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CA Water Code § 10710 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.7 - GROUNDWATER RESOURCES|Section 10710.

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 agency shall hold an election on the proposition of whether or not the local agency shall be authorized to levy a water replenishment assessment or to fix and collect rates for the extraction of groundwater, and a majority of the votes cast at the election shall be in favor of the proposition. The election shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the principal act of the local agency.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 472, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 10711 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.7 - GROUNDWATER RESOURCES|Section 10711.

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 boundaries, without the prior agreement of the governing body of that other local agency.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 472, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 10712 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.7 - GROUNDWATER RESOURCES|Section 10712.

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 prior agreement of the governing body of that other local agency.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 472, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 10713 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.7 - GROUNDWATER RESOURCES|Section 10713.

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 for the annexed property.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 472, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 10714 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.7 - GROUNDWATER RESOURCES|Section 10714.

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 resources.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 472, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 10715 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.7 - GROUNDWATER RESOURCES|Section 10715.

10715.  This part is in addition to, and not a limitation on, any powers of a local agency otherwise granted by law.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 472, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 10716 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.7 - GROUNDWATER RESOURCES|Section 10716.

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, and approval of the Treasurer as required by that act or by the District Securities Investigation Law of 1965.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 472, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 10717 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.7 - GROUNDWATER RESOURCES|Section 10717.

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 within the boundaries of the local agency.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 472, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 10780 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.76 - GROUNDWATER QUALITY MONITORING|Section 10780.

10780.  This part shall be known and may be cited as the Groundwater Quality Monitoring Act of 2001.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 522, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Water Code § 10782 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.76 - GROUNDWATER QUALITY MONITORING|Section 10782.

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 monitoring program established in accordance with Section 10781.(2) Make recommendations to enhance the public accessibility of information on groundwater conditions.(b) On or before January 1, 2012, the state board, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, the Department of Water Resources, the Department of Pesticide Regulation, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and any other agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the Legislature a report that does all of the following:(1) Identifies communities that rely on contaminated groundwater as a primary source of drinking water. (2) Identifies in the groundwater sources for the communities described in paragraph (1) the principal contaminants and other constituents of concern, as identified by the state board, affecting that groundwater and contamination levels.(3) Identifies potential solutions and funding sources to clean up or treat groundwater or to provide alternative water supplies to ensure the provision of safe drinking water to communities identified in paragraph (1).(c) The state board shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the report required pursuant to subdivision (b), prior to finalizing the report and submitting it to the Legislature.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 670, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Water Code § 10782.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.76 - GROUNDWATER QUALITY MONITORING|Section 10782.3.

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 undertaken by the state board.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 522, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Water Code § 10795 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.78 - LOCAL GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2000|Section 10795.

10795.  This part shall be known and may be cited as the Local Groundwater Management Assistance Act of 2000.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 708, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 10795.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.78 - LOCAL GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2000|Section 10795.2.

10795.2.  There is hereby created the Local Groundwater Assistance Fund which shall be administered by the department.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 708, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 10795.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.78 - LOCAL GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2000|Section 10795.4.

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 carry out groundwater monitoring and management activities in accordance with Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750) or other authority pursuant to which local public agencies manage groundwater resources, or both, including the development of groundwater management plans, as provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 10753.7.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 603, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 10795.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.78 - LOCAL GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2000|Section 10795.6.

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. The panel shall give priority to a local public agency that has adopted a groundwater management plan and submitted an application that demonstrates collaboration by that local public agency with other local public agencies with regard to the management of the affected groundwater basin.(b) Ensure that the money in the fund is allocated in a geographically balanced manner among the regions of the state that are capable of, and interested in, implementing groundwater management programs.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 708, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 10795.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.78 - LOCAL GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2000|Section 10795.8.

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. Any grant contract entered into pursuant to this part may include provisions that the department determines are necessary.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 708, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 10795.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.78 - LOCAL GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2000|Section 10795.10.

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.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 708, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 10795.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.78 - LOCAL GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2000|Section 10795.12.

10795.12.  (a) A Technical Advisory Panel shall review applications for grants based on criteria developed by the panel.(b) The Technical Advisory Panel shall review applications and indicate whether, in its opinion, an application should be given priority pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 10795.6, and may place conditions on its recommendation for the funding of a specific project. These conditions may include requirements for additional clarification or further explanation of certain aspects of the project.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 708, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 10795.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.78 - LOCAL GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2000|Section 10795.14.

10795.14.  (a) The Technical Advisory Panel shall be comprised of individuals appointed by the Secretary of the Resources Agency.(b) (1) Panelists shall have background experience, or general knowledge, in the area of groundwater resources.(2) Panelists shall include all of the following:(A) At least three individuals who currently serve on the board of directors of a local public agency that has adopted a groundwater management plan.(B) A licensed civil engineer.(C) A licensed geologist.(D) A licensed hydrogeologist.(E) At least one individual representing each of the hydrologic study areas shown in Figure 3 of the department’s Bulletin 118-80, entitled “Ground Water Basins in California: A Report to the Legislature in Response to Water Code Section 12924.”(c) The number of individuals serving on the Technical Advisory Panel shall be determined by the Secretary of the Resources Agency.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 708, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 10795.16 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.78 - LOCAL GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2000|Section 10795.16.

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 contractor employed by a grant applicant, the panel member shall make that disclosure to the other members of the panel and shall not participate in the review of the grant application of that applicant.(b) The Technical Advisory Panel shall operate on principles of collaboration. Panelists shall be appointed who are committed to working together with other interests for the long-term benefit of California groundwater resources and the people who rely on those resources.(c) Panelists shall be residents of the state and have an interest in the preservation, protection, and enhancement of the state’s groundwater resources.(d) Panelists shall not be employees of any state or federal agency.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 708, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 10795.19 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.78 - LOCAL GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2000|Section 10795.19.

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.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 708, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 10795.20 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.78 - LOCAL GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2000|Section 10795.20.

10795.20.  Federal funds may be used for the purposes of this part.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 708, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Water Code § 10900 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.9 - EFFICIENT WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER SUPPLIERS|Section 10900.

10900.  This part shall be known and may be cited as the Agricultural Water Suppliers Efficient Water Management Practices Act.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 739, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 10901 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.9 - EFFICIENT WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER SUPPLIERS|Section 10901.

10901.  The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(a) Agriculture is a vital industry in California.(b) The waters of the state are a limited and renewable resource.(c) Agriculture has already implemented many improvements to water use efficiency.(d) Implementation of additional water management practices could further improve agricultural water use efficiency in many areas.(e) In many areas agricultural water suppliers are already carrying out water management practices to improve the efficiency of water use.(f) Agricultural water suppliers can implement efficient water management practices for the delivery of water and can assist their users to improve the efficiency of their use of water.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 739, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 10902 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.9 - EFFICIENT WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER SUPPLIERS|Section 10902.

10902.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern construction of this part.(a) “Agricultural water supplier” or “supplier” means a supplier, either publicly or privately owned, supplying water, regardless of the basis of right, for agricultural purposes.(b) “Efficient water management practices” means reasonable and economically justifiable programs to improve the delivery and use of water used for agricultural purposes.(c) “Water conservation” means the reduction of the amount of water irretrievably lost to saline sinks, moisture-deficient soils, water surface evaporation, or noncrop evapotranspiration in the process of satisfying an existing beneficial use achieved either by improving the technology or method for diverting, transporting, applying, or recovering the water or by implementation of other conservation methods.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 739, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 10903 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.9 - EFFICIENT WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER SUPPLIERS|Section 10903.

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 Agriculture, the University of California, the California State University, public interest groups, and other interested parties.(b) The department shall periodically review potential efficient water management practices to determine which are feasible to achieve water conservation, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 10902.(c) The department may carry out cooperative studies of the effectiveness and efficiency of potential water management practices and implemented efficient water management practices to provide the basis for future recommendations.(d) Nothing in this part shall be construed to affect water rights.(e) The department shall consult with the advisory committee in carrying out its periodic reviews and conducting studies of water management practices as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 739, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 10904 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.9 - EFFICIENT WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER SUPPLIERS|Section 10904.

10904.  (a) The department shall offer assistance to agricultural water suppliers to implement efficient water management practices to improve the efficiency of water use.(b) Assistance offered by the department shall include, but not be limited to, technical consultation and training in methods to deliver water to farmers based on their actual water needs, evaluating and recommending improvements to the uniformity with which water is applied, advising farmers on the optimum quantities of water to apply and when to apply it, and any other technologies or management methods to improve the efficiency of water use.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 739, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 10911 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.10 - WATER SUPPLY PLANNING TO SUPPORT EXISTING AND PLANNED FUTURE USES|Section 10911.

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 for acquiring additional water supplies, setting forth the measures that are being undertaken to acquire and develop those water supplies. If the city or county, if either is required to comply with this part pursuant to subdivision (b), concludes as a result of its assessment, that water supplies are, or will be, insufficient, the city or county shall include in its water supply assessment its plans for acquiring additional water supplies, setting forth the measures that are being undertaken to acquire and develop those water supplies. Those plans may include, but are not limited to, information concerning all of the following:(1) The estimated total costs, and the proposed method of financing the costs, associated with acquiring the additional water supplies.(2) All federal, state, and local permits, approvals, or entitlements that are anticipated to be required in order to acquire and develop the additional water supplies.(3) Based on the considerations set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2), the estimated timeframes within which the public water system, or the city or county if either is required to comply with this part pursuant to subdivision (b), expects to be able to acquire additional water supplies.(b) The city or county shall include the water supply assessment provided pursuant to Section 10910, and any information provided pursuant to subdivision (a), in any environmental document prepared for the project pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.(c) The city or county may include in any environmental document an evaluation of any information included in that environmental document provided pursuant to subdivision (b). The city or county shall determine, based on the entire record, whether projected water supplies will be sufficient to satisfy the demands of the project, in addition to existing and planned future uses. If the city or county determines that water supplies will not be sufficient, the city or county shall include that determination in its findings for the project.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 643, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)