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2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 17 - Clean Water and Water Reclamation Bond Law of 1988 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 14072.

14072. All money deposited in the fund which is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 47, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 83 at the November 8, 1988, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 17 - Clean Water and Water Reclamation Bond Law of 1988 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 14073.

14073. The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of the State General Obligation Bond Law.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 47, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 83 at the November 8, 1988, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 17 - Clean Water and Water Reclamation Bond Law of 1988 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 14074.

14074. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and to the extent permitted by federal and state law, the money in the fund may be used to rebate to the federal government all arbitrage profits required by the Federal Tax Reform Act of 1986 or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto. To the extent that the money in the fund may not be used for that purpose due to restraints of federal or state law, any rebates required shall be paid from the General Fund or other sources as the Legislature may require.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or rule or regulation, the board may enter into contracts, or procure those services and equipment, which may be necessary to ensure prompt and complete compliance with any provisions relating to the fund imposed by either the Federal Tax Reform Act of 1986 or the federal act.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 47, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 83 at the November 8, 1988, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 17 - Clean Water and Water Reclamation Bond Law of 1988 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 14075.

14075. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 47, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 83 at the November 8, 1988, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 17 - Clean Water and Water Reclamation Bond Law of 1988 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 14076.

14076. Notwithstanding Section 14074 or any other provision of this bond act, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this bond act that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes under designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the bond proceeds invested and the investment earnings on those proceeds, and may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law, or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds, as may be required or desirable under federal law in order to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 652, Sec. 39.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 22 - Graywater Systems › Section 14875.

14875. This chapter applies to the construction, installation, or alteration of graywater systems for subsurface irrigation and other safe uses.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 961, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 22 - Graywater Systems › Section 14876.

14876. “Graywater” means untreated wastewater which has not been contaminated by any toilet discharge, has not been affected by infectious, contaminated, or unhealthy bodily wastes, and which does not present a threat from contamination by unhealthful processing, manufacturing, or operating wastes. Graywater includes wastewater from bathtubs, showers, bathroom washbasins, clothes washing machines, and laundry tubs but does not include wastewater from kitchen sinks or dishwashers.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 961, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 22 - Graywater Systems › Section 14877.

14877. “Graywater system” means a system and devices, attached to the plumbing system for the sanitary distribution or use of graywater.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 226, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 22 - Graywater Systems › Section 14877.1.

14877.1. (a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health and the Center for Irrigation Technology at California State University, Fresno, shall adopt standards for the installation of graywater systems. In adopting these standards, the department shall consider, among other resources, “Appendix J,” as adopted on September 29, 1992, by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, the graywater standard proposed for the latest edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, the City of Los Angeles Graywater Pilot Project Final Report issued in November 1992, and the advice of the Center for Irrigation Technology at California State University, Fresno, on the installation depth for subsurface drip irrigation systems.
(b) The department shall include among the approved methods of subsurface irrigation, but the approved methods shall not be limited to, drip systems.
(c) The department shall revise its graywater systems standards as needed.
(d) (1) The authority of the department under this chapter to adopt standards for residential buildings shall terminate upon the approval by the California Building Standards Commission of the standards submitted to that commission pursuant to Section 17922.12 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) The authority of the department under this chapter to adopt standards for nonresidential occupancies shall terminate upon the adoption of standards by the California Building Standards Commission pursuant to Section 18941.8 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 622, Sec. 2. (SB 518) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 22 - Graywater Systems › Section 14877.2.

14877.2. A graywater system may be installed if the city or county having jurisdiction over the installation determines that the system complies with standards adopted by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 961, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 22 - Graywater Systems › Section 14877.3.

14877.3. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a city, county, or other local agency may adopt, after a public hearing and enactment of an ordinance or resolution, building standards that are more restrictive than the graywater building standards adopted pursuant to state requirements.
(b) An ordinance adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include the local climatic, geological, topographical, or public health conditions that necessitate building standards that are more restrictive than the graywater building standards adopted pursuant to state requirements and shall be limited to the specific area of the city, county, or local agency where the conditions exist.
(c) Prior to commencing the issuance of permits for indoor graywater systems pursuant to state requirements relating to graywater, a city, county, or other local agency shall seek consultation with the local public health department to ensure that local public health concerns are addressed in local standards or ordinances, or in issuing permits.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 577, Sec. 2. (AB 849) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 14900.

14900. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 14901.

14901. The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(a) A report on the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program entitled, “A Management Plan for Agricultural Subsurface Drainage and Related Problems on the Westside San Joaquin Valley,” has identified 75,000 acres of irrigated agricultural lands that should be retired by the year 2040 primarily due to characteristics of low productivity, poor drainability, and high levels of selenium in shallow groundwater.
(b) Federal, state, and local water organizations and officials should consider the management plan and adopt those parts appropriate for their long-term strategy of contributing to the management or solution of the drainage problems of the west side of the San Joaquin Valley.
(c) The United States Department of the Interior and the State of California should jointly develop a technical assistance program to ameliorate the drainage problems.
(d) The people of the state are concerned with the continued leaching of harmful elements from these lands.
(e) Continued irrigation of these lands could create significant drainage and environmental problems.
(f) Implementing solutions to the drainage and environmental problems associated with these lands will be very costly.
(g) The department is responsible for water planning and development activities throughout the state, has participated in the development of the plan for the management of subsurface drainage problems, and shall take an active leadership role in implementing the plan, including the land retirement element of the plan.
(h) Local agencies have decisionmaking authority, and are subject to court judgments, and statutory and contractual obligations, relating to water use and distribution. The department shall coordinate its activities under this chapter with those local agencies.
(i) The federal government has ongoing statutory and contractual obligations to provide drainage service to the lands within the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley Project. The department shall recognize those obligations and shall coordinate land retirement activities with appropriate federal agencies.
(j) The Department of Fish and Game is responsible for the stewardship of the state’s fish and wildlife resources and the habitat on which they depend, and can offer its considerable expertise to the department on matters relating to the management of lands in accordance with this chapter and shall be consulted concerning the management of the lands acquired pursuant to this chapter and managed as fish and wildlife habitat.
(k) The Department of Conservation is responsible for administering programs to conserve the state’s agricultural lands and has information on the state’s soil and farmlands and shall be consulted for the purpose of identifying agricultural lands that may be acquired pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 14901.5.

14901.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the initial funding for the administrative costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program be appropriated by the Legislature for the 1993–94 fiscal year from the water quality program component of the Environmental Water Fund.
(b) It is the further intent of the Legislature that, upon full implementation of the program, the program shall become self-supporting.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 14902.

14902. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used in this chapter have the following meanings:
(a) “Fund” means the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Fund.
(b) “Management plan” or “plan” means the management plan for agricultural subsurface drainage and related problems as described in the final report of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, dated September 1990, described in subdivision (a) of Section 14901.
(c) “Program” means the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program.
(d) “Retirement land” means the lands recommended for retirement in the management plan, other irrigated agricultural lands characterized by low productivity, poor drainability, and high levels of dissolved selenium in shallow groundwater, or lands that contribute to agricultural subsurface drainage problems.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14903.

14903. (a) The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program is hereby established in the department.
(b) The department shall carry out the program and may develop, in consultation with the state board, the Department of Conservation, and the Department of Fish and Game, a land retirement demonstration program.
(c) The department may adopt regulations to carry out the program.
(d) The purpose of the program is to encourage the cessation of irrigation of retirement land and to otherwise assist in the resolution of the agricultural subsurface drainage problems in the San Joaquin Valley through the coordinated efforts of federal, state, and local agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private landowners who elect to participate in the program.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14904.

14904. The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Fund is hereby created for purposes of the program.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14905.

14905. The department may enter into agreements with the state board, the Department of Fish and Game, the Department of Conservation, possessors of water rights, and other appropriate public agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide for the purchase and management of retirement land and water pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14906.

14906. Property acquired pursuant to this chapter shall be managed as upland habitat, wetlands, riparian habitat, or nonirrigated agricultural land, as appropriate. The department shall coordinate with the Department of Fish and Game to ensure that adequate funding is available for management of the retirement land and use of water for environmental purposes.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14907.

14907. (a) Agreements to sell water that is conserved as a result of the retirement of land pursuant to this chapter to public agencies, nonprofit organizations, investor-owned water utilities, corporations, or persons shall carry out the intent of the Legislature set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 14901.5.
(b) (1) Agreements to distribute water that is conserved as a result of the retirement of land pursuant to this chapter shall maximize amounts for environmental purposes, including the restoration and enhancement of riparian habitat, wetlands, fisheries, and instream flows.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that water distributed pursuant to paragraph (1) be deemed contributions to a water resources mitigation bank, if established by the state, to meet state or federal requirements to dedicate water for environmental purposes.
(c) Up to one-third of the amount of water conserved as a result of the retirement of land pursuant to this chapter and not sold pursuant to subdivision (a) may be used by local public agencies for environmental purposes, including the restoration and enhancement of riparian habitat, wetlands, fisheries, instream flows, or replenishment of groundwater resources.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14907.5.

14907.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the possessor of the water right determines the final disposition of the water.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14907.6.

14907.6. Participation in the program by local public agencies and landowners is voluntary and shall be undertaken in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, court judgments, and contractual obligations.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14908.

14908. The funds received from the sale of water pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 14907 shall be deposited in the fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, money in the fund is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to pay for the purchase of the title to, or interests in, the retirement land from landowners who elect to participate in the program, for the management of that land, applicable charges and assessments for water and land, administrative costs, grants and loans made pursuant to Section 14913, and for related water transfer costs.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14909.

14909. The department may apply for, and accept, federal and state grants and receive gifts, donations, and other financial support from public and private sources to be deposited in the fund to carry out this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14910.

14910. The department may acquire or accept the gift or dedication of fee title, easements, including conservation easements, leases, development rights, or other interests in retirement lands to carry out this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14911.

14911. The department may accept advance payments for future water deliveries undertaken pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14912.

14912. (a) The department may purchase, lease, rent, sell, exchange, or otherwise transfer any land, interest in land or water, or option acquired pursuant to this chapter.
(b) The proceeds from any lease, rental, sale, exchange, or transfer of land or water, or any interest therein, or option, shall be deposited in the fund.
(c) The department, in consultation with appropriate federal, state, and local agencies, shall determine the minimum acreage of contiguous land in which interests are needed to be acquired to carry out the purposes of this chapter with regard to drainage reduction. The determination required by this subdivision is exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(d) No interest in land is eligible for purchase unless the department determines that the purchase of the interest, by itself or together with other interest in land, is consistent with the minimum acreage determination made pursuant to subdivision (c).
(e) The rate of acquisition of title to, and interests in, retirement lands is within the discretion of the department, based on the availability of funds and other appropriate factors.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14913.

14913. The department may, by contract or agreement, make grants or loans to local public entities, state agencies, or nonprofit organizations to carry out this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14914.

14914. The purchase price of any interest in land or water acquired pursuant to this chapter may reflect the benefit to the state of alleviating drainage problems in the San Joaquin Valley and the conversion of property to wildlife habitats.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14915.

14915. The price of water conserved and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be determined by the department so as to carry out the intent of the Legislature set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 14901.5.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14916.

14916. Purchase agreements entered into pursuant to this chapter may provide for the return of the property, that is the subject of the purchase, to irrigated agricultural use if affordable technological solutions to the drainage and environmental problems are identified and implemented.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14917.

14917. In carrying out this chapter, the department shall consider the effects of purchases of property pursuant to this chapter on the overall economy of the local communities, including the impact on job opportunities and businesses.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14918.

14918. The department shall coordinate with the United States Department of the Interior regarding water distribution undertaken pursuant to this chapter in those areas served by the federal Central Valley Project.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 23 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Act › ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program › Section 14920.

14920. This chapter shall become operative on July 1, 1993.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Note: This section prescribes a delayed operative date (July 1, 1993) for Chapter 23, commencing with Section 14900.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993 › Section 14950.

14950. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Shellfish Protection Act of 1993.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993 › Section 14951.

14951. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Commercial shellfish harvesting is a beneficial use of the waters of the state and, in addition, benefits the economy of the state through the creation of jobs.
(b) Pollution, from both point and nonpoint sources, currently threatens many of the state’s commercial shellfish growing areas.
(c) In order to maintain the health, and encourage the expansion, of commercial shellfish harvesting within the state, it is necessary to protect the commercial shellfish growing areas from ongoing point and nonpoint sources of pollution.
(d) The regional boards whose jurisdictions include commercial shellfish growing areas shall have primary responsibility for the protection of commercial shellfish harvesting from the effects of point and nonpoint pollution sources.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993 › Section 14952.

14952. For the purposes of this chapter, a commercial shellfish growing area is an area certified pursuant to Section 112170 of the Health and Safety Code in which shellfish are grown and harvested.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 452. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993 › Section 14953.

14953. (a) If a commercial shellfish growing area is threatened by point or nonpoint source pollution, as specified in Section 14954, the regional board shall form a technical advisory committee, within 90 days of the effective date of this act, devoted solely to the threatened area. A technical advisory committee shall be formed for any subsequently threatened area within 90 days of the date the threat is identified pursuant to Section 14954. The technical advisory committee shall advise and assist that board in developing a strategy for appropriate investigation and remediation pursuant to Sections 14955 and 14956 to reduce pollution affecting that area. The regional board shall give public notice of the formation of the technical advisory committee. All meetings of the technical advisory committee shall be public.
(b) For the purpose of subdivision (a), the technical advisory committee shall include both of the following:
(1) One commercial shellfish grower from the threatened area, one representative from the State Department of Health Services, one representative from the Department of Fish and Game, one representative from the California Coastal Commission, one representative from each category of potential pollution source, one representative from a local environmental group, and one representative from the local health department.
(2) Additional members and a chairperson appointed by the regional board.
(c) Members of the technical advisory committee established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not receive a per diem or other compensation, and shall not be reimbursed for any expenses.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993 › Section 14954.

14954. For the purpose of Section 14953, a commercial shellfish growing area is threatened if any of the following applies:
(a) The State Department of Health Services downgrades the classification applicable to the commercial shellfish growing area.
(b) The commercial shellfish growing area is subjected to harvest closure for more than 30 days per calendar year during the previous three years.
(c) The State Department of Health Services classifies the commercial shellfish growing area as restricted.
(d) The regional board, the Department of Fish and Game, or the California Coastal Commission determines that the commercial shellfish growing area is threatened.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993 › Section 14955.

14955. (a) The technical advisory committee shall review existing data to determine whether additional investigatory efforts are needed to identify the pollution sources that threaten the commercial shellfish growing area, the scope of the pollution sources, and the degree to which those sources threaten the commercial shellfish growing area.
(b) If the technical advisory committee determines pursuant to subdivision (a) that additional investigatory efforts are needed, the regional board shall develop, with the assistance of the technical advisory committee, a water quality investigation project for funding under Sections 205 and 319 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.; Secs. 1285 and 1329) or any other appropriate funding sources.
(c) Any water quality investigation project developed pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be limited to accomplishing that which is reasonably necessary for the regional board to gather sufficient data to determine the appropriate remedial actions.
(d) The regional board shall not undertake any investigatory efforts determined to be necessary pursuant to subdivision (a) unless the regional board determines that funding is available to carry out those efforts.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993 › Section 14956.

14956. (a) Once the nature, sources, scope, and degree of the pollution affecting a commercial shellfish growing area have been determined, the regional board, with the advice of the local technical advisory committee, shall order appropriate remedial action, including the adoption of best management practices, to abate the pollution affecting that area. The regional board shall monitor water quality in the threatened area during the implementation of pollution abatement measures to ensure that the measures are effective and shall provide the results of the monitoring to the technical advisory committee. The regional board shall give public notice of any actions proposed for adoption.
(b) If agricultural sources of pollution have been identified as contributing to the degradation of shellfish growing areas, the regional board shall invite members of the local agricultural community representing the type of agricultural discharge affecting the local shellfish growing area, the local resource conservation district, the local soil conservation service, the local agricultural stabilization and conservation service, the cooperative extension of the University of California, and affected shellfish growers to develop and implement appropriate short- and long-term remediation strategies that will lead to a reduction in the pollution affecting the commercial shellfish growing area.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993 › Section 14957.

14957. When rating project proposals affecting shellfish growing areas for state and federal funding under Sections 205 and 319 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.; Secs. 1285 and 1329) or from other funding sources, the state board and regional boards shall give timely notice to the California Aquaculture Association and shall provide shellfish growers with the opportunity to comment on the following types of project proposals:
(a) Project proposals that seek to identify the nature, sources, scope, and degree of pollution threatening a commercial shellfish growing area.
(b) Project proposals that seek to reduce or eliminate the impact of point or nonpoint pollution that affects a commercial shellfish growing area. Proposals under this subdivision shall include waste reclamation projects.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 24 - Shellfish Protection Act of 1993 › Section 14958.

14958. When a commercial shellfish area is no longer threatened, as specified in Section 14954, the regional board shall dissolve the technical advisory committee for that area. If the area is subsequently threatened, as specified in Section 14954, the regional board shall re-form the committee pursuant to Section 14953.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1081, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 27 - California Watershed Improvement Act of 2009 › Section 16100.

16100. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Watershed Improvement Act of 2009.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 577, Sec. 1. (SB 310) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 27 - California Watershed Improvement Act of 2009 › Section 16102.

16102. (a) A regional board shall review, in accordance with the reimbursement requirement described in subdivision (c), a watershed improvement plan developed pursuant to Section 16101 and may approve the plan, including any appropriate conditions to the approval, if the regional board finds that the proposed watershed improvement plan will facilitate compliance with water quality requirements. A regional board’s review and approval of the watershed improvement plan shall be limited to components described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5) of subdivision (d) of Section 16101.
(b) A regional board may not approve a proposed watershed improvement plan that includes a geographical area included in an existing approved watershed improvement plan unless the regional board determines that it is infeasible to amend either the proposed watershed improvement plan or the approved watershed improvement plan to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
(c) The entity or entities that develop a watershed improvement plan that is submitted to the regional board for approval shall reimburse the regional board for its costs, including the costs to review and oversee the implementation of the plan, if nonstate funds are not available to cover the costs of the review and oversight. For the purpose of this paragraph, the state board shall adopt a fee schedule by emergency regulation in the manner prescribed in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 13260. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Waste Discharge Permit Fund established by Section 13260.
(d) A regional board may, if it deems appropriate, utilize provisions of approved watershed improvement plans to promote compliance with one or more of the regional board’s regulatory plans or programs.
(e) Unless a regional board incorporates the provisions of a watershed improvement plan into waste discharge requirements issued to a permittee, the implementation of a watershed improvement plan by a permittee shall not be deemed to be compliance with those waste discharge requirements.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 577, Sec. 1. (SB 310) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 27 - California Watershed Improvement Act of 2009 › Section 16103.

16103. (a) In addition to making use of other financing mechanisms that are available to local agencies to fund watershed improvement plans and plan measures and facilities, a county, city, special district, or combination thereof may impose fees on activities that generate or contribute to runoff, stormwater, or surface runoff pollution, to pay the costs of the preparation of a watershed improvement plan, and the implementation of a watershed improvement plan if all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The regional board has approved the watershed improvement plan.
(2) The entity or entities that develop the watershed improvement plan make a finding, supported by substantial evidence, that the fee is reasonably related to the cost of mitigating the actual or anticipated past, present, or future adverse effects of the activities of the feepayer. “Activities,” for the purposes of this paragraph, means the operations and existing structures and improvements subject to regulation under an NPDES permit for municipal separate storm sewer systems.
(3) The fee is not imposed solely as an incident of property ownership.
(b) A county, city, special district, or combination thereof may plan, design, implement, construct, operate, and maintain controls and facilities to improve water quality, including controls and facilities related to the infiltration, retention and reuse, diversion, interception, filtration, or collection of surface runoff, including urban runoff, stormwater, and other forms of runoff, the treatment of pollutants in runoff or other waters subject to water quality regulatory requirements, the return of diverted and treated waters to receiving water bodies, the enhancement of beneficial uses of waters of the state, or the beneficial use or reuse of diverted waters.
(c) The fees authorized under subdivision (a) may be imposed as user-based or regulatory fees consistent with this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 577, Sec. 1. (SB 310) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 7 - WATER QUALITY › CHAPTER 27 - California Watershed Improvement Act of 2009 › Section 16104.

16104. Nothing in this chapter alters requirements that govern the diversion of water.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 577, Sec. 1. (SB 310) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 10 - FINANCIAL SUPERVISION OF DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Compensation of Water District Directors › Section 20200.

20200. As used in this chapter, “water district” means any district or other political subdivision, other than a city or county, a primary function of which is the irrigation, reclamation, or drainage of land or the diversion, storage, management, or distribution of water primarily for domestic, municipal, agricultural, industrial, recreation, fish and wildlife enhancement, flood control, or power production purposes. “Water districts” include, but are not limited to, irrigation districts, county water districts, California water districts, water storage districts, reclamation districts, county waterworks districts, drainage districts, water replenishment districts, levee districts, municipal water districts, water conservation districts, community services districts, water management districts, flood control districts, flood control and floodwater conservation districts, flood control and water conservation districts, water management agencies, water agencies, and public utility districts formed pursuant to Division 7 (commencing with Section 15501) of the Public Utilities Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 213, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 10 - FINANCIAL SUPERVISION OF DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Compensation of Water District Directors › Section 20201.

20201. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing board of any water district may, by ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter, provide compensation to members of the governing board, unless any compensation is prohibited by its principal act, in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day’s attendance at meetings of the board, or for each day’s service rendered as a member of the board by request of the board, and may, by ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter, in accordance with Section 20202, increase the compensation received by members of the governing board above the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) per day.
It is the intent of the Legislature that any future increase in compensation received by members of the governing board of a water district be authorized by an ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter and not by an act of the Legislature.
For purposes of this section, the determination of whether a director’s activities on any specific day are compensable shall be made pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 10 - FINANCIAL SUPERVISION OF DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Compensation of Water District Directors › Section 20201.5.

20201.5. Reimbursement for expenses of members of a governing board of a water district is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 10 - FINANCIAL SUPERVISION OF DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Compensation of Water District Directors › Section 20202.

20202. In any ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter to increase the amount of compensation which may be received by members of the governing board of a water district above the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) per day, the increase may not exceed an amount equal to 5 percent, for each calendar year following the operative date of the last adjustment, of the compensation which is received when the ordinance is adopted.
No ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter shall authorize compensation for more than a total of 10 days in any calendar month.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 111, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 10 - FINANCIAL SUPERVISION OF DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Compensation of Water District Directors › Section 20203.

20203. Any water district described in Section 20201 is authorized to adopt ordinances pursuant to this chapter. No ordinance shall be adopted pursuant to this chapter except following a public hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 186, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 10 - FINANCIAL SUPERVISION OF DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Compensation of Water District Directors › Section 20204.

20204. An ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter shall become effective 60 days from the date of its final passage. The voters of any water district shall have the right, as provided in this chapter, to petition for referendum on any ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 186, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 10 - FINANCIAL SUPERVISION OF DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Compensation of Water District Directors › Section 20205.

20205. If a petition protesting against the adoption of the ordinance is presented to the governing board of the water district prior to the effective date of the ordinance, the ordinance shall be suspended and the governing board shall reconsider the ordinance.
If the number of votes cast for all candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election within the boundaries of the water district exceeds 500,000, the ordinance is subject to referendum upon presentation of a petition bearing signatures of at least 5 percent of the entire vote cast within the boundaries of the water district for all candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election. If the number of votes cast for all candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election within the boundaries of the water district is less than 500,000, the ordinance is subject to referendum upon presentation of a petition bearing signatures of at least 10 percent of the entire vote cast within the boundaries of the water district for all candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 186, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 10 - FINANCIAL SUPERVISION OF DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Compensation of Water District Directors › Section 20206.

20206. If the governing board does not entirely repeal the ordinance against which a petition is filed, the governing board shall submit the ordinance to the voters either at a regular election or a special election called for the purpose. The ordinance shall not become effective unless and until a majority of the votes cast at the election are cast in favor of it. If the ordinance is not approved by the voters, no new ordinance may be adopted by the governing board pursuant to this chapter for at least one year following the date of the election.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 186, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 10 - FINANCIAL SUPERVISION OF DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Compensation of Water District Directors › Section 20207.

20207. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of the Elections Code applicable to the right of referendum on legislative acts of districts shall govern the procedure on ordinances against which a petition is filed.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 186, Sec. 1.)