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CA Water Code § 11980 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT|CHAPTER 11 - Water Conservation and Reclamation Projects|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 11980.

11980.  The department shall establish criteria for determining the eligibility of water conservation projects for assistance under this chapter and shall establish criteria for determination of the economic, financial, and engineering feasibility of proposed water conservation projects. The department shall establish guidelines to encourage feasibility studies to determine potential sources of conserved water for purposes of this chapter and to determine parties interested in contracting with potential water purchasers pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 938, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 11981 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT|CHAPTER 11 - Water Conservation and Reclamation Projects|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 11981.

11981.  The State Water Resources Control Board shall establish criteria for determining both of the following:(a) The eligibility of water reclamation projects for assistance under this chapter.(b) The economic, financial, and engineering feasibility of proposed reclamation projects.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 938, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 11982 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT|CHAPTER 11 - Water Conservation and Reclamation Projects|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 11982.

11982.  The department shall establish criteria for determining whether a water conservation or reclamation project results in a net increase in the amount of water made available for use and does not interfere with an established right to use of water by any other person or entity.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 938, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 11983 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT|CHAPTER 11 - Water Conservation and Reclamation Projects|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 11983.

11983.  The department and the State Water Resources Control Board shall only approve for funding by the state under this chapter those projects which result in a net increase in the amount of water available for use and which do not interfere with an established right to use of water by any other person or entity. Any agreement between parties for a conservation or reclamation project not using state financing shall not require approval by the department or the State Water Resources Control Board under this chapter but shall comply with the criteria adopted under Section 11981 or 11982.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 938, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 11984 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT|CHAPTER 11 - Water Conservation and Reclamation Projects|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 11984.

11984.  The department is authorized to adopt those rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out, and as are consistent with, this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 938, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 11985 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT|CHAPTER 11 - Water Conservation and Reclamation Projects|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 11985.

11985.  In providing financial assistance pursuant to this chapter, the department shall impose terms and conditions that are designed to protect the state’s investment and that are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The department shall keep full and complete records and accounts concerning all of its transactions under this chapter and shall render a report on those transactions to the Legislature within 15 days after the commencement of the first regular session of the Legislature following the effective date of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 938, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 12225 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 4.5 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA|CHAPTER 3 - Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Levees|ARTICLE 1 - Plan for Improvement|Section 12225.

12225.  The plan for improvement of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta levees, as set forth in Bulletin No. 192 of the Department of Water Resources, dated May 1975, is approved as a conceptual plan to guide the formulation of projects to preserve the integrity of the delta levee system.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1302.)
CA Water Code § 12226 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 4.5 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA|CHAPTER 3 - Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Levees|ARTICLE 2 - Construction|Section 12226.

12226.  The department may prepare detailed plans and specifications for the improvement of the levees or levee segments specified in Section 12225.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1302.)
CA Water Code § 12226.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 4.5 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA|CHAPTER 3 - Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Levees|ARTICLE 2 - Construction|Section 12226.2.

12226.2.  The department may proceed immediately with the improvement of a pilot levee project which the department determines, after a public hearing, is in critical need of improvement and which is highly susceptible to failure in the absence of such immediate improvement. Prior to commencing such improvement, the department shall enter into an agreement with a local agency whereby the local agency will bear at least 20 percent of the cost of the improvement.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1302.)
CA Water Code § 12227 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 4.5 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA|CHAPTER 3 - Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Levees|ARTICLE 3 - Short Title|Section 12227.

12227.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Nejedly-Mobley Delta Levees Act”.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1302.)
CA Water Code § 12405 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 4.9 - The Open and Transparent Water Data Act|CHAPTER 2 - Statewide Water Data Integration|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 12405.

12405.  The department, the state board, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife shall coordinate and integrate existing water and ecological data from local, state, and federal agencies. The purposes for integrating water and ecological data include, but are not limited to, providing adequate information to implement the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (Part 2.74 (commencing with Section 10720)), improving the management of the state’s water resources, and bringing greater transparency to water transfers and the market.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 506, Sec. 1. (AB 1755) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Water Code § 12406 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 4.9 - The Open and Transparent Water Data Act|CHAPTER 2 - Statewide Water Data Integration|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 12406.

12406.  (a) The department, in consultation with the California Water Quality Monitoring Council, the state board, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife, shall develop protocols for data sharing, documentation, quality control, public access, and promotion of open-source platforms and decision support tools related to water data. The department shall develop and submit to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code and by January 1, 2018, a report describing these protocols. The report shall be developed in collaboration with the California Water Quality Monitoring Council, the state board, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, relevant federal agencies, and interested stakeholders, including, but not limited to, technology and open data experts and water data users.(b) Recipients of state funds through grants or contracts for research or projects relating to the improvement of water or ecological data shall, as a condition of the receipt of a grant or contract, adhere to the protocols developed pursuant to subdivision (a) for data sharing, transparency, documentation, and quality control.(c) A grant or contract recipient that does not comply with subdivision (b) is not eligible for state funding until the grant or contract recipient complies with those requirements.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 506, Sec. 1. (AB 1755) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Water Code § 12415 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 4.9 - The Open and Transparent Water Data Act|CHAPTER 2 - Statewide Water Data Integration|ARTICLE 3 - Statewide Integrated Water Data Platform Features|Section 12415.

12415.  The statewide integrated water data platform created pursuant to Section 12410 shall, at a minimum, do all of the following:(a) Integrate existing water and ecological data information from multiple autonomous databases managed by federal, state, and local agencies and academia using consistent and standardized formats.(b) Integrate the following datasets, as available:(1) The department’s information on State Water Project reservoir operations, groundwater use, groundwater levels, urban water use, and land use.(2) The state board’s data on water rights, water diversions, and water quality through California Environmental Data Exchange Network (CEDEN).(3) The Department of Fish and Wildlife’s information on fish abundance and distribution.(4) The United States Geological Survey’s streamflow conditions information through the National Water Information System.(5) The United States Bureau of Reclamation’s federal Central Valley Project operations information.(6) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s, United States Forest Service’s, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries’ fish abundance information.(c) Provide data on completed water transfers and exchanges, including publicly available or voluntarily provided data on the volume, price, and delivery method, identity of the buyers and sellers, and the water right associated with the transfer or exchange.(d) Provide documentation of data quality and data formats through metadata.(e) Adhere to data protocols developed by state agencies pursuant to Section 12406.(f) Be able to receive both spatial and time series data from various sources.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 506, Sec. 1. (AB 1755) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Water Code § 12570 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 1 - Investigation of Projects|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title|Section 12570.

12570.  Chapters 1 and 2 of this part shall be known and may be cited as “The State Water Resources Law of 1945.”(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.)
CA Water Code § 12571 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 1 - Investigation of Projects|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 12571.

12571.  The definitions in this article govern the construction of this part.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.)
CA Water Code § 12573 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 1 - Investigation of Projects|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 12573.

12573.  “Lands, easements and rights of way” includes lands and rights or interests in lands whereon channel improvements and channel rectifications are located; lands, rights, or interests in lands necessary in connection with the construction, operation, or maintenance of such channel improvements and rectifications, including those necessary for flowage purposes, spoil areas, borrow pits, or for access roads; and including the cost of the relocation, reconstruction, or replacement of existing improvements, structures, or utilities rendered necessary by such channel improvements and rectifications.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.)
CA Water Code § 12578 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 1 - Investigation of Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Declarations of Policy|Section 12578.

12578.  It is hereby declared that the people of the State have a primary interest in the control and conservation of flood waters, prevention of damage by flood waters, the washing away of river and stream banks by floods, and in the determination of the manner in which flood waters shall be controlled for the protection of life and property and the control, storage, and use of the State’s water resources in the general public interest.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.)
CA Water Code § 12579 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 1 - Investigation of Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Declarations of Policy|Section 12579.

12579.  It is hereby declared that recurrent floods on streams and rivers, and other waterways of the State, causing loss of life and property, disruption of commerce, interruption of transportation and communications, and wasting of water, are detrimental to the peace, health, safety, and welfare of the people of the State. The control, storage and full beneficial use of flood waters, and the prevention of damage by flood waters, and the washing away of river and stream banks by floods are proper functions and activities of the State, in cooperation with counties, cities, state agencies and public districts, and in cooperation with the United States, or any of its departments or agencies.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.)
CA Water Code § 12580 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 1 - Investigation of Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Declarations of Policy|Section 12580.

12580.  It is further declared that the State should engage in the study and coordination of all water development projects, including flood control projects, undertaken by counties, cities, state agencies and public districts, and the United States or any of its departments or agencies in order that such allocations and appropriations as are made by the State Legislature for such purposes will be expended upon those projects which are most beneficial to the State, and which will bring maximum benefits to the people of the State from the expenditure of public funds, and also that the State should participate in the construction of flood control works and projects and render beneficial aid thereto, when the benefits are in excess of the estimated cost.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.)
CA Water Code § 12581 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 1 - Investigation of Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Declarations of Policy|Section 12581.

12581.  In studying water development projects, full consideration shall be given to all beneficial uses of the State’s water resources, including irrigation, generation of electric energy, municipal and industrial consumption of water and power, repulsion of salt water, preservation and development of fish and wildlife resources, and recreational facilities, but not excluding other beneficial uses of water, in order that recommendations may be made as to the feasibility of such projects and for the method of financing feasible projects.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.)
CA Water Code § 12582 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 1 - Investigation of Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Declarations of Policy|Section 12582.

12582.  Fish and wildlife values, both economic and recreational, shall be given consideration in any flood control or water conservation program. In the design, construction, and operation of projects, when engineering and economic features of the project make it practicable, adequate provisions shall be made for the protection of migratory fishes, and the designs for structures and facilities required for such protection shall be prepared in cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Game.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.)
CA Water Code § 12582.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 1 - Investigation of Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Declarations of Policy|Section 12582.5.

12582.5.  Recreational uses, such as walkways, pathways, access points and view areas, shall be given consideration in any flood control or water conservation program. In the design, construction and operation of projects, when engineering and economic features of the project make it practicable, adequate provisions shall be made for such public recreational uses. The design of the areas and facilities for such uses shall be prepared in cooperation with the Department of Water Resources.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 979.)
CA Water Code § 12583 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 1 - Investigation of Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Declarations of Policy|Section 12583.

12583.  It is the intention of the Legislature that it will be the policy of the State that the amount of financial assistance to be given by the State to each project adopted and authorized for state assistance by the Legislature pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 1 and 2 of this part, shall be limited to the cost of land, easements, and rights of way necessary in connection with the construction of any such project.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.)
CA Water Code § 12583.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 1 - Investigation of Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Declarations of Policy|Section 12583.1.

12583.1.  It is also declared to be the policy of the state that the state shall not provide financial assistance for relocation, reconstruction, or replacement of existing improvements, structures, or utilities for which the owner has no legal right to be compensated for such relocation, reconstruction, or replacement.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 893.)
CA Water Code § 12584 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 1 - Investigation of Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Declarations of Policy|Section 12584.

12584.  Notwithstanding all other provisions of Chapters 1 and 2 of this part, appropriations will be made by the State, from time to time by law, to pay for the cost of cooperation on all flood control projects as required by the act of Congress approved December 22, 1944 (Public, Numbered 534, Seventy-eighth Congress, Second Session), and by the act of Congress approved August 18, 1941 (Public, Numbered 228, Seventy-seventh Congress, First Session), and which projects have by this part prior to September 22, 1951, been adopted and authorized for state assistance by the Legislature, and for which appropriations or allocation of funds have been made by the State prior to such date.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.)
CA Water Code § 12585 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 1 - Investigation of Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Declarations of Policy|Section 12585.

12585.  In the event that the Congress after September 22, 1951, authorizes and approves projects, wherein financial assistance is required of local agencies of this State by the Federal Government, similar to the provisions of Public Law, Numbered 534, Seventy-eighth Congress, Second Session, and such projects are recommended for state assistance by the department and approved by the Legislature, including all projects adopted and authorized by the State for which no appropriations or allocations have been made, it is the intention of the Legislature that it will be the policy of the State to pay the costs of local cooperation required by the acts of Congress, except that such costs shall be limited to the costs of all lands, easements and rights of way necessary for the construction of such projects.(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)
CA Water Code § 12585.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 1 - Investigation of Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Declarations of Policy|Section 12585.1.

12585.1.  The costs of local co-operation shall include, as to projects specifically adopted and authorized by the Congress and the Legislature, costs hereafter incurred prior, as well as subsequent, to Congressional authorization but subsequent to submission of the project report by the Secretary of the Army or other authorized official to the Congress for project authorization; but such co-operation shall apply only to costs incurred for the project as finally authorized by the Congress and the State, and such costs shall not be eligible for reimbursement by the State until after federal and state authorization and after the appropriation of construction funds by the Congress.As to small flood control projects undertaken by the United States Corps of Engineers pursuant to Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (Public Law 858, Eightieth Congress, 2nd Session, approved June 30, 1948), as amended, costs of local co-operation shall include costs incurred after submission of the design memorandum to the Chief of Engineers, if an allocation of funds for the project is thereafter made by the Chief of Engineers, and such costs shall be limited to costs incurred for the project as finally approved by the Chief of Engineers. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 2092.)
CA Water Code § 12585.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 1 - Investigation of Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Declarations of Policy|Section 12585.3.

12585.3.  The local agency may receive credit against its share of the costs of lands, easements, and rights-of-way as determined in subdivisions (b) and (d) of Section 12585.2 for lands required for the project which were acquired not more than five years prior to federal authorization of the project. The amount of this credit shall be determined by the department or the board by applying the percentage representing the state portion of the costs of lands, easements, and rights-of-way as determined in subdivision (a) of Section 12585.2 to the actual costs of the local agency in the case of acquisition by purchase or condemnation, and to the fair market value at the time the title is transferred in the case of acquisition free of charge.(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1054.)