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CA Water Code § 128 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 128.

128.  (a) In times of extraordinary stress and of disaster, resulting from storms and floods, or where damage to watershed lands by forest fires has created an imminent threat of floods and damage by water, mud, or debris upon the occurrence of storms, the department may perform any work required or take any remedial measures necessary to avert, alleviate, repair, or restore damage or destruction to property having a general public and state interest and to protect the health, safety, convenience, and welfare of the general public of the state. In carrying out that work, the department may perform the work itself or through or in cooperation with any other state department or agency, the federal government, or any political subdivision, city, or district.(b) This section is intended to supplement the emergency services of the state, and nothing in this section overrides or supersedes the authority of the Director of Emergency Services to coordinate and supervise state action, upon a declaration 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) or the Disaster Assistance Act (Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 8680) of that division).(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 527. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Water Code § 130 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 130.

130.  The department may prepare, publish, and issue such printed pamphlets and bulletins as the director deems necessary for the dissemination of information to the public concerning the activities of the several divisions of the department. Funds available for the support of the several divisions may, with the approval of the Department of Finance, be used to pay the cost of preparation, publication, and distribution.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)
CA Water Code § 131 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 131.

131.  The department may employ such assistance as may be necessary for the proper discharge of its duties, and may purchase or rent any necessary supplies, instruments, tools, equipment, and conveniences.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)
CA Water Code § 132 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 132.

132.  Where work to be performed, which would otherwise be subject to the State Contract Act, does not lend itself to the preparation of plans and specifications to enable bids to be taken on a lump sum or unit basis, the department may perform such work by the use of rented tools or equipment, either with operators furnished or unoperated. Contracts for such rentals shall not be subject to the State Contract Act, but shall be subject to all of the provisions of Section 136.5 of the Streets and Highways Code.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)
CA Water Code § 133 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 133.

133.  The department may cooperate and contract with any agency of the State or of the United States in order to carry out its powers and purposes.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 947.)
CA Water Code § 134 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 134.

134.  The department may expend money appropriated for the administration of the laws the enforcement of which is committed to the department. The department may expend such money for the use, support, or maintenance of any appropriate state agency within the department.Such expenditures by the department shall be made in accordance with law in carrying on the work for which the appropriations were made.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)
CA Water Code § 134.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 134.5.

134.5.  The Director of Finance shall administratively establish positions necessary to implement activities funded by the appropriations made in Division 33 (commencing with Section 83000).(Added by Stats. 2008, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 3. Effective March 1, 2009.)
CA Water Code § 135 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 135.

135.  The Water Resources Revolving Fund in the State Treasury is continued in existence. With the approval of the Department of Finance, there shall be transferred to, or deposited in, the fund all money appropriated, contributed, or made available from any source, including sources other than state appropriations, for expenditure on work within the powers and duties of the Department of Water Resources, including but not limited to services, new construction, major construction and equipment, minor construction, maintenance, improvements and equipment, hydraulic or other improvement projects, investigations, surveys, experiments, and reports, as authorized by the state agency for which such an appropriation is made or, as to funds from sources other than state appropriations, as may be authorized by written agreement between the contributor or contributors of such funds and the Department of Water Resources (or any predecessor), when approved by the Department of Finance.Money so transferred or deposited is available for expenditure by the Department of Water Resources, for the purposes for which appropriated, contributed, or made available, without regard to fiscal years and irrespective of the provisions of Section 16304 of the Government Code. The Department of Water Resources may withdraw from the fund for use in work for other public agencies, local, state, or federal, such sums as may be necessary for such work where the money to be paid by such other agencies is not deposited in said fund in advance of the work being done.(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1848.)
CA Water Code § 135.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 135.1.

135.1.  All sums in the Water Resources Revolving Fund in the State Treasury, maintained pursuant to Section 135, in a sum not to exceed seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000), the source of which is attributable to the General Fund, and which are held for the purposes of a payroll reserve for vacation, leave, compensating time off, and like purposes, and which, in the judgment of the Department of Finance, are determined to be surplus to the requirements for payments for such purposes on a current basis, shall be available, during the 1968–1969 fiscal year, as follows:(a) Not exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for transfer to the State Water Quality Control Fund; except that any such sum shall be retransferred to the General Fund from the State Water Quality Control Fund in the 1969–1970 fiscal year.(b) Not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for transfer to the General Fund.(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1039.)
CA Water Code § 136 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 136.

136.  The Department of Water Resources shall file against the Water Resources Revolving Fund all claims covering expenditures incurred in connection with services, new construction, major construction and equipment, minor construction, maintenance, improvements and equipment, hydraulic or other improvement projects, investigations, surveys, experiments and reports, and the State Controller shall draw his warrant therefor against that fund.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)
CA Water Code § 137 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 137.

137.  The Department of Water Resources shall keep a record of all expenditures chargeable against each specific portion of the revolving fund, and any unused balance in any portion of the fund shall on approval by the Department of Finance be withdrawn from the revolving fund and transferred to the credit of the appropriation from which it was transferred or, as to funds from other than state appropriations, be paid out or refunded as provided in the agreement relating to the contributions.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)
CA Water Code § 138 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 138.

138.  The director may authorize the refund of moneys received or collected by the department in payment of fees, licenses, permits, tolls, or for rentals, property or services, wherein the license, permit, rental, property or service cannot lawfully be issued, furnished, or transferred to the person making the payment, or in cases where the payment in whole or in part represents overpayment or payment in duplicate.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)
CA Water Code § 138.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 138.10.

138.10.  (a) On or before January 1, 2006, the director, in collaboration with the Secretary of Interior or his or her designee, shall prepare a plan to meet the existing permit and license conditions for which the department has an obligation, as described in the State Water Resources Control Board Decision No. 1641.(b) The plan shall be designed to achieve compliance with the permit and license conditions described in subdivision (a). The director shall prepare the plan, and submit copies of the plan to the board and the California Bay-Delta Authority, prior to increasing the existing permitted diversion rate at the State Water Project’s Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant.(c) Nothing in this section limits or restricts the department in its operation of the State Water Project due to failure of other water rights permittees or licensees to meet water quality conditions of their respective permits or licenses.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 612, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Water Code § 138.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 138.12.

138.12.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in a general obligation bond act, the maximum amount that may be allocated for administrative expenses shall not exceed 5 percent of the total amount of funds that the department is required to administer and that are derived from a general obligation bond act that is approved on or after January 1, 2007.(b) The maximum amount that may be allocated for administrative expenses shall not exceed 5 percent of the total amount of funds that result from the sale of revenue bonds by the department.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 831, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Water Code § 139.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 139.2.

139.2.  The department shall evaluate the potential impacts on water supplies derived from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta based on 50-, 100-, and 200-year projections for each of the following possible impacts on the delta:(1) Subsidence.(2) Earthquakes.(3) Floods.(4) Changes in precipitation, temperature, and ocean levels.(5) A combination of the impacts specified in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 573, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Water Code § 139.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 139.4.

139.4.  (a) The department and the Department of Fish and Game shall determine the principal options for the delta.(b) The department shall evaluate and comparatively rate each option determined in subdivision (a) for its ability to do the following:(1) Prevent the disruption of water supplies derived from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.(2) Improve the quality of drinking water supplies derived from the delta.(3) Reduce the amount of salts contained in delta water and delivered to, and often retained in, our agricultural areas.(4) Maintain delta water quality for delta users.(5) Assist in preserving delta lands.(6) Protect water rights of the “area of origin” and protect the environments of the Sacramento-San Joaquin river systems.(7) Protect highways, utility facilities, and other infrastructure located within the delta.(8) Preserve, protect, and improve delta levees.(c) The Department of Fish and Game shall evaluate and comparatively rate each option determined in subdivision (a) for its ability to restore salmon and other fisheries that use the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary.(d) On or before January 1, 2008, the department and the Department of Fish and Game shall jointly report to the Legislature and Governor, in writing, with regard to the results of the evaluation required by Section 139.2 and the comparative ratings required by subdivisions (b) and (c).(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 573, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Water Code § 140 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 140.

140.  (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, which shall not exceed seven million dollars ($7,000,000), the department shall provide funding for a project that substantially conforms to the project description for the Reverse Flow Pump-back Facilities on the Friant-Kern Canal Restoration Project set forth by the draft investment strategy released by the San Joaquin River Restoration Program in December 2014 if the project satisfies the conditions described in subdivision (c).(b) Funding pursuant to this section shall not exceed 80 percent of the total cost of the project.(c) The project identified in this section shall not be eligible for funding pursuant to subdivision (a) until all of the following requirements are met:(1) All feasibility studies are complete and draft environmental impact reports are available for public review.(2) The director receives commitments for not less than 75 percent of the nonstate cost-share requirement of the project.(d) A project funded pursuant to this section shall comply with any other applicable provisions of state and federal law.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 601, Sec. 1. (AB 935) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Water Code § 141 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 141.

141.  (a) The department may establish a program to authorize private entities to lease space above or adjacent to appropriate conveyance facilities of the State Water Project for the purpose of installing solar photovoltaic panels and systems for generating electricity from those panels and transferring electricity through the related systems. Upon request, the department shall evaluate proposals for installing solar photovoltaic panels and related systems for the generation and transfer of electricity. A proposal submitted to the department for evaluation shall include, but need not be limited to, an engineering study of the proposed solar photovoltaic panels and related systems and an evaluation of the effect the solar photovoltaic panels and related systems may have on water supply, water quality, worker safety, and liability considerations. The costs of the engineering study and the department’s evaluation shall be paid by the person or entity making the request.(b) After approval of a proposal as described in subdivision (a), the department may negotiate any level of compensation for an agreement for the installation of solar photovoltaic panels and related systems that is equal to, or greater than, the cost to the department of meeting its obligations under the agreement. These costs shall include, but are not limited to, the costs of operating and maintaining State Water Project facilities and lease administration that are directly related to the lease and use of the conveyance facilities.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 368, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Water Code § 141.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 141.5.

141.5.  The department shall proceed with the construction of the South Delta Improvements Program, but shall not commence the operational phase of the program until the director certifies, in writing, to the Legislature that the department has completed the operational studies of the project and that the environmental review required by the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) includes a comparison between the implementation of the program and the maintenance of current operations.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 77, Sec. 59. Effective July 18, 2006.)
CA Water Code § 142 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 142.

142.  (a) In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with water and energy usage, on and after January 1, 2008, the department shall do all of the following:(1) Comply with the same greenhouse gas emissions performance standards adopted pursuant to Section 8341 of the Public Utilities Code for a local publicly owned electric utility for new electricity contracts.(2) Use reasonable, feasible, and cost-effective efforts to use energy efficiently, and to increase use of renewable energy in the department’s water operations and in the renegotiation of existing electricity contracts entered into pursuant to Division 27 (commencing with Section 80000).(b) On or before March 1, 2008, and at least once every year thereafter until December 31, 2015, the department shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on the implementation of this section, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) The status of any contracts it has for fossil fuel generated electricity and its efforts to reduce its dependency on fossil fuels.(2) Changes to the portfolio of existing energy contracts entered into pursuant to Division 27 (commencing with Section 80000) that have occurred, or are expected to occur, that will alter the contracts’ costs, term, or quantity, or the composition of resources used to deliver power under the contracts.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 178, Sec. 19. Effective August 24, 2007.)
CA Water Code § 144 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER|CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally|ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources|Section 144.

144.  (a) Upon an appropriation of funds by the Legislature for the purposes of this section, the department and the board shall develop a plan to deploy a network of stream gages that includes a determination of funding needs and opportunities for modernizing and reactivating existing gages and deploying new gages in priority locations across hydrologic regions in the state, including reference sites. (b) The department and the board, in consultation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Department of Conservation, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, interested stakeholders, and, to the extent they wish to consult, local agencies, shall develop the plan to address significant gaps in information necessary for water management and the conservation of freshwater species. (c) This section does not expand the authority of the board or the department to require the installation or modification of a stream gage.(d) The department and the board shall give priority in the plan to placing or modernizing and reactivating stream gages where lack of data contributes to conflicts in water management or where water can be more effectively managed for multiple benefits, including, but not limited to, the following benefits:(1) Water supply management.(2) Flood management.(3) Water quality management.(4) Ecosystem management.(e) Other criteria to be considered by the department and the board in developing the plan include all of the following:(1) Opportunities for local agencies to enter cost-share arrangements to install or maintain the stream gage.(2) Ease of integrating the stream gage into the existing network.(3) Availability of historic gage data for specific locations.(4) Availability of temperature data for specific locations. (5) Degree of water quality and flow impacts related to cannabis cultivation. (6) Integration with the Open and Transparent Water Data Act (Part 4.9 (commencing with Section 12400) of Division 6). (7) Ability to provide data to assist with groundwater management.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 361, Sec. 2. (SB 19) Effective January 1, 2020.)