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CA Water Code § 402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 4 - Weather Resources Management|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 402.

402.  As used in this chapter:(a) “Weather resources management” means attempting to produce by physical means any of the following: cloud water conversion, light adjustment, or weather hazard suppression. Weather resources management does not include agricultural frost protection or inadvertent weather modification.(b) “Weather resources management project” or “project” means the performance of weather resources management with a specified purpose within a specified geographical area over a specified time interval.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 950, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 410 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 4 - Weather Resources Management|ARTICLE 2 - Notice of Intention|Section 410.

410.  Before commencing a weather resources management project, the project operator shall file with the department and cause to be published a notice of intention.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 950, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 411 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 4 - Weather Resources Management|ARTICLE 2 - Notice of Intention|Section 411.

411.  The project operator shall cause the notice of intention to be published pursuant to Section 6063 of the Government Code in a newspaper having a general circulation and published within any county wherein the project is to be conducted and in which the affected area is located, or, if the project is to be conducted in more than one county or if the affected area is located in more than one county or is located in a county other than the one in which the operation is to be conducted, then the notice shall be published in like manner in a newspaper having a general circulation and published within each of the counties. In case there is no newspaper published within the appropriate county, publication shall be made in a newspaper having a general circulation within the county. The project operator shall also send the notice of intention to the boards of supervisors of counties to be affected by the project.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 950, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 412 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 4 - Weather Resources Management|ARTICLE 2 - Notice of Intention|Section 412.

412.  Proof of publication shall be by copy of the notice as published attached to and made a part of the affidavit of the publisher or foreman of the newspaper publishing the notice.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 950, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 420 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 4 - Weather Resources Management|ARTICLE 3 - Reporting|Section 420.

420.  The weather resources management project operator shall keep a record of all operations conducted, showing the equipment, the methods, the types, amounts, times, and places of seeding agents employed, a statement as to the estimated effect of the operation in relation to its intended purpose, and the name and address of each person participating or assisting in the operation. A report on the evaluation of project results shall be filed with the department within one year of the termination of a project or, in the case of an ongoing project, at least once every two years.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 950, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 460 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 6 - Water Reuse|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title|Section 460.

460.  This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the Water Reuse Law of 1974.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 724, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Water Code § 461 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 6 - Water Reuse|ARTICLE 2 - Declaration of Policy|Section 461.

461.  It is hereby declared that the primary interest of the people of the state in the conservation of all available water resources requires the maximum reuse of reclaimed water in the satisfaction of requirements for beneficial uses of water.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 724, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Water Code § 462 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 6 - Water Reuse|ARTICLE 3 - Action by the Department of Water Resources|Section 462.

462.  The department shall conduct studies and investigations on the availability and quality of wastewater and the uses of reclaimed water for beneficial purposes, including, but not limited to, groundwater recharge, municipal and industrial use, irrigation use, and cooling for thermal electric powerplants.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 724, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Water Code § 463 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 6 - Water Reuse|ARTICLE 3 - Action by the Department of Water Resources|Section 463.

463.  The department shall study and investigate the technology of the reuse of reclaimed water and further the development of the technology of the reclamation of water.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 724, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Water Code § 465 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 6 - Water Reuse|ARTICLE 3 - Action by the Department of Water Resources|Section 465.

465.  The department may assist local agencies and public utilities providing water service in applying for, and in obtaining approval of, federal and state funding and permits for cost-effective water reclamation projects and shall confer and cooperate with the board during the application and approval process.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 836, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 470 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 7 - Water Transfer|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title|Section 470.

470.  This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the Costa-Isenberg Water Transfer Act of 1986.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 970, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 475 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 7 - Water Transfer|ARTICLE 2 - Declaration of Policy|Section 475.

475.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that voluntary water transfers between water users can result in a more efficient use of water, benefiting both the buyer and the seller.The Legislature further finds and declares that transfers of surplus water on an intermittent basis can help alleviate water shortages, save capital outlay development costs, and conserve water and energy.The Legislature further finds and declares that it is in the public interest to conserve all available water resources, and that this interest requires the coordinated assistance of state agencies for voluntary water transfers to allow more intensive use of developed water resources in a manner that fully protects the interests of other entities which have rights to, or rely on, the water covered by a proposed transfer.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 970, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 480 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 7 - Water Transfer|ARTICLE 3 - State Assistance|Section 480.

480.  The department shall establish an ongoing program to facilitate the voluntary exchange or transfer of water and implement the various state laws that pertain to water transfers. The department shall seek to facilitate these transactions only if the water to be transferred is already developed and being diverted from a stream for beneficial use or has been conserved.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 970, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 481 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 7 - Water Transfer|ARTICLE 3 - State Assistance|Section 481.

481.  The department shall create and maintain a list of entities seeking to enter into water supply transfers, leases, exchanges, or other similar arrangements. In addition, the department shall maintain a list of the physical facilities which may be available to carry out water supply transfers.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 970, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 482 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 7 - Water Transfer|ARTICLE 3 - State Assistance|Section 482.

482.  The department shall prepare a water transfer guide which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(a) A review of existing and appropriate state and federal laws that pertain to water transfers, water markets, or water rights.(b) A list of persons or public agencies throughout the state involved in water management who could be helpful to those seeking assistance to transfer water.(c) Information and resources which could be used to identify potential third-party impacts and mitigation alternatives, including economic or legal issues related to the transfer of water, and environmental issues, including, but not limited to, those described in Section 1018.(d) A description of the services available to water users from the department.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 387, Sec. 13. (SB 749) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Water Code § 483 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 7 - Water Transfer|ARTICLE 3 - State Assistance|Section 483.

483.  The department shall consult and coordinate its activities with other state boards, departments, agencies, or offices whose assistance may be desirable or necessary in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 970, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 484 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 7 - Water Transfer|ARTICLE 3 - State Assistance|Section 484.

484.  (a) The temporary transfer of any water or water right that otherwise would have been consumptively used or stored by the transferor in the absence of the temporary transfer, does not in any way prejudice the transferor’s right to the use of the water in the future. (b) “Consumptively used,” for purposes of this section, means the amount of water which has been consumed through use by evapotranspiration, has percolated underground, or has been otherwise removed from use in the downstream water supply as a result of direct diversion.(Added by Stats. 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 12, Sec. 2. Effective October 9, 1991.)
CA Water Code § 500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title|Section 500.

500.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Water Measurement Law.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 510.

510.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 511 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 511.

511.  The definition of a word applies to any of its variants.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 512 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 512.

512.  “Water purveyor” means any person who furnishes water service to another person.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 513 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 513.

513.  “Person” means any individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or public entity of any kind.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 514 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 514.

514.  “Public entity” includes a city, county, city and county, whether general law or chartered, a district, board, commission, bureau, authority, agency, department, division, section, any other political subdivision of the state of any kind, or the state.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 515 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 515.

515.  “Water service” means the sale, lease, rental, furnishing, or delivery of water for beneficial use, and includes, but is not limited to, contracting for that sale, lease, rental, furnishing, or delivery of water, except bottled water.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 516 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 516.

516.  “Water meter” includes any suitable water measuring device or facility which measures or determines the volumetric flow of water.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 517 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 517.

517.  “Submeter” means a device that measures water consumption of an individual rental unit within a multiunit residential structure or mixed-use residential and commercial structure, and that is owned and operated by the owner of the structure or the owner’s agent. As used in this section, “multiunit residential structure” and “mixed-use residential and commercial structure” mean real property containing two or more dwelling units.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 623, Sec. 4. (SB 7) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Water Code § 520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 3 - Declaration of Policy|Section 520.

520.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, pursuant to the primary interest of the people of the state to put the limited available supplies of water in this state to beneficial use to the fullest extent of which they are capable, and to prevent waste, unreasonable use, or unreasonable method of use, it is necessary to determine the quantities of water in use throughout the state to the maximum extent that is reasonable to do so.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 521 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 3 - Declaration of Policy|Section 521.

521.  The Legislature further finds and declares all of the following:(a) Water furnished or used without any method of determination of the quantities of water used by the person to whom the water is furnished has caused, and will continue to cause, waste and unreasonable use of water, and that this waste and unreasonable use should be identified, isolated, and eliminated.(b) Water metering and volumetric pricing are among the most efficient conservation tools, providing information on how much water is being used and pricing to encourage conservation.(c) Without water meters, it is impossible for homeowners and businesses to know how much water they are using, thereby inhibiting conservation, punishing those who conserve, and rewarding those who waste water.(d) Existing law requires the installation of a water meter as a condition of water service provided pursuant to a connection installed on or after January 1, 1992, but the continuing widespread absence of water meters and the lack of volumetric pricing could result in the inefficient use of water for municipal and industrial uses.(e) The benefits to be gained from metering infrastructure are not recovered if urban water suppliers do not use this infrastructure.(f) This chapter addresses a subject matter of statewide concern. It is the intent of the Legislature that this chapter supersede and preempt all enactments and other local action of cities and counties, including charter cities and charter counties, and other local public agencies that conflict with this chapter, other than enactments or local actions that impose additional or more stringent requirements regarding matters set forth in this chapter.(g) An urban water supplier should take any available necessary step consistent with state law to ensure that the implementation of this chapter does not place an unreasonable burden on low-income families.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 22, Sec. 205. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Water Code § 522 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 3 - Declaration of Policy|Section 522.

522.  The Legislature further finds and declares that waste or unreasonable use of water imposes unnecessary and wasteful consumption of energy to deliver or furnish the water, and it is necessary, therefore, to determine the quantities of water in use throughout the state to the maximum extent that it is reasonable to do so in order to reduce that energy consumption.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 523 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 3 - Declaration of Policy|Section 523.

523.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the California goal for measurement of water use is the achievement by January 1, 1992, of the installation of water meters on all new water service connections after that date to systems and facilities owned, operated, or under the management or control of a water purveyor, which meters will measure the quantity of water furnished or delivered through each system or facility to each new user of the water.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 525 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 3.5 - Metered Service|Section 525.

525.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every water purveyor who sells, leases, rents, furnishes, or delivers water service to any person shall require, as a condition of new water service on and after January 1, 1992, that a suitable water meter to measure the water service shall be installed on the water service facilities in accordance with this chapter. The cost of installation of the meter shall be paid by the user of the water, and any water purveyor may impose and collect charges for those costs.(b) Subdivision (a) applies only to potable water.(c) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a community water system which serves fewer than 15 service connections used by yearlong residents or regularly serves fewer than 25 yearlong residents, or a single well that services the water supply of a single-family residential home.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 22, Sec. 206. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Water Code § 526 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 3.5 - Metered Service|Section 526.

526.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an urban water supplier that, on or after January 1, 2004, receives water from the federal Central Valley Project under a water service contract or subcontract executed pursuant to Section 485h(c) of Title 43 of the United States Code with the Bureau of Reclamation of the United States Department of the Interior shall do both of the following:(1) On or before January 1, 2013, install water meters on all service connections to residential and nonagricultural commercial buildings constructed prior to January 1, 1992, located within its service area.(2) On and after March 1, 2013, or according to the terms of the Central Valley Project water contract in operation, charge customers for water based on the actual volume of deliveries, as measured by a water meter.(b) An urban water supplier that receives water from the federal Central Valley Project under a water service contract or subcontract described in subdivision (a) may recover the cost of providing services related to the purchase, installation, and operation and maintenance of water meters from rates, fees, or charges.(Added by renumbering Section 111 by Stats. 2004, Ch. 884, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Water Code § 527 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 3.5 - Metered Service|Section 527.

527.  (a) An urban water supplier that is not subject to Section 526 shall do both of the following:(1)  Install water meters on all municipal and industrial service connections located within its service area on or before January 1, 2025.(2) (A) Charge each customer that has a service connection for which a water meter has been installed based on the actual volume of deliveries as measured by the water meter, beginning on or before January 1, 2010.(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in order to provide customers with experience in volume-based water service charges, an urban water supplier that is subject to this subdivision may delay, for one annual seasonal cycle of water use, the use of meter-based charges for service connections that are being converted from nonvolume-based billing to volume-based billing.(b) A water purveyor, including an urban water supplier, may recover the cost of providing services related to the purchase, installation, and operation of a water meter from rates, fees, or charges.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 22, Sec. 207. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Water Code § 528 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 3.5 - Metered Service|Section 528.

528.  Notwithstanding Sections 526 and 527, any water purveyor that becomes an urban water supplier on or after January 1, 2005, shall do both the following:(a)Install water meters on all municipal and industrial service connections located within its service area within 10 years of meeting the definition of urban water supplier.(b)(1) Charge each customer for which a water meter has been installed, based on the actual volume of water delivered, as measured by the water meter, within five years of meeting the definition of urban water supplier.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in order to provide customers with experience in volume-based water service charges, an urban water supplier that is subject to this subdivision may delay, for one annual seasonal cycle of water use, the use of meter-based charges for service connections that are being converted from nonvolume-based billing to volume-based billing.(c) For the purposes of this article, an “urban water supplier” has the same meaning as that set forth in Section 10617.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 884, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Water Code § 529 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 3.5 - Metered Service|Section 529.

529.  (a) This article addresses a subject matter of statewide concern.(b) Subject to subdivision (c), this article supersedes and preempts all enactments, including charter provisions and amendments thereto, and other local action of cities and counties, including charter cities and charter counties, and other local public agencies that conflict with this article.(c) This article does not supersede or preempt any enactment or other local action that imposes additional or more stringent requirements regarding matters set forth in this article.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 884, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2005.)