The Madera Canal shall be of such capacity as the department determines to be necessary to furnish an adequate supply of water for beneficial purposes in the area to be served by it.
• § 11235 — The unit designated as the Friant-Kern Canal consists of a canal or conduit extending from the reservoir of Friant Dam southerly to a point on Kern River near Bakersfield.
• § 11236 — The Friant-Kern Canal shall be of such capacity as the department determines to be necessary to furnish an adequate supply of water for beneficial purposes in the area to be served by it.
• § 11237 — The unit may include such pumps, supplemental dams, and other works as the department determines to be necessary for the economical and advantageous construction, operation, and maintenance of the uni
• § 1124 — The board at any time may amend or modify a decision or order to correct any obvious typographical or clerical error or oversight without the necessity of notice and a hearing thereon.
• § 11240 — The unit designated as the Tehama-Colusa Canal consists of a conduit or canal, equipped with the necessary dams, pumping plants, groundwater recharge facilities, and other related works extending from
• § 11241 — The Tehama-Colusa Canal shall have the capacity that the department, in cooperation with local public agencies in the service area, determines to be necessary to provide an adequate supply of water fo
• § 11242 — The water facilities authorized by Sections 11240 and 11241 may be constructed, owned, and operated by one or more local agencies, the department, or a joint powers authority created by agreement betw
• § 11250 — The unit designated as the Tehama-Butte Conduit consists of a conduit or canal, equipped with all necessary dams, pumping plants, and other appurtenant works, extending from the Sacramento River at or
• § 11251 — The Tehama-Butte Conduit shall be of such capacity as the department determines to be necessary to furnish an adequate supply of water for industrial, agricultural, domestic, and other beneficial uses
• § 11252 — The unit designated as Hogan Dam and Reservoir, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document No.
• § 11253 — Pending construction of the unit described in Section 11252, herein designated “New Hogan,” the department may acquire and operate as a unit of the project, separate and apart from any or all other un
• § 11254 — Contracts entered into between the department and the City of Stockton in connection with the transfer of “Old Hogan” to the State, including provisions for the delivery of water from the dam and rese
• § 11255 — Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 12931, the Legislature hereby authorizes, as a part of the State Water Resources Development System, the Los Banos Grandes Reservoir to be located south
• § 11256 — In conducting the feasibility investigations for the Los Banos Grandes Reservoir, the department shall consider the impact of the project on drainage and groundwater lands in the adjacent farm areas,
• § 11257 — The department may use Central Valley Project revenue bonds to finance, all or in part, the construction of the Los Banos Grandes Reservoir.
• § 11258 — The project shall include facilities south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta for utilizing groundwater storage space, determined by the director to be feasible for the purpose of providing yield for
• § 1126 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all issues relating to state water law decided by the board be reviewed in state courts, if a party seeks judicial review.
• § 11260 — The units set forth in publication of the State Water Resources Board entitled “Report on Feasibility of Feather River Project and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Diversion Projects Proposed as Features
• § 11261 — The reservoir constructed at Cedar Springs in the San Bernardino Mountains as part of the Feather River Project shall be known as “Silverwood Lake.
• § 11265 — The American River Development, as described in Public Law 356 of the Eighty-first Congress, First Session, and as constructed by the Federal Government.
• § 11270 — The unit of the North Bay Aqueduct as set forth in Bulletin No.
• § 11271 — The operation of the North Bay Aqueduct, or any joint-use facilities of that unit or project, shall conform to any applicable standard established by the State Water Resources Control Board relating t
• § 11276 — Black Butte Dam and Reservoir, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 649, 78th Congress, Second Session, and authorized by act of Co
• § 11290 — The project includes such other units as may be from time to time added by the department to the units specifically enumerated.
• § 11295 — In addition to the works specified, the units shall include such plants and works for the generation of electric power by steam or other power, and such electric transmission lines and facilities for
• § 113 — It is the policy of the state that groundwater resources be managed sustainably for long-term reliability and multiple economic, social, and environmental benefits for current and future beneficial us
• § 11419 — The department shall keep full and complete accounts concerning all matters and things relating to the project and annually shall prepare balance sheet and income and profit and loss statements showin
• § 11420 — All books and papers pertaining to matters provided for in this part shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of any party interested or any citizen of the State.
• § 11450 — The provisions of this article are subject to the provisions of Chapter 4 of this part.
• § 11451 — The department shall have full charge and control of the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project and the collection of all rates, charges, and revenues from it.
• § 11452 — The department shall proceed with the construction of the project immediately upon funds being available therefor and shall carry such work to completion as rapidly as possible.
• § 11453 — The collection of rates, charges, and revenues shall be continued as provided in this part until all bonds issued are fully redeemed and paid.
• § 11454 — Under such regulations and upon such terms, limitations, and conditions as it prescribes, the department may do any of the following: (a) Fix and establish the prices, rates, and charges at which the
• § 11455 — The department shall enter into such contracts and fix and establish such prices, rates, and charges so as at all times to provide revenue which will afford sufficient funds to pay all costs of operat
• § 11460 — In the construction and operation by the department of any project under the provisions of this part a watershed or area wherein water originates, or an area immediately adjacent thereto which can con
• § 11461 — In no other way than by purchase or otherwise as provided in this part shall water rights of a watershed, area, or the inhabitants be impaired or curtailed by the department, but the provisions of thi
• § 11462 — The provisions of this article shall not be so construed as to create any new property rights other than against the department as provided in this part or to require the department to furnish to any
• § 11463 — In the construction and operation by the department of any project under the provisions of this part, no exchange of the water of any watershed or area for the water of any other watershed or area may
• § 11464 — No water right, reservoir, conduit, or facility for the generation, production, transmission, or distribution of electric power, acquired by the department shall ever be sold, granted, or conveyed by
• § 11465 — The department shall not make any change, alteration, or revision of any rates, prices, or charges established by any contract entered into pursuant to this part except as provided by the contract.
• § 11500 — Notwithstanding anything in this part to the contrary or in conflict herewith the department may do any or all of the following: (a) Enter into contracts with the United States for the construction, m
• § 11550 — The provisions of this chapter are subject to the provisions of Chapter 4 of this part.
• § 11551 — The department shall design all works to be constructed under this part.
• § 11552 — The department may construct the works or any portion thereof or may contract with the United States that the works or any portion thereof may be constructed by and through the department under the su
• § 11553 — The cost of all works authorized to be constructed under this chapter shall be paid from the proceeds of bonds issued and sold under the provisions of this part, or from contributions, appropriations,
• § 11554 — All works constructed pursuant to this chapter shall be constructed under and in accordance with the provisions of the State Contract Act insofar as the provisions of that act are applicable, except t
• § 11554.1 — Notwithstanding any provisions of the State Contract Act, the department may award and enter into construction contracts which require expenditures in excess of funds presently available therefor, but
• § 11555 — The department shall require of each contractor bonds for the faithful performance of any contract or subcontract and for the payment for any labor, materials, or supplies used in, upon, for, or about
• § 11556 — Money realized on any such bonds shall be paid into the construction fund.
• § 11560 — The department shall construct the project when, in its judgment, appropriations, contributions, and revenues from all sources which are available or which will be made or become available upon, durin
• § 11565 — The construction of all or any part of the San Joaquin Pumping System may be deferred until such time as the department determines that the construction of it is required and is economically justified
• § 11566 — In case the construction of all or any part of the San Joaquin Pumping System is deferred, the construction of all other units of the project shall be commenced and carried to completion without refer
• § 11567 — The department shall ascertain and determine when the project or any unit thereof is completed and thereupon the project or unit shall be deemed completed for all purposes of this part.
• § 11575 — For the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating the project and for the purpose of providing and substituting new facilities for facilities to be taken or destroyed, the department may acq
• § 11576 — The cost of contruction of the project includes the cost and expense of acquiring property and any such cost and expense is an integral part of the capital cost of the project.
• § 11577 — Nothing in this chapter shall in any way interfere with or abridge the right of the department or of any state agency to acquire any property through the exercise of the right of eminent domain.
• § 11578 — In any lease, easement, or right of entry agreement entered into whereby the department leases real property or obtains a grant of easement, right-of-way, or right of entry in real property for the pu
• § 11580 — When the department cannot acquire any necessary property by agreement with the owner, the department may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the property in the name of the state if the p
• § 11584 — No water which, prior to January 13, 1934, was appropriated, or for which application has been filed prior to January 13, 1934, and remains in good standing, nor any tunnels, canals, dams, and appurte
• § 11585 — Where any water or property mentioned in the next preceding section has, prior to July 1, 1933, been filed on, appropriated, or dedicated to public use by any State agency, the use thereof by the Stat
• § 11586 — Where any water or property mentioned in Section 11584 has, prior to July 1, 1933, been filed on, appropriated, or dedicated to a public use by any state agency and the use proposed to be made thereof
• § 11588 — Whenever the right of occupancy of any person upon national forest or national park lands is terminated because of the construction of the project, the department shall, in connection with the constru
• § 11590 — The department has no power to take or destroy the whole or any part of the line or plant of any common carrier railroad, other public utility, or state agency, or the appurtenances thereof, either in
• § 11591 — The expense of the department in complying with the requirements of this article is part of the cost of constructing the project.
• § 11592 — In the event the department and any common carrier railroad, other public utility, or state agency fail to agree as to the character or location of new facilities to be provided as required in this ar
• § 11595 — Subject to the provisions of Section 11464, the department may do any of the following: (a) Sell or otherwise dispose of any rights of way, easements, or property when it determines than they are no l
• § 11625 — Any state agency, mutual water company, political subdivision, or other entity or organization may enter into contracts with the department for the purchase or for the use of water, water flow, water
• § 11626 — In entering into and awarding contracts, in case of equal or equivalent offers, including consideration of the cost of construction, operation, and maintenance of the necessary lines, plants, and othe
• § 11627 — Every contract made by the department for the sale of water, use of water, water storage, electric power, or other service shall provide that, in the event of any default in the payment of any money s
• § 11628 — The act of the department in ceasing on any default to furnish or deliver water, use of water, water storage, electric power, or other service under a contract shall not deprive the department of or l
• § 11650 — In case of the award by the department of any contract or lease to any state agency for the furnishing of water, the use of water, water storage, electric power, or other service, upon demand made the
• § 11651 — The governing body charged with the levying of taxes or assessments in any state agency which contracts to purchase from the department any water, use of water, water storage, electric power, or other
• § 11652 — The governing body shall, whenever necessary, levy upon all property in the state agency not exempt from taxation, a tax or assessment sufficient to provide for all payments under the contract then du
• § 11653 — All officers of any State agency charged with the collection of the taxes or assessments levied by the State agency shall enforce and collect all taxes or assessments levied or assessed for the purpos
• § 11654 — All money collected for taxes or assessments under this article shall be kept in a separate fund by the treasurer or other officer of the state agency charged with the safekeeping and disbursement of
• § 11655 — In the event of failure, neglect, or refusal of any officer of any state agency to levy any tax or assessment necessary to provide payment by the state agency under any contract with the department, t
• § 11656 — The use by the department of any remedy specified in this article for the enforcement of any contract made with it is not exclusive and shall not deprive the department of, or limit the application of
• § 11661 — In addition to the powers conferred by law, and not in derogation or in limitation thereof, any state agency may enter into and execute appropriate contracts with the department for any and all the pu