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CA Water Code § 112 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 1 - General State Policy|Section 112.

112.  (a) The efficiency of a reverse osmosis water treatment device means the percentage of water which passes through the water treatment device that is available for subsequent domestic use and which is not discharged directly from the device to the waste disposal system of the residence where the device is used. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after January 1, 1991, no reverse osmosis water treatment device shall be sold, installed, or rented, for residential use, including any general domestic purposes such as drinking, cleaning, washing, or sanitation, unless the device is equipped with an automatic waste shutoff device or, through other equipment design specifications, achieves or exceeds equal or greater water savings than would occur with an automatic shutoff device.(c) Effective January 1, 1993, any reverse osmosis water treatment device sold, installed, rented, or under service contract prior to January 1, 1991, for residential use shall be retrofit with an automatic waste shutoff device, or, through other equipment design specifications, achieve or exceed equal or greater water savings than would occur with an automatic shutoff device.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 944, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 113 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 1 - General State Policy|Section 113.

113.  It is the policy of the state that groundwater resources be managed sustainably for long-term reliability and multiple economic, social, and environmental benefits for current and future beneficial uses. Sustainable groundwater management is best achieved locally through the development, implementation, and updating of plans and programs based on the best available science.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 346, Sec. 2. (SB 1168) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Water Code § 348 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2.7 - Water Diversion and Use Reports|Section 348.

348.  (a) The department or the board may adopt emergency regulations providing for the electronic filing of reports of water extraction or water diversion or use required to be filed with the department or board under this code, including, but not limited to, any report required to be filed under Part 5.1 (commencing with Section 5100) or Part 5.2 (commencing with Section 5200) of Division 2 and any report required to be filed by a water right permittee or licensee.(b) Emergency regulations adopted pursuant to this section, or any amendments thereto, shall be adopted by the department or the board in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The adoption of these regulations is an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare. Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, any emergency regulations or amendments to those regulations adopted under this section shall remain in effect until revised by the department or the board that adopted the regulations or amendments.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 347, Sec. 5. (AB 1739) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Water Code § 350 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3 - Water Shortage Emergencies|Section 350.

350.  The governing body of a distributor of a public water supply, whether publicly or privately owned and including a mutual water company, shall declare a water shortage emergency condition to prevail within the area served by such distributor whenever it finds and determines that the ordinary demands and requirements of water consumers cannot be satisfied without depleting the water supply of the distributor to the extent that there would be insufficient water for human consumption, sanitation, and fire protection.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 14, Sec. 1. (SB 606) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Water Code § 351 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3 - Water Shortage Emergencies|Section 351.

351.  (a) Except in the event of a wildfire, deenergization event, or a breakage or failure of a dam, pump, pipeline, or conduit causing an immediate emergency, the governing body of a public water supplier shall make a declaration pursuant to Section 350 only after a public hearing at which consumers of the water supply shall have an opportunity to be heard to protest the declaration and to present their respective needs to the governing board.(b) For purposes of this section, a “deenergization event” means a planned power outage, undertaken by an electrical corporation, as defined in Section 218 of the Public Utilities Code, to reduce the risk of wildfires caused by utility equipment, pursuant to Public Utilities Commission Resolution ESRB-8 and any decisions issued by the commission, the Wildfire Safety Division, as set forth in Section 326 of the Public Utilities Code, the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, or any other agency with authority over electrical corporations. A deenergization event commences when an electrical corporation provides notice to any state agency or political subdivision of the potential need to initiate a planned deenergization of the electrical grid, and ceases when the electrical corporation restores electrical services to all deenergized customers, or at such time as the electrical corporation cancels the deenergization event for some or all of its affected customers, and rescinds the notice of the potential need to initiate the deenergization event. A deenergization event does not include any planned outages in connection with regular utility work.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 68, Sec. 1. (SB 708) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Water Code § 352 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3 - Water Shortage Emergencies|Section 352.

352.  Notice of the time and place of hearing shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code at least seven days prior to the date of hearing in a newspaper printed, published, and circulated within the area in which the water supply is distributed, or if there is no such newspaper, in any newspaper printed, published, and circulated in the county in which the area is located.(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 357.)
CA Water Code § 353 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3 - Water Shortage Emergencies|Section 353.

353.  When the governing body has so determined and declared the existence of an emergency condition of water shortage within its service area, it shall thereupon adopt such regulations and restrictions on the delivery of water and the consumption within said area of water supplied for public use as will in the sound discretion of such governing body conserve the water supply for the greatest public benefit with particular regard to domestic use, sanitation, and fire protection.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 140.)
CA Water Code § 354 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3 - Water Shortage Emergencies|Section 354.

354.  After allocating and setting aside the amount of water which in the opinion of the governing body will be necessary to supply water needed for domestic use, sanitation, and fire protection, the regulations may establish priorities in the use of water for other purposes and provide for the allocation, distribution, and delivery of water for such other purposes, without discrimination between consumers using water for the same purpose or purposes.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 140.)
CA Water Code § 355 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3 - Water Shortage Emergencies|Section 355.

355.  The regulations and restrictions shall thereafter be and remain in full force and effect during the period of the emergency and until the supply of water available for distribution within such area has been replenished or augmented.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 140.)
CA Water Code § 356 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3 - Water Shortage Emergencies|Section 356.

356.  The regulations and restrictions may include the right to deny applications for new or additional service connections, and provision for their enforcement by discontinuing service to consumers wilfully violating the regulations and restrictions.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 140.)
CA Water Code § 357 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3 - Water Shortage Emergencies|Section 357.

357.  If the regulations and restrictions on delivery and consumption of water adopted pursuant to this chapter conflict with any law establishing the rights of individual consumers to receive either specific or proportionate amounts of the water supply available for distribution within such service area, the regulations and restrictions adopted pursuant to this chapter shall prevail over the provisions of such laws relating to water rights for the duration of the period of emergency; provided, however, that any distributor of water which is subject to regulation by the State Public Utilities Commission shall before making such regulations and restrictions effective secure the approval thereof by the Public Utilities Commission.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 140.)
CA Water Code § 358 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3 - Water Shortage Emergencies|Section 358.

358.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit or prevent review by any court of competent jurisdiction of any finding or determination by a governing board of the existence of an emergency or of regulations or restrictions adopted by such board, pursuant to this chapter, on the ground that any such action is fraudulent, arbitrary, or capricious.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 140.)
CA Water Code § 365 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3.3 - Excessive Residential Water Use During Drought|Section 365.

365.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that this chapter furthers important state policies of encouraging water conservation and protecting water resources in the interest of the people and for the public welfare.(b) For the purposes of this chapter, “urban retail water supplier” has the same meaning as provided in Section 10608.12.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 230, Sec. 1. (SB 814) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Water Code § 367 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3.3 - Excessive Residential Water Use During Drought|Section 367.

367.  (a) This chapter applies only as follows:(1) During a period for which the Governor has issued a proclamation of a state of emergency under the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code) based on statewide drought conditions to an urban retail water supplier that has moved to a stage of action in response to a local water supply shortage condition under the water supplier’s contingency plan pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 10632 that requires mandatory water use reductions.(2) To an urban retail water supplier during a period in which the water supplier has moved to a stage of action in response to a local water supply shortage condition under the water supplier’s contingency plan pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 10632 that requires mandatory water use reductions.(3) To an urban retail water supplier affected during a period for which the Governor has issued a proclamation of a state of emergency under the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code) based on local drought conditions.(b) The provisions of this chapter are in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any other measures or remedies implemented by an urban retail water supplier.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 230, Sec. 1. (SB 814) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Water Code § 370 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3.4 - Allocation-Based Conservation Water Pricing|Section 370.

370.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:(a) The use of allocation-based conservation water pricing by public entities that sell and distribute water is one effective means by which waste or unreasonable use of water can be prevented and water can be saved in the interest of the people and for the public welfare, within the contemplation of Section 2 of Article X of the California Constitution.(b) It is in the best interest of the people of California to encourage public entities to voluntarily use allocation-based conservation water pricing, tailored to local needs and conditions, as a means of increasing efficient uses of water, and further discouraging wasteful or unreasonable use of water under both normal and dry-year hydrologic conditions.(c) The Legislature intends that allocation-based conservation water pricing is an alternative method that can be used by public entities to encourage water users to conserve water, increase efficient uses of water, and further discourage waste of water. The Legislature does not intend to limit the discretion of public entities to evaluate and select among different methods for conserving water or to create a presumption that the election to not use a particular method is a waste or unreasonable use of water by the public entity.(d) Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit, or dictate, the design of rate structures that public entities may use to promote conservation by water users.(e) Nothing in this chapter directs, or otherwise compels, a public entity to use allocation-based conservation water pricing.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 610, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Water Code § 371 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3.4 - Allocation-Based Conservation Water Pricing|Section 371.

371.  For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Allocation-based conservation water pricing” means a retail water rate structure that meets all of the criteria in Section 372.(b) “Basic charge” means a volumetric unit charge for the cost of water service other than any fixed costs that are recovered through meter charges or other fixed charges other than incremental costs that are recovered through conservation charges. A basic charge may include the cost of generally applicable conservation measures assumed in establishing basic use allocations.(c) “Conservation charge” means a volumetric unit charge for incremental costs.(d) “Incremental costs” means the costs of water service, including capital costs, that the public entity incurs directly, or by contract, as a result of the use of water in excess of the basic use allocation or to implement water conservation or demand management measures employed to increase efficient uses of water, and further discourage the wasteful or unreasonable use of water, and may include any of the following:(1) Conservation best management practices, conservation education, irrigation controls and other conservation devices, and other demand management measures.(2) Water system retrofitting, dual plumbing and facilities for production, distribution, and all uses of recycled water and other alternative water supplies.(3) Projects and programs for prevention, control, or treatment of the runoff of water from irrigation and other outdoor water uses. Incremental costs shall not include the costs of stormwater management systems and programs.(4) Securing dry-year water supply arrangements.(5) Procuring water supplies to satisfy increments of water use in excess of the basic use allocations for the customers of the public entity, including supply or capacity contracts for water supply rights or entitlements and related energy costs for water delivery.(e) “Public entity” means a city, whether general law or chartered, county, city and county, special district, agency, authority, any other municipal public corporation or district, or any other political subdivision of the state that provides retail water service and that is an urban water supplier, as defined in Section 10617.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 610, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Water Code § 372 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3.4 - Allocation-Based Conservation Water Pricing|Section 372.

372.  (a) A public entity may employ allocation-based conservation water pricing that meets all of the following criteria:(1) Billing is based on metered water use.(2) A basic use allocation is established for each customer account that provides a reasonable amount of water for the customer’s needs and property characteristics. Factors used to determine the basic use allocation may include, but are not limited to, the number of occupants, the type or classification of use, the size of lot or irrigated area, and the local climate data for the billing period. Nothing in this chapter prohibits a customer of the public entity from challenging whether the basic use allocation established for that customer’s account is reasonable under the circumstances. Nothing in this chapter is intended to permit public entities to limit the use of property through the establishment of a basic use allocation.(3) A basic charge is imposed for all water used within the customer’s basic use allocation, except that at the option of the public entity, a lower rate may be applied to any portion of the basic use allocation that the public entity has determined to represent superior or more than reasonable conservation efforts.(4) A conservation charge shall be imposed on all increments of water use in excess of the basic use allocation. The increments may be fixed or may be determined on a percentage or any other basis, without limitation on the number of increments, or any requirement that the increments or conservation charges be sized, or ascend uniformly, or in a specified relationship. The volumetric prices for the lowest through the highest priced increments shall be established in an ascending relationship that is economically structured to encourage conservation and reduce the inefficient use of water, consistent with Section 2 of Article X of the California Constitution.(b) (1) Except as specified in subdivision (a), the design of an allocation-based conservation pricing rate structure shall be determined in the discretion of the public entity.(2) The public entity may impose meter charges or other fixed charges to recover fixed costs of water service in addition to the allocation-based conservation pricing rate structure.(c) A public entity may use one or more allocation-based conservation water pricing structures for any class of municipal or other service that the public entity provides.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 610, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Water Code § 373 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3.4 - Allocation-Based Conservation Water Pricing|Section 373.

373.  (a) Revenues derived from allocation-based conservation water pricing shall not exceed the reasonable cost of water service including basic costs and incremental costs. This chapter does not limit the sources of funding for incremental costs to charges for water use.(b) Revenues derived from allocation-based conservation water pricing shall not exceed the proportional cost of service attributable to the customer’s parcel, as determined by giving consideration to all of the following:(1) Customer classes established in consideration of service characteristics, demand patterns, and other factors.(2) Basic use allocations.(3) Meter size.(4) Metered volume of water consumed.(5) The public entity’s discretionary allocation of incremental costs between and among the increments of water use subject to conservation charges, as permitted by paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 372 to meet the requirement of that section.(c) In establishing the schedule of charges and metered volumes for the increments of water use subject to conservation charges, the public entity may also consider both of the following:(1) Customer overuse characteristics, including ratios between overuse volumes and basic use allocations, variations in demand and consumption patterns, or other characteristics of overuse experienced by the public entity.(2) The extent to which the pricing structure of the increments will be effective in minimizing or eliminating the need for other measures to curtail potential overuse.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 610, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Water Code § 374 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3.4 - Allocation-Based Conservation Water Pricing|Section 374.

374.  (a) Allocation-based conservation water pricing under this chapter may be used on an ongoing basis and shall not require any finding of emergency or other water shortage conditions.(b) The authority granted in this chapter is in addition to any other authority that a public entity has to use rate structure design to foster the conservation of water.(c) The imposition and revision of rates and charges by a public entity under this chapter shall be subject to the procedures otherwise required by law for the public entity’s water rates.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 610, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Water Code § 375 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 3.5 - Water Conservation Programs|Section 375.

375.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any public entity that supplies water at retail or wholesale for the benefit of persons within the service area or area of jurisdiction of the public entity may, by ordinance or resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the governing body after holding a public hearing upon notice and making appropriate findings of necessity for the adoption of a water conservation program, adopt and enforce a water conservation program to reduce the quantity of water used by those persons for the purpose of conserving the water supplies of the public entity.(b) With regard to water delivered for other than agricultural uses, the ordinance or resolution may specifically require the installation of water-saving devices that are designed to reduce water consumption. The ordinance or resolution may also encourage water conservation through rate structure design.(c) For the purposes of this chapter, “public entity” means a city, whether general law or chartered, county, city and county, special district, agency, authority, any other municipal public corporation or district, or any other political subdivision of the state.(d) For the purposes of this section and subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 377, “person” means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business, trust, corporation, company, or public agency, including any city, county, city and county, district, joint powers authority, or any agency or department of a public agency.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 27, Sec. 9. (SB 88) Effective June 24, 2015.)