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CA Water Code § 529.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 3.5 - Metered Service|Section 529.5.

529.5.  On and after January 1, 2010, any urban water supplier that applies for financial assistance from the state for a wastewater treatment project, a water use efficiency project, or a drinking water treatment project, or for a permit for a new or expanded water supply, shall demonstrate that the applicant meets the requirements of this article.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 884, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Water Code § 529.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 3.5 - Metered Service|Section 529.7.

529.7.  This article does not limit the authority of a water purveyor that promotes conservation through volumetric water pricing, including, but not limited to, an urban water supplier that promotes conservation through volumetric water pricing, to determine and impose a rate, fee, or charge in addition to the charge for the actual volume of metered water delivered.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 495, Sec. 4. (AB 975) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 530 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 4 - Standards|Section 530.

530.  Domestic cold water meters shall be in compliance with relevant standards of the American Water Works Association and shall be of the type approved by the Director of Food and Agriculture pursuant to Section 12500.5 of the Business and Professions Code.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 531 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 4.3 - Agricultural and Urban Water Use Reporting|Section 531.

531.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this section govern the construction of this article.(a) “Aggregated farm-gate delivery data” means information reflecting the total volume of water an agricultural water supplier provides to its customers and is calculated by totaling its deliveries to individual customers.(b) “Agricultural water supplier” means a supplier either publicly or privately owned, supplying 2,000 acre-feet or more of surface water annually for agricultural purposes or serving 2,000 or more acres of agricultural land. An agricultural water supplier includes a supplier or contractor for water, regardless of the basis of right, which distributes or sells water for ultimate resale to customers.(c) “Authority” means the California Bay-Delta Authority.(d) “Best professional practices” means practices attaining and maintaining accuracy of measurement and reporting devices and methods.(e) “Diversion” has the meaning set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 5100.(f) “Farm-gate” means the point at which water is delivered from the agricultural water supplier’s distribution system to each of its customers.(g) “Person” has the meaning set forth in subdivision (d) of Section 5100.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 675, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Water Code § 531.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 4.3 - Agricultural and Urban Water Use Reporting|Section 531.2.

531.2.  The department, the board, and the State Department of Public Health shall coordinate the collection, management, and use of agricultural and urban water measurement information provided to each agency.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 675, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Water Code § 531.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 4.3 - Agricultural and Urban Water Use Reporting|Section 531.5.

531.5.  (a) The board, in collaboration with the department, the authority or its successor agency, and the State Department of Public Health, shall prepare and submit a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2009, evaluating the feasibility, estimated costs, and potential means of financing a coordinated water measurement database. The evaluation shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, agricultural and urban water measurement data related to deliveries, diversions, licenses, permits, and other information received by these state agencies that supports effective state and regional water management planning and decisionmaking. The evaluation shall also consider how the database can provide information to address impacts related to climate change mitigation and adaptation.(b) The report shall consider coordinating the collection and sharing of data through the use of technologies used by the National Environmental Information Exchange Network and the existing data exchange infrastructure of the involved agencies.(c)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the report provide an initial feasibility assessment, and is not intended to serve as the final Feasibility Study Report required by the State Administrative Manual.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 675, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Water Code § 531.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 4.3 - Agricultural and Urban Water Use Reporting|Section 531.10.

531.10.  (a) (1) An agricultural water supplier shall submit an annual report to the department that summarizes aggregated farm-gate delivery data, on a monthly or bimonthly basis, using best professional practices. The annual report for the prior year shall be submitted to the department by April 1 of each year. The annual report shall be organized by basin, as defined in Section 10721, within the service area of the agricultural water supplier, if applicable.(2) The report, and any amendments to the report, submitted to the department pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted electronically and shall include any standardized forms, tables, or displays specified by the department.(3) The department shall post all reports on its Internet Web site in a manner that allows for comparisons across water suppliers. The department shall make the reports available for public viewing in a timely manner after it receives them.(b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to require the implementation of water measurement programs or practices that are not locally cost effective.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the requirements of this section shall complement and not affect the scope of authority granted to the department or the board by provisions of law other than this article.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 15, Sec. 1. (AB 1668) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Water Code § 531.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 4.3 - Agricultural and Urban Water Use Reporting|Section 531.15.

531.15.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, state agencies shall carry out the duties described in this article only to the extent that funds are made available for the purposes of implementing those duties.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 675, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Water Code § 531.20 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 4.3 - Agricultural and Urban Water Use Reporting|Section 531.20.

531.20.  To the extent that the provisions of this article conflict with the requirements of Chapter 4800 of the State Administrative Manual, the requirements of that chapter shall control.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 675, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Water Code § 535 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 4.5 - Irrigated Landscape|Section 535.

535.  (a) A water purveyor shall require as a condition of new retail water service on and after January 1, 2008, the installation of separate water meters to measure the volume of water used exclusively for landscape purposes.(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to either of the following:(1) Single-family residential connections.(2) Connections used to supply water for the commercial production of agricultural crops or livestock.(c) Subdivision (a) applies only to a service connection for which both of the following apply:(1) The connection serves property with more than 5,000 square feet of irrigated landscape.(2) The connection is supplied by a water purveyor that serves 15 or more service connections.(d) For the purposes of this section, “new retail water service” means the installation of a new water meter where water service has not been previously provided, and does not include applications for new water service submitted before January 1, 2007.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 559, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Water Code § 537 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 5 - Multiunit Structures|Section 537.

537.  (a) The structures in all of the following categories shall be exempt from this article:(1) Low-income housing. For purposes of this paragraph, “low-income housing” means a residential building financed with low-income housing tax credits, tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, or local, state, or federal loans or grants, for which the rents of the occupants in lower income households, as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code, do not exceed rents prescribed by deed restrictions or regulatory agreements pursuant to the terms of the financing or financial assistance, and for which not less than 90 percent of the dwelling units within the building are designated for occupancy by lower income households, as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(2) Housing at a place of education, as defined in Section 202 of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations).(3) Long-term health care facilities, as defined in Section 1418 of the Health and Safety Code.(4) Time-share property, as defined in subdivision (aa) of Section 11212 of the Business and Professions Code.(5) Residential care facilities for the elderly, as defined in Section 1569.2 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) A submeter used to measure water supplied to an individual residential unit that is required pursuant to this chapter shall be of a type approved pursuant to Section 12500.5 of the Business and Professions Code, and shall be installed and operated in compliance with regulations established pursuant to Section 12107 of the Business and Professions Code.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 623, Sec. 5. (SB 7) Effective January 1, 2017. Section operative January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 537.5.)
CA Water Code § 537.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 5 - Multiunit Structures|Section 537.1.

537.1.  (a) Each water purveyor that sells, leases, rents, furnishes, or delivers water service to a newly constructed multiunit residential structure or newly constructed mixed-use residential and commercial structure for which an application for a water connection, or more than one connection, is submitted after January 1, 2018, shall require a measurement of the quantity of water supplied to each individual residential dwelling unit as a condition of new water service. The measurement may be by individual water meters or submeters.(b) Unless the water purveyor or local government is operating under an ordinance or regulation requiring individual metering, the owner shall be required to install and read submeters, unless the water purveyor agrees to install and read individual meters. (c) (1) The owner of the structure shall install submeters that comply with all laws and regulations governing the approval of submeter types or the installation, maintenance, reading, billing, and testing of submeters, including, but not limited to, the California Plumbing Code.(2) This subdivision does not require a water purveyor to fund or assume responsibility for ensuring compliance with any law or regulation governing the approval of submeter types or the installation, maintenance, reading, billing, and testing of submeters and associated onsite plumbing.(3) Installation of submeters shall be performed by one of the following:(A) A contractor licensed by the Contractors’ State License Board who employs at least one journey person who has graduated from a state-approved apprenticeship program.(B) A registered service agency that has registered with the Department of Food and Agriculture.(d) A water purveyor shall not impose an additional capacity or connection fee or charge for a submeter that is installed by the owner, or his or her agent.(e) This section shall remain operative until the date on which the California Building Standards Commission includes standards in the California Building Standards Code that conform to this article.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 623, Sec. 5. (SB 7) Effective January 1, 2017. Section operative January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 537.5. Inoperative on date prescribed by its own provisions.)
CA Water Code § 537.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 5 - Multiunit Structures|Section 537.2.

537.2.  (a) A final occupancy permit for a building shall not be denied by a local building official if water submeters or meters have not been installed for each residential unit as required by this chapter if the building owner can demonstrate either of the following:(1) Water submeters have been ordered and were delayed by the manufacturer.(2) Water submeters for the building were submitted to a county sealer and are awaiting approval for use.(b) After issuance of the occupancy permit, the owner shall demonstrate that the submeters are installed in the building within 120 days of approval by the county sealer.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 623, Sec. 5. (SB 7) Effective January 1, 2017. Section operative January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 537.5.)
CA Water Code § 537.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 5 - Multiunit Structures|Section 537.3.

537.3.  (a) This article does not preclude or preempt an ordinance or regulation that regulates the approval of submeter types or the installation, maintenance, reading, billing, or testing of submeters and associated onsite plumbing if the ordinance or regulation was adopted prior to January 1, 2013.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to preclude the adoption, and preempt the operation, of an ordinance or regulation adopted after January 1, 2013, that regulates the types of approved submeters, their installation, maintenance, reading, billing, and testing, and associated onsite plumbing.(c) This article does not restrict the existing authority of a water purveyor, city, county, city and county, or other local agency to adopt and implement a program to promote water conservation that includes the installation of water meters and submeters, as required pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 537.1, if the program is at least as stringent as the requirements of this article.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 623, Sec. 5. (SB 7) Effective January 1, 2017. Section operative January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 537.5.)
CA Water Code § 537.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 5 - Multiunit Structures|Section 537.4.

537.4.  It is the intent of the Legislature that this article should not be construed to impose costs on any local government agency, except to the extent that the local government agency is a water purveyor.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 623, Sec. 5. (SB 7) Effective January 1, 2017. Section operative January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 537.5.)
CA Water Code § 537.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 8 - Water Measurement|ARTICLE 5 - Multiunit Structures|Section 537.5.

537.5.  This article shall become operative on January 1, 2018.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 623, Sec. 5. (SB 7) Effective January 1, 2017. Note: Delayed operative applies to Article 5, commencing with Section 537.)
CA Water Code § 1000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 2 - WATER|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and Interpretation of Division|Section 1000.

1000.  As used in this division, “water” includes the term “use of water.”(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
CA Water Code § 1001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 2 - WATER|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and Interpretation of Division|Section 1001.

1001.  Nothing in this division shall be construed as giving or confirming any right, title, or interest to or in the corpus of any water.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
CA Water Code § 1002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 2 - WATER|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and Interpretation of Division|Section 1002.

1002.  This division shall not be held to bestow upon any person, except as expressly provided in it, any right where no such right existed prior to the time this division takes effect.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
CA Water Code § 1003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 2 - WATER|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and Interpretation of Division|Section 1003.

1003.  As used in this division, “Water Commission Act” means Chapter 586, Statutes of 1913, as amended.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
CA Water Code § 1004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 2 - WATER|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and Interpretation of Division|Section 1004.

1004.  As used in this division, “useful or beneficial purposes” shall not be construed to mean the use in any one year of more than 21/2 acre-feet of water per acre in the irrigation of uncultivated areas of land not devoted to cultivated crops.(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
CA Water Code § 1005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 2 - WATER|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and Interpretation of Division|Section 1005.

1005.  Nothing in this division shall be construed as depriving any city, city and county, municipal water district, irrigation district, or lighting district of the benefit of any law heretofore or hereafter passed for their benefit in regard to the appropriation or acquisition of water. Any right to the water of any stream which flows along a boundary of the State and which is the subject of an interstate compact to which the State is a party, to the extent such right relates to quantities of water which the United States has, under the authority of an act of Congress, contracted to deliver to any municipal corporation, political subdivision, or public district in the State, from storage constructed by the United States on any such stream, shall not be subject to any requirement or limitation provided by law relating to the time within which the construction of works for the use of such water shall be commenced, carried on, or completed, or within which such water shall be put to use, or relating to the continuity of use of such water; and water contracted to be delivered from such stream, shall be reserved to the contractor therefor without diminution by reason of the contractor’s failure to apply such water to use during any period, and shall not be subject to appropriation by any other than such contractor.(Amended by Stats. 1943, Ch. 230.)
CA Water Code § 1005.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 2 - WATER|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and Interpretation of Division|Section 1005.1.

1005.1.  Cessation of or reduction in the extraction of ground water by the owner of a right to extract, as the result of the use of an alternate supply of water from a nontributary source, shall be and is deemed equivalent to, and for purposes of establishing and maintaining any right to extract the ground water shall be construed to constitute, a reasonable beneficial use of the ground water to the extent and in the amount that water from the alternate source is applied to reasonable beneficial use, not exceeding, however, the amount of such reduction. Any such user of water from an alternate nontributary source who seeks the benefit of this section, shall file with the board, on or before December 31st of each calendar year, a statement of the amount of water from such source so applied to reasonable beneficial use pursuant to the provisions of this section during the next preceding water year (November 1st to October 31st), and such user cannot claim the benefit of this section for any water year for which such statement is not so filed.“Ground water,” for the purpose of this section and of Sections 1005.2 and 1005.4, means water beneath the surface of the ground, whether or not flowing through known and definite channels.The term “nontributary source,” as used in this section, shall be deemed to include water imported from another watershed, or water conserved and saved in the watershed by a water conservation plan or works without which such water of the same watershed would have wasted, or would not have reached the underground source of supply of the owner relying upon this section.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 581.)