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CA Water Code § 10753 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Management Plans|Section 10753.

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 order, judgment, or decree, may, by ordinance, or by resolution if the local agency is not authorized to act by ordinance, adopt and implement a groundwater management plan pursuant to this part within all or a portion of its service area.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a local public agency, other than an agency defined in subdivision (g) of Section 10752, that provides flood control, groundwater management, or groundwater replenishment, or a local agency formed pursuant to this code for the principal purpose of providing water service that has not yet provided that service, may exercise the authority of this part within a groundwater basin that is located within its boundaries within areas that are either of the following:(1) Not served by a local agency.(2) Served by a local agency whose governing body, by a majority vote, declines to exercise the authority of this part and enters into an agreement with the local public agency pursuant to Section 10750.7 or 10750.8.(c) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this chapter does not authorize a local agency to manage groundwater planning within the service area of another local agency.(d) Except as otherwise provided in this part, the process for developing and adopting a revised groundwater management plan shall be the same as the process for developing and adopting a new groundwater management plan.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 185. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Water Code § 10753.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Management Plans|Section 10753.1.

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 provision of law other than this part that determines or grants surface water rights.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 603, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 10753.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Management Plans|Section 10753.2.

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, on whether or not to adopt a resolution of intention to draft a groundwater management plan pursuant to this part for the purposes of implementing the plan and establishing a groundwater management program.(b) At the conclusion of the hearing, the local agency may draft a resolution of intention to adopt a groundwater management plan pursuant to this part for the purposes of implementing the plan and establishing a groundwater management program.(c) The local agency shall provide to the department a copy of a resolution of intention adopted pursuant to this section within 30 days of the date of adoption. The local agency shall also provide to the department contact information for the person in charge of drafting the groundwater management plan.(d) The department shall post on its Internet Web site information it possesses regarding groundwater management plans being prepared or adopted pursuant to this part, including information provided by local agencies identified pursuant to this section, and monitoring entities identified pursuant to Sections 10928 and 10930.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 572, Sec. 3. (AB 359) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Water Code § 10753.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Management Plans|Section 10753.3.

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 hearing held under Section 10753.2 was published.(b) Upon written request, the local agency shall provide any interested person with a copy of the resolution of intention.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 947, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Water Code § 10753.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Management Plans|Section 10753.4.

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.(1) If the plan is not adopted within two years, the resolution of intention expires, and a plan shall not be adopted except pursuant to a new resolution of intention adopted in accordance with this chapter.(2) If the plan is not adopted within two years, and the local agency was operating under a previously adopted groundwater management plan, that previous plan shall remain in effect.(b) For the purposes of carrying out this part, the local agency shall make available to the public and the department a written statement describing the manner in which interested parties may participate in developing the groundwater management plan. The local agency may appoint, and consult with, a technical advisory committee consisting of interested parties for the purposes of carrying out this part.(c) The local agency shall establish and maintain a list of persons interested in receiving notices regarding plan preparation, meeting announcements, and availability of draft plans, maps, and other relevant documents. Any person may request, in writing, to be placed on the list of interested persons.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 572, Sec. 4. (AB 359) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Water Code § 10753.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Management Plans|Section 10753.5.

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. Notice of the hearing shall be given pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code. Notice shall also be provided to the department and to all persons on the list established and maintained pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 10753.4. The notice shall include a summary of the plan and shall state that copies of the plan and any maps that may be prepared pursuant to this part may be obtained for the cost of reproduction at the office of the local agency.(b) At the second hearing, the local agency shall consider protests to the adoption of the plan. At any time prior to the conclusion of the second hearing, any landowner within the local agency may file a written protest or withdraw a protest previously filed.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 572, Sec. 5. (AB 359) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Water Code § 10753.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Management Plans|Section 10753.6.

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. A public agency owning land is deemed to be a landowner for the purpose of making a written protest.(b) The secretary of the local agency shall compare the names and property descriptions on the protest against the property ownership records of the county assessors.(c) (1) A majority protest shall be determined to exist if the governing board of the local agency finds that the protests filed and not withdrawn prior to the conclusion of the second hearing represent more than 50 percent of the assessed value of the land within the local agency subject to groundwater management pursuant to this part.(2) If the local agency determines that a majority protest exists, the groundwater plan may not be adopted and the local agency shall not consider adopting a plan for the area proposed to be included within the program for a period of one year after the date of the second hearing.(3) If a majority protest has not been filed, the local agency, within 35 days after the conclusion of the second hearing, may adopt the groundwater management plan.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 947, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Water Code § 10753.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Management Plans|Section 10753.8.

10753.8.  A groundwater management plan may include components relating to all of the following:(a) The control of saline water intrusion.(b) Identification and management of wellhead protection areas and recharge areas.(c) Regulation of the migration of contaminated groundwater.(d) The administration of a well abandonment and well destruction program.(e) Mitigation of conditions of overdraft.(f) Replenishment of groundwater extracted by water producers.(g) Monitoring of groundwater levels and storage.(h) Facilitating conjunctive use operations.(i) Identification of well construction policies.(j) The construction and operation by the local agency of groundwater contamination cleanup, recharge, storage, conservation, water recycling, and extraction projects.(k) The development of relationships with state and federal regulatory agencies.(l) The review of land use plans and coordination with land use planning agencies to assess activities which create a reasonable risk of groundwater contamination.(Added by renumbering Section 10753.7 by Stats. 2002, Ch. 603, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 10753.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Management Plans|Section 10753.9.

10753.9.  (a) A local agency shall adopt rules and regulations to implement and enforce a groundwater management plan adopted pursuant to this part.(b) Nothing in this part shall be construed as authorizing the local agency to make a binding determination of the water rights of any person or entity.(c) Nothing in this part shall be construed as authorizing the local agency to limit or suspend extractions unless the local agency has determined through study and investigation that groundwater replenishment programs or other alternative sources of water supply have proved insufficient or infeasible to lessen the demand for groundwater.(Added by renumbering Section 10753.8 by Stats. 2002, Ch. 603, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 10753.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Management Plans|Section 10753.10.

10753.10.  In adopting rules and regulations pursuant to Section 10753.9, the local agency shall consider the potential impact of those rules and regulations on business activities, including agricultural operations, and to the extent practicable and consistent with the protection of the groundwater resources, minimize any adverse impacts on those business activities.(Added by renumbering Section 10753.9 by Stats. 2002, Ch. 603, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 10753.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Management Plans|Section 10753.11.

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 complies with the public notice provisions of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 572, Sec. 7. (AB 359) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Water Code § 10754 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 4 - Finances|Section 10754.

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 (commencing with Section 60220) of Division 18 and may fix and collect fees and assessments for groundwater management in accordance with Part 6 (commencing with Section 60300) of Division 18.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 947, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Water Code § 10754.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 4 - Finances|Section 10754.2.

10754.2.  (a) Subject to Section 10754.3, except as specified in subdivision (b), a local agency that adopts a groundwater management plan pursuant to this part, may impose equitable annual fees and assessments for groundwater management based on the amount of groundwater extracted from the groundwater basin within the area included in the groundwater management plan to pay for costs incurred by the local agency for groundwater management, including, but not limited to, the costs associated with the acquisition of replenishment water, administrative and operating costs, and costs of construction of capital facilities necessary to implement the groundwater management plan.(b) The local agency may not impose fees or assessments on the extraction and replacement of groundwater pursuant to a groundwater remediation program required by other provisions of law or a groundwater storage contract with the local agency.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 320, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Water Code § 10754.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 4 - Finances|Section 10754.3.

10754.3.  Before a local agency may levy a water management assessment pursuant to Section 10754.2 or otherwise fix and collect fees for the replenishment or 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 groundwater management assessment or fix and collect fees for the replenishment or extraction of groundwater. The local agency shall be so authorized if a majority of the votes cast at the election is in favor of the proposition. The election shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the laws applicable to the local agency or, if there are no laws so applicable, then as prescribed by laws relating to local elections. The election shall be conducted only within the portion of the jurisdiction of the local agency subject to groundwater management pursuant to this part.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 947, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Water Code § 10755 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Miscellaneous|Section 10755.

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 annexed property.(b) If a local agency subject to a groundwater management plan adopted pursuant to this part annexes land not subject to a groundwater management plan adopted pursuant to this part at the time of annexation, the annexed territory shall be subject to the groundwater management plan of the local agency annexing the land.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 947, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Water Code § 10755.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Miscellaneous|Section 10755.2.

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 implement a coordinated groundwater management plan.(b) For the purpose of adopting and implementing a coordinated groundwater management program pursuant to this part, a local agency may enter into a joint powers agreement pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code with public agencies, or a memorandum of understanding with public or private entities providing water service.(c) A local agency may enter into agreements with public entities or private parties for the purpose of implementing a coordinated groundwater management plan.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 320, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Water Code § 10755.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Miscellaneous|Section 10755.3.

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 to this part or have ordinances relating to groundwater within that basin, shall, at least annually, meet to coordinate those programs.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 833, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Water Code § 10755.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.75 - GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT|CHAPTER 5 - Miscellaneous|Section 10755.4.

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 of a groundwater management plan that is implemented pursuant to this part do not apply to the extraction of groundwater by means of a groundwater extraction facility that is used to provide water for domestic purposes to a single-unit residence and, if applicable, any dwelling unit authorized to be constructed pursuant to Section 65852.1 or 65852.2 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 947, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Water Code § 10800 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.8 - AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING|CHAPTER 1 - General Declarations and Policy|Section 10800.

10800.  This part shall be known and may be cited as the Agricultural Water Management Planning Act.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. (SB 7 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 10801 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.8 - AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING|CHAPTER 1 - General Declarations and Policy|Section 10801.

10801.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The waters of the state are a limited and renewable resource.(b) The California Constitution requires that water in the state be used in a reasonable and beneficial manner. (c) The efficient use of agricultural water supplies is of great statewide concern.(d) There is a great amount of reuse of delivered water, both inside and outside the water service areas of agricultural water suppliers.(e) Significant noncrop beneficial uses are associated with agricultural water use, including the preservation and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources.(f) Significant opportunities exist in some areas, through improved irrigation water management, to conserve water or to reduce the quantity of highly saline or toxic drainage water.(g) Changes in water management practices should be carefully planned and implemented to minimize adverse effects on other beneficial uses currently being served.(h) Agricultural water suppliers that receive water from the federal Central Valley Project are required by federal law to prepare and implement water conservation plans.(i) Agricultural water users applying for a permit to appropriate water from the board are required to prepare and implement water conservation plans.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 15, Sec. 9. (AB 1668) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Water Code § 10802 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.8 - AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING|CHAPTER 1 - General Declarations and Policy|Section 10802.

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 state’s water resources.(b) The efficient use of agricultural water supplies shall be an important criterion in public decisions with regard to water.(c) Agricultural water suppliers shall be required to prepare water management plans to achieve greater efficiency in the use of water.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 15, Sec. 10. (AB 1668) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Water Code § 10810 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.8 - AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 10810.

10810.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this part.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. (SB 7 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 10811 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.8 - AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 10811.

10811.  “Agricultural water management plan” or “plan” means an agricultural water management plan prepared pursuant to this part.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. (SB 7 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 10812 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.8 - AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 10812.

10812.  “Agricultural water supplier” has the same meaning as defined in Section 10608.12.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. (SB 7 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 10813 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.8 - AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 10813.

10813.  “Customer” means a purchaser of water from a water supplier who uses water for agricultural purposes.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. (SB 7 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 10814 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 2.8 - AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 10814.

10814.  “Person” has the same meaning as defined in Section 10614.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 15, Sec. 11. (AB 1668) Effective January 1, 2019.)