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CA Water Code § 12929.31 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Environmental Water Act of 1989|ARTICLE 4 - Water Quality Program|Section 12929.31.

12929.31.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided to the department from the Water Quality Program be used for studies to investigate cost-effective reduction methods, containment structures, and treatment facilities for the treatment, storage, and disposal of agricultural drainage water.(b) For purposes of this section, “treatment facilities” means facilities or works to treat agricultural drainage water to remove or substantially reduce the level of constituents which pollute or threaten to pollute the waters of the state, including, but not limited to, processes utilizing ion exchange, desalting technologies such as reverse osmosis, biological treatment, agriforestry, and cogeneration.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 715, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 12929.40 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Environmental Water Act of 1989|ARTICLE 5 - Administrative Provisions|Section 12929.40.

12929.40.  In developing its recommendations for the appropriation of funds pursuant to this chapter, the department shall consult with the Department of Fish and Game and other appropriate local, state, and federal agencies and interested private groups and members of the public.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 715, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 12929.41 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Environmental Water Act of 1989|ARTICLE 5 - Administrative Provisions|Section 12929.41.

12929.41.  (a) Programs and projects pursuant to this chapter may be undertaken by means of any of the following:(1) Direct expenditure by the department.(2) Loans to public and private agencies.(3) Grants to public agencies.(4) Any combination of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).(b) All grants shall be matched by at least an equal amount from the applicant public agency.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 715, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 12929.42 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Environmental Water Act of 1989|ARTICLE 5 - Administrative Provisions|Section 12929.42.

12929.42.  The department may seek participation by, or a sharing of costs with, the beneficiaries of programs and projects undertaken pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, public and private local entities. The department may also seek federal funds or participation by, cost sharing with, or financial assistance from, federal agencies which have related programs.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 715, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 12929.43 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Environmental Water Act of 1989|ARTICLE 5 - Administrative Provisions|Section 12929.43.

12929.43.  Money may be expended pursuant to this chapter for, among other purposes, acquisition of interests in real property.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 715, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 12929.44 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Environmental Water Act of 1989|ARTICLE 5 - Administrative Provisions|Section 12929.44.

12929.44.  The department may adopt rules and regulations as it determines to be necessary to carry out this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 715, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 12929.45 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Environmental Water Act of 1989|ARTICLE 5 - Administrative Provisions|Section 12929.45.

12929.45.  Any contract for a grant or loan entered into pursuant to this chapter shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following provisions:(a) An estimate of the reasonable cost of the project or program.(b) An agreement by the borrower or grantee to proceed expeditiously with, and complete, the project or program; to commence operation of any project upon completion and to properly operate and maintain the project in accordance with applicable provisions of law; to provide for the payment of the agency’s share of the cost of the project or program, including the principal of, and the interest on, any state loan made pursuant to this chapter; and if appropriate, to apply for, and make reasonable efforts to secure, federal assistance for the project or program.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 715, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 12929.46 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Environmental Water Act of 1989|ARTICLE 5 - Administrative Provisions|Section 12929.46.

12929.46.  All loan repayments received pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the fund from which the loan was made.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 715, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 12945 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 9 - Saline Water Conversion|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title|Section 12945.

12945.  This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the Cobey-Porter Saline Water Conversion Law.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 993.)
CA Water Code § 12946 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 9 - Saline Water Conversion|ARTICLE 2 - Declaration of Policy|Section 12946.

12946.  It is hereby declared that the people of the state have a primary interest in the development of economical saline water conversion processes which could eliminate the necessity for additional facilities to transport water over long distances, or supplement the services to be provided by such facilities, and provide a direct and easily managed water supply to assist in meeting the future water requirements of the state.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 993.)
CA Water Code § 12947 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 9 - Saline Water Conversion|ARTICLE 2 - Declaration of Policy|Section 12947.

12947.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the growing water needs of the state require the development of cost effective and efficient water supply technologies. Desalination technology is now feasible to help provide significant new water supplies from seawater, brackish water, and reclaimed water. Desalination technology can also provide an effective means of treating some types of contamination in water supplies. Desalination is consistent with both state water supply and efficiency policy goals, and joint state-federal environmental and water policy and principles promoted by the Cal-Fed Bay Delta Program.(b) It is the policy of this state that desalination projects developed by or for public water entities be given the same opportunities for state assistance and funding as other water supply and reliability projects, and that desalination be consistent with all applicable environmental protection policies in the state.(c) It is the intention of the Legislature that the department shall undertake to find economic and efficient methods of desalting saline water so that desalted water may be made available to help meet the growing water requirements of the state.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 206, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Water Code § 12948 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 9 - Saline Water Conversion|ARTICLE 3 - State Participation|Section 12948.

12948.  The department either independently or in cooperation with any county, state, federal, or public or private agency or corporation may conduct a program of investigation, study, and evaluation in the field of saline water conversion.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 993.)
CA Water Code § 12948.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 9 - Saline Water Conversion|ARTICLE 3 - State Participation|Section 12948.1.

12948.1.  The department shall provide assistance to persons or entities with state and local desalination facility permit applications seeking to construct desalination facilities for reducing the concentration of dissolved solids in brackish groundwater or seawater in the state.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1161, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 12949 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 9 - Saline Water Conversion|ARTICLE 3 - State Participation|Section 12949.

12949.  After submission of a written report and upon specific authorization by the Legislature the department either independently or in cooperation with any county, state, federal, or public or private agency or corporation may finance, construct, and operate saline water conversion facilities. The department may sell any water made available by such saline water conversion facilities. Unless otherwise provided by the Legislature, the department shall establish rates or charges for such water so as to recover all of the costs of making such water available.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 993.)
CA Water Code § 12949.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 9 - Saline Water Conversion|ARTICLE 3 - State Participation|Section 12949.5.

12949.5.  The department, in cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior, may participate in financing the costs of the site development, construction, operation, and transportation of desalted water in connection with a saline water conversion test center facility to be located in California. The department may sell any water made available by such saline water conversion test center; provided, that the department shall sell such water at rates or charges which will return, at least, all of the costs of transporting the water from the test center to the point of delivery.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 994.)
CA Water Code § 20700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 1 - Petition for Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Petitioners and Land|Section 20700.

20700.  A majority in number of the holders of title to land susceptible of irrigation from a common source and by the same system of works, including pumping from subsurface or other water, who are also the holders of title to a majority in value of the land may propose the formation of a district under the provisions of this division; or the formation of the district may be proposed by not less than 500 petitioners, each of whom is an elector residing in the proposed district or the holder of title to land therein and which petitioners include the holders of title to not less than 20 per cent in value of the land included within the proposed district.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 1 - Petition for Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Petitioners and Land|Section 20701.

20701.  The land proposed to be formed into a district need not consist of contiguous parcels.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 1 - Petition for Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Petitioners and Land|Section 20702.

20702.  “Land susceptible of irrigation” as used in section 20700 of this code includes land used for residential or business purposes susceptible of receiving water for domestic or agriculture purposes and if land of that character constitutes a majority in area of the land in the proposed district the holders of title thereto or electors residing thereon shall be counted as qualified petitioners for the formation of the district.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 499.)
CA Water Code § 20720 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 1 - Petition for Formation|ARTICLE 2 - Petition|Section 20720.

20720.  A petition for the formation of a district shall contain:(a) Generally, a description of the land.(b) Generally, the sources, which may be in the alternative, from which the land is proposed to be irrigated.(c) The name of a person to whom notice of the final hearing on the petition may be sent.(d) A prayer that the land described be formed into a district.(e) Signatures of the petitioners.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20721 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 1 - Petition for Formation|ARTICLE 2 - Petition|Section 20721.

20721.  A petition for the formation of a district may request any of the following:(a) Three divisions in the proposed district.(b) Election of the directors of the proposed district by the district at large.(c) Consolidation of any offices allowed to be consolidated.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20722 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 1 - Petition for Formation|ARTICLE 2 - Petition|Section 20722.

20722.  The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments, which shall be duplicates except as to signatures.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20723 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 1 - Petition for Formation|ARTICLE 2 - Petition|Section 20723.

20723.  The petition shall be accompanied by a sufficient undertaking, to be approved by the board of supervisors, in double the amount of the probable cost of forming the district, conditioned that the sureties shall pay all of the costs in case the formation is not effected.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20724 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 1 - Petition for Formation|ARTICLE 2 - Petition|Section 20724.

20724.  Signatures to the petition may be withdrawn at any time before its publication is commenced, by filing a declaration, signed and acknowledged by the petitioner, with the board of supervisors of the principal county, stating that it is the intention of the petitioner to withdraw therefrom.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20740 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 1 - Petition for Formation|ARTICLE 3 - Publication|Section 20740.

20740.  The petition and a notice of the time of the meeting at which it will be presented shall be published for at least two weeks before the time at which it is to be presented. Publication shall be in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the principal county and in a newspaper published in each other affected county. The notice shall be signed by the county elections official of the principal county.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 152. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 20741 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 1 - Petition for Formation|ARTICLE 3 - Publication|Section 20741.

20741.  When the petition consists of a number of separate instruments, only one need be published, but the names attached to all of the instruments shall appear in the publication.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20742 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 1 - Petition for Formation|ARTICLE 3 - Publication|Section 20742.

20742.  No defect in the form or contents of the published notice, title to it, or petition, nor failure to publish or error in publishing any signature to the petition shall vitiate the proceedings.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20800 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Hearings on Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Preliminary Hearing|Section 20800.

20800.  The formation petition shall be presented to the board of supervisors of the principal county.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20801 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Hearings on Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Preliminary Hearing|Section 20801.

20801.  The petition shall be presented at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20802 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Hearings on Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Preliminary Hearing|Section 20802.

20802.  The board of supervisors shall hear all competent and relevant testimony offered in support of or in opposition to the sufficiency of the petition and the publication of the notice.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20803 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Hearings on Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Preliminary Hearing|Section 20803.

20803.  The hearing may be adjourned from time to time, but not exceeding two weeks in all.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20804 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Hearings on Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Preliminary Hearing|Section 20804.

20804.  At the hearing the board of supervisors shall determine by resolution whether or not the petition and notice comply with Chapter 1 of this part. Notwithstanding Section 22116 or any other provision of law, the board shall also determine whether the petition has been presented and the district is proposed to be formed for the primary purpose of providing irrigation services.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1042, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 20805 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Hearings on Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Preliminary Hearing|Section 20805.

20805.  (a) If the board of supervisors determines that any of the requirements for the formation petition or notice were not complied with, the petition shall be dismissed without prejudice to the right of the proper number of persons to present a new petition covering the same matter or to present the same petition with additional signatures if additional signatures are necessary to comply with the requirements of Chapter 1 of this part.(b) If the board of supervisors determines that the district is being formed for a primary purpose other than providing irrigation services, the petition shall be dismissed without prejudice to the right of the proper number of persons to present a new petition for the primary purpose of providing irrigation services.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1042, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 20806 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Hearings on Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Preliminary Hearing|Section 20806.

20806.  If the board of supervisors determines that the requirements for the formation petition and notice have been complied with, the resolution so determining shall be known as the preliminary formation resolution.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20820 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Hearings on Formation|ARTICLE 2 - Reference to Department|Section 20820.

20820.  On or before the day on which the petition is presented to the board of supervisors, a copy of the petition shall be filed in the office of the department.(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)
CA Water Code § 20821 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Hearings on Formation|ARTICLE 2 - Reference to Department|Section 20821.

20821.  Upon the adoption of the preliminary formation resolution the board of supervisors shall send a copy of the resolution to the department.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20822 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Hearings on Formation|ARTICLE 2 - Reference to Department|Section 20822.

20822.  Upon receiving a copy of the resolution, the department shall make such preliminary investigation as may be practicable to determine the feasibility of the proposed project.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20823 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Hearings on Formation|ARTICLE 2 - Reference to Department|Section 20823.

20823.  The department shall report in writing to the board of supervisors as soon as practicable, but at all events within 90 days from the date of the adoption of the preliminary formation resolution, except that upon receiving a written request from the department the board of supervisors may before the expiration of the 90 days grant to the department not more than 90 days additional time in which to make the report.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20824 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Hearings on Formation|ARTICLE 2 - Reference to Department|Section 20824.

20824.  If the department reports within the specified time that the supply of water available for the use of the proposed district or that may be acquired by any practicable means, including the condemnation of existing rights, is not sufficient or that the project is not feasible for any other reason, the hearing of the petition shall be continued for not more than two months and shall then be dismissed unless within the period of the continuance either:(a) The board of supervisors is petitioned in writing by three-fourths of the holders of title to land to grant the petition.(b) The board of supervisors, if not so petitioned, modifies the project proposed in the petition to conform to the recommendations made by the department for the proposed district.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 20840 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Hearings on Formation|ARTICLE 3 - Final Hearing|Section 20840.

20840.  The board of supervisors not later than its first regular meeting after the occurrence of any one of the following shall set a time for the final hearing of the formation petition:(a) Receipt of a favorable report from the department.(b) Modification of the project by the board to conform to the recommendations made by the department.(c) Receipt of the requisite petition after an adverse report by the department.(d) Expiration of the time allowed for the making of a report by the department when the report has not been received within the time allowed.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)