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2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.8 - AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING › CHAPTER 3 - Agricultural Water Management Plans › ARTICLE 3 - Adoption and Implementation of Plans › Section 10845.

10845. (a) The department shall prepare and submit to the Legislature, on or before April 30, 2022, and thereafter in the years ending in seven and years ending in two, a report summarizing the status of the plans adopted pursuant to this part.
(b) The report prepared by the department shall identify the outstanding elements of any plan adopted pursuant to this part. The report shall include an evaluation of the effectiveness of this part in promoting efficient agricultural water management practices and recommendations relating to proposed changes to this part, as appropriate.
(c) The department shall provide a copy of the report to each agricultural water supplier that has submitted its plan to the department. The department shall also prepare reports and provide data for any legislative hearing designed to consider the effectiveness of plans submitted pursuant to this part.
(d) This section does not authorize the department, in preparing the report, to approve, disapprove, or critique individual plans submitted pursuant to this part.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 15, Sec. 18. (AB 1668) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.8 - AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING › CHAPTER 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 10850.

10850. (a) Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the acts or decisions of an agricultural water supplier on the grounds of noncompliance with this part shall be commenced as follows:
(1) An action or proceeding alleging failure to adopt a plan shall be commenced within 18 months after that adoption is required by this part.
(2) Any action or proceeding alleging that a plan, or action taken pursuant to the plan, does not comply with this part shall be commenced within 120 days after submitting the plan or amendments to the plan to entities in accordance with Section 10844 or the taking of that action.
(b) In an action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul a plan, or an action taken pursuant to the plan by an agricultural water supplier, on the grounds of noncompliance with this part, the inquiry shall extend only to whether there was a prejudicial abuse of discretion. Abuse of discretion is established if the agricultural water supplier has not proceeded in a manner required by law, or if the action by the agricultural water supplier is not supported by substantial evidence.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. (SB 7 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.8 - AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING › CHAPTER 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 10851.

10851. The California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) does not apply to the preparation and adoption of plans pursuant to this part. This part does not exempt projects for implementation of the plan or for expanded or additional water supplies from the California Environmental Quality Act.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. (SB 7 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.8 - AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING › CHAPTER 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 10852.

10852. An agricultural water supplier is not eligible for a water grant or loan awarded or administered by the state unless the supplier complies with this part.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. (SB 7 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.8 - AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING › CHAPTER 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 10853.

10853. An agricultural water supplier that provides water to less than 25,000 irrigated acres, excluding recycled water, shall not be required to implement the requirements of this part or Part 2.55 (commencing with Section 10608) unless sufficient funding has specifically been provided to that water supplier for these purposes.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 236. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.9 - EFFICIENT WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER SUPPLIERS › Section 10900.

10900. This part shall be known and may be cited as the Agricultural Water Suppliers Efficient Water Management Practices Act.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 739, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.9 - EFFICIENT WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER SUPPLIERS › Section 10901.

10901. The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(a) Agriculture is a vital industry in California.
(b) The waters of the state are a limited and renewable resource.
(c) Agriculture has already implemented many improvements to water use efficiency.
(d) Implementation of additional water management practices could further improve agricultural water use efficiency in many areas.
(e) In many areas agricultural water suppliers are already carrying out water management practices to improve the efficiency of water use.
(f) Agricultural water suppliers can implement efficient water management practices for the delivery of water and can assist their users to improve the efficiency of their use of water.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 739, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.9 - EFFICIENT WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER SUPPLIERS › Section 10902.

10902. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern construction of this part.
(a) “Agricultural water supplier” or “supplier” means a supplier, either publicly or privately owned, supplying water, regardless of the basis of right, for agricultural purposes.
(b) “Efficient water management practices” means reasonable and economically justifiable programs to improve the delivery and use of water used for agricultural purposes.
(c) “Water conservation” means the reduction of the amount of water irretrievably lost to saline sinks, moisture-deficient soils, water surface evaporation, or noncrop evapotranspiration in the process of satisfying an existing beneficial use achieved either by improving the technology or method for diverting, transporting, applying, or recovering the water or by implementation of other conservation methods.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 739, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.9 - EFFICIENT WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER SUPPLIERS › Section 10903.

10903. (a) The department shall establish an advisory committee comprised of representatives of the California farming community, agricultural water suppliers, the department, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the University of California, the California State University, public interest groups, and other interested parties.
(b) The department shall periodically review potential efficient water management practices to determine which are feasible to achieve water conservation, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 10902.
(c) The department may carry out cooperative studies of the effectiveness and efficiency of potential water management practices and implemented efficient water management practices to provide the basis for future recommendations.
(d) Nothing in this part shall be construed to affect water rights.
(e) The department shall consult with the advisory committee in carrying out its periodic reviews and conducting studies of water management practices as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 739, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.9 - EFFICIENT WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER SUPPLIERS › Section 10904.

10904. (a) The department shall offer assistance to agricultural water suppliers to implement efficient water management practices to improve the efficiency of water use.
(b) Assistance offered by the department shall include, but not be limited to, technical consultation and training in methods to deliver water to farmers based on their actual water needs, evaluating and recommending improvements to the uniformity with which water is applied, advising farmers on the optimum quantities of water to apply and when to apply it, and any other technologies or management methods to improve the efficiency of water use.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 739, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.10 - WATER SUPPLY PLANNING TO SUPPORT EXISTING AND PLANNED FUTURE USES › Section 10911.

10911. (a) If, as a result of its assessment, the public water system concludes that its water supplies are, or will be, insufficient, the public water system shall provide to the city or county its plans for acquiring additional water supplies, setting forth the measures that are being undertaken to acquire and develop those water supplies. If the city or county, if either is required to comply with this part pursuant to subdivision (b), concludes as a result of its assessment, that water supplies are, or will be, insufficient, the city or county shall include in its water supply assessment its plans for acquiring additional water supplies, setting forth the measures that are being undertaken to acquire and develop those water supplies. Those plans may include, but are not limited to, information concerning all of the following:
(1) The estimated total costs, and the proposed method of financing the costs, associated with acquiring the additional water supplies.
(2) All federal, state, and local permits, approvals, or entitlements that are anticipated to be required in order to acquire and develop the additional water supplies.
(3) Based on the considerations set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2), the estimated timeframes within which the public water system, or the city or county if either is required to comply with this part pursuant to subdivision (b), expects to be able to acquire additional water supplies.
(b) The city or county shall include the water supply assessment provided pursuant to Section 10910, and any information provided pursuant to subdivision (a), in any environmental document prepared for the project pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.
(c) The city or county may include in any environmental document an evaluation of any information included in that environmental document provided pursuant to subdivision (b). The city or county shall determine, based on the entire record, whether projected water supplies will be sufficient to satisfy the demands of the project, in addition to existing and planned future uses. If the city or county determines that water supplies will not be sufficient, the city or county shall include that determination in its findings for the project.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 643, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.10 - WATER SUPPLY PLANNING TO SUPPORT EXISTING AND PLANNED FUTURE USES › Section 10912.

10912. For the purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Project” means any of the following:
(1) A proposed residential development of more than 500 dwelling units.
(2) A proposed shopping center or business establishment employing more than 1,000 persons or having more than 500,000 square feet of floor space.
(3) A proposed commercial office building employing more than 1,000 persons or having more than 250,000 square feet of floor space.
(4) A proposed hotel or motel, or both, having more than 500 rooms.
(5) A proposed industrial, manufacturing, or processing plant, or industrial park planned to house more than 1,000 persons, occupying more than 40 acres of land, or having more than 650,000 square feet of floor area.
(6) A mixed-use project that includes one or more of the projects specified in this subdivision.
(7) A project that would demand an amount of water equivalent to, or greater than, the amount of water required by a 500 dwelling unit project.
(b) If a public water system has fewer than 5,000 service connections, then “project” means any proposed residential, business, commercial, hotel or motel, or industrial development that would account for an increase of 10 percent or more in the number of the public water system’s existing service connections, or a mixed-use project that would demand an amount of water equivalent to, or greater than, the amount of water required by residential development that would represent an increase of 10 percent or more in the number of the public water system’s existing service connections.
(c) “Public water system” means a system for the provision of piped water to the public for human consumption that has 3,000 or more service connections. A public water system includes all of the following:
(1) Any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facility under control of the operator of the system that is used primarily in connection with the system.
(2) Any collection or pretreatment storage facility not under the control of the operator that is used primarily in connection with the system.
(3) Any person who treats water on behalf of one or more public water systems for the purpose of rendering it safe for human consumption.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.
(Amended (as added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 588, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2016, Ch. 669, Sec. 2. (AB 2561) Effective September 26, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2018, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.10 - WATER SUPPLY PLANNING TO SUPPORT EXISTING AND PLANNED FUTURE USES › Section 10914.

10914. (a) Nothing in this part is intended to create a right or entitlement to water service or any specific level of water service.
(b) Nothing in this part is intended to either impose, expand, or limit any duty concerning the obligation of a public water system to provide certain service to its existing customers or to any future potential customers.
(c) Nothing in this part is intended to modify or otherwise change existing law with respect to projects which are not subject to this part.
(d) This part applies only to a project for which a notice of preparation is submitted on or after January 1, 1996.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 881, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.10 - WATER SUPPLY PLANNING TO SUPPORT EXISTING AND PLANNED FUTURE USES › Section 10915.

10915. The County of San Diego is deemed to comply with this part if the Office of Planning and Research determines that all of the following conditions have been met:
(a) Proposition C, as approved by the voters of the County of San Diego in November 1988, requires the development of a regional growth management plan and directs the establishment of a regional planning and growth management review board.
(b) The County of San Diego and the cities in the county, by agreement, designate the San Diego Association of Governments as that review board.
(c) A regional growth management strategy that provides for a comprehensive regional strategy and a coordinated economic development and growth management program has been developed pursuant to Proposition C.
(d) The regional growth management strategy includes a water element to coordinate planning for water that is consistent with the requirements of this part.
(e) The San Diego County Water Authority, by agreement with the San Diego Association of Governments in its capacity as the review board, uses the association’s most recent regional growth forecasts for planning purposes and to implement the water element of the strategy.
(f) The procedures established by the review board for the development and approval of the regional growth management strategy, including the water element and any certification process established to ensure that a project is consistent with that element, comply with the requirements of this part.
(g) The environmental documents for a project located in the County of San Diego include information that accomplishes the same purposes as a water supply assessment that is prepared pursuant to Section 10910.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 643, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.11 - GROUNDWATER MONITORING › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 10920.

10920. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that on or before January 1, 2012, groundwater elevations in all groundwater basins and subbasins be regularly and systematically monitored locally and that the resulting groundwater information be made readily and widely available.
(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that the department continue to maintain its current network of monitoring wells, including groundwater elevation and groundwater quality monitoring wells, and that the department continue to coordinate monitoring with local entities.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1. (SB 6 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.11 - GROUNDWATER MONITORING › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 10921.

10921. This part does not require the monitoring of groundwater elevations in an area that is not within a basin or subbasin.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1. (SB 6 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.11 - GROUNDWATER MONITORING › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 10922.

10922. This part does not expand or otherwise affect the powers or duties of the department relating to groundwater beyond those expressly granted by this part.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1. (SB 6 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.11 - GROUNDWATER MONITORING › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 10925.

10925. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this section govern the construction of this part.
(a) “Basin” or “subbasin” means a groundwater basin or subbasin identified and defined in the department’s Bulletin No. 118.
(b) “Bulletin No. 118” means the department’s report entitled “California’s Groundwater: Bulletin 118” updated in 2003, or as it may be subsequently updated or revised in accordance with Section 12924.
(c) “Monitoring entity” means a party conducting or coordinating the monitoring of groundwater elevations pursuant to this part.
(d) “Monitoring functions” and “groundwater monitoring functions” means the monitoring of groundwater elevations, the reporting of those elevations to the department, and other related actions required by this part.
(e) “Monitoring groundwater elevations” means monitoring groundwater elevations, coordinating the monitoring of groundwater elevations, or both.
(f) “Voluntary cooperative groundwater monitoring association” means an association formed for the purposes of monitoring groundwater elevations pursuant to Section 10935.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1. (SB 6 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.11 - GROUNDWATER MONITORING › CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Monitoring Program › Section 10927.

10927. Any of the following entities may assume responsibility for monitoring and reporting groundwater elevations in all or a part of a basin or subbasin in accordance with this part:
(a) A watermaster or water management engineer appointed by a court or pursuant to statute to administer a final judgment determining rights to groundwater.
(b) (1) A groundwater management agency with statutory authority to manage groundwater pursuant to its principal act that is monitoring groundwater elevations in all or a part of a groundwater basin or subbasin on or before January 1, 2010.
(2) A water replenishment district established pursuant to Division 18 (commencing with Section 60000). This part does not expand or otherwise affect the authority of a water replenishment district relating to monitoring groundwater elevations.
(3) A groundwater sustainability agency with statutory authority to manage groundwater pursuant to Part 2.74 (commencing with Section 10720).
(c) A local agency that is managing all or part of a groundwater basin or subbasin pursuant to Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750) and that was monitoring groundwater elevations in all or a part of a groundwater basin or subbasin on or before January 1, 2010, or a local agency or county that is managing all or part of a groundwater basin or subbasin pursuant to any other legally enforceable groundwater management plan with provisions that are substantively similar to those described in that part and that was monitoring groundwater elevations in all or a part of a groundwater basin or subbasin on or before January 1, 2010.
(d) A local agency that is managing all or part of a groundwater basin or subbasin pursuant to an integrated regional water management plan prepared pursuant to Part 2.2 (commencing with Section 10530) that includes a groundwater management component that complies with the requirements of Section 10753.7.
(e) A local agency that has been collecting and reporting groundwater elevations and that does not have an adopted groundwater management plan, if the local agency adopts a groundwater management plan in accordance with Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750) by January 1, 2014. The department may authorize the local agency to conduct the monitoring and reporting of groundwater elevations pursuant to this part on an interim basis, until the local agency adopts a groundwater management plan in accordance with Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750) or until January 1, 2014, whichever occurs first.
(f) A county that is not managing all or a part of a groundwater basin or subbasin pursuant to a legally enforceable groundwater management plan with provisions that are substantively similar to those described in Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750).
(g) A voluntary cooperative groundwater monitoring association formed pursuant to Section 10935.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 346, Sec. 5. (SB 1168) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.11 - GROUNDWATER MONITORING › CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Monitoring Program › Section 10928.

10928. (a) Any entity described in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 10927 that seeks to assume groundwater monitoring functions in accordance with this part shall notify the department, in writing, on or before January 1, 2011. The notification shall include all of the following information:
(1) The entity’s name, address, telephone number, and any other relevant contact information.
(2) The specific authority described in Section 10927 pursuant to which the entity qualifies to assume the groundwater monitoring functions.
(3) A map showing the area for which the entity is requesting to perform the groundwater monitoring functions.
(4) A statement that the entity will comply with all of the requirements of this part.
(b) Any entity described in subdivision (c), (d), (e), or (f) of Section 10927 that seeks to assume groundwater monitoring functions in accordance with this part shall notify the department, in writing, by January 1, 2011. The information provided in the notification shall include all of the following:
(1) The entity’s name, address, telephone number, and any other relevant contact information.
(2) The specific authority described in Section 10927 pursuant to which the entity qualifies to assume the groundwater monitoring functions.
(3) For entities that seek to qualify pursuant to subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 10927, the notification shall also include a copy of the current groundwater management plan or the groundwater component of the integrated regional water management plan, as appropriate.
(4) For entities that seek to qualify pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 10927, the notification shall include a statement of intention to meet the requirements of Section 10935.
(5) A map showing the area for which the entity is proposing to perform the groundwater monitoring functions.
(6) A statement that the entity will comply with all of the requirements of this part.
(7) A statement describing the ability and qualifications of the entity to conduct the groundwater monitoring functions required by this part.
(c) The department may request additional information that it deems necessary for the purposes of determining the area that is proposed to be monitored or the qualifications of the entity to perform the groundwater monitoring functions.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1. (SB 6 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.11 - GROUNDWATER MONITORING › CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Monitoring Program › Section 10929.

10929. (a) (1) The department shall review all notifications received pursuant to Section 10928.
(2) Upon the receipt of a notification pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10928, the department shall verify that the notifying entity has the appropriate authority under subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 10927.
(3) Upon the receipt of a notification pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 10928, the department shall do both of the following:
(A) Verify that each notification is complete.
(B) Assess the qualifications of the notifying party.
(b) If the department has questions about the completeness or accuracy of a notification, or the qualifications of a party, the department shall contact the party to resolve any deficiencies. If the department is unable to resolve the deficiencies, the department shall notify the party in writing that the notification will not be considered further until the deficiencies are corrected.
(c) If the department determines that more than one party seeks to become the monitoring entity for the same portion of a basin or subbasin, the department shall consult with the interested parties to determine which party will perform the monitoring functions. In determining which party will perform the monitoring functions under this part, the department shall follow the order in which entities are identified in Section 10927.
(d) The department shall advise each party on the status of its notification within three months of receiving the notification.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1. (SB 6 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.11 - GROUNDWATER MONITORING › CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Monitoring Program › Section 10930.

10930. Upon completion of each review pursuant to Section 10929, the department shall do both of the following if it determines that a party will perform monitoring functions under this part:
(a) Notify the party in writing that it is a monitoring entity and the specific portion of the basin or subbasin for which it shall assume groundwater monitoring functions.
(b) Post on the department’s Internet Web site information that identifies the monitoring entity and the portion of the basin or subbasin for which the monitoring entity will be responsible.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1. (SB 6 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.11 - GROUNDWATER MONITORING › CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Monitoring Program › Section 10931.

10931. (a) The department shall work cooperatively with each monitoring entity to determine the manner in which groundwater elevation information should be reported to the department pursuant to this part. In determining what information should be reported to the department, the department shall defer to existing monitoring programs if those programs result in information that demonstrates seasonal and long-term trends in groundwater elevations. The department shall collaborate with the State Department of Public Health to ensure that the information reported to the department will not result in the inappropriate disclosure of the physical address or geographical location of drinking water sources, storage facilities, pumping operational data, or treatment facilities.
(b) (1) For the purposes of this part, the department may recommend improvements to an existing monitoring program, including recommendations for additional monitoring wells.
(2) The department may not require additional monitoring wells unless funds are provided for that purpose.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1. (SB 6 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.11 - GROUNDWATER MONITORING › CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Monitoring Program › Section 10933.5.

10933.5. (a) Consistent with Section 10933, the department shall perform the groundwater monitoring functions for those portions of a basin or subbasin for which no monitoring entity has agreed to perform the groundwater monitoring functions.
(b) Upon determining that it is required to perform groundwater monitoring functions, the department shall notify both of the following entities that it is forming the groundwater monitoring district:
(1) Each well owner within the affected area.
(2) Each county that contains all or a part of the affected area.
(c) The department shall not assess a fee or charge to recover the costs for carrying out its power and duties under this part.
(d) The department may establish regulations to implement this section.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1. (SB 6 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.11 - GROUNDWATER MONITORING › CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Monitoring Program › Section 10933.7.

10933.7. (a) If the department is required to perform groundwater monitoring functions pursuant to Section 10933.5, the county and the entities described in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 10927 shall not be eligible for a water grant or loan awarded or administered by the state.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the department shall determine that an entity described in subdivision (a) is eligible for a water grant or loan under the circumstances described in subdivision (a) if the entity has submitted to the department for approval documentation demonstrating that its entire service area qualifies as a disadvantaged community.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1. (SB 6 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.11 - GROUNDWATER MONITORING › CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Monitoring Program › Section 10934.

10934. (a) For purposes of this part, neither any entity described in Section 10927, nor the department, shall have the authority to do either of the following:
(1) To enter private property without the consent of the property owner.
(2) To require a private property owner to submit groundwater monitoring information to the entity.
(b) This section does not apply to a county or an entity described in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 10927 that assumed responsibility for monitoring and reporting groundwater elevations prior to the effective date of this part.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1. (SB 6 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.11 - GROUNDWATER MONITORING › CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Monitoring Program › Section 10935.

10935. (a) A voluntary cooperative groundwater monitoring association may be formed for the purposes of monitoring groundwater elevations in accordance with this part. The association may be established by contract, a joint powers agreement, a memorandum of agreement, or other form of agreement deemed acceptable by the department.
(b) Upon notification to the department by one or more entities that seek to form a voluntary cooperative groundwater monitoring association, the department shall work cooperatively with the interested parties to facilitate the formation of the association.
(c) The contract or agreement shall include all of the following:
(1) The names of the participants.
(2) The boundaries of the area covered by the agreement.
(3) The name or names of the parties responsible for meeting the requirements of this part.
(4) The method of recovering the costs associated with meeting the requirements of this part.
(5) Other provisions that may be required by the department.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1. (SB 6 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.11 - GROUNDWATER MONITORING › CHAPTER 3 - Groundwater Monitoring Program › Section 10936.

10936. Costs incurred by the department pursuant to this chapter may be funded from unallocated bond revenues pursuant to paragraph (12) of subdivision (a) of Section 75027 of the Public Resources Code, to the extent those funds are available for those purposes.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1. (SB 6 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.12 - Recycled Water Usage by Car Washes › Section 10950.

10950. The following definitions govern the construction of this part:
(a) “Conveyor car wash” means a commercial car wash where the vehicle moves on a conveyor belt during the wash and the driver of the vehicle can remain in, or wait outside of, the vehicle.
(b) “In-bay car wash” means a commercial car wash where the driver pulls into a bay, parks the car, and the vehicle remains stationary while either a machine moves over the vehicle to clean it or one or more employees of the car wash clean the vehicle, instead of the vehicle moving through a tunnel.
(c) “Self-service car wash” means a commercial car wash where a customer washes his or her own car with spray wands and brushes.
(d) “Water recycling system” means a water system at the car wash that captures and reuses water previously used in wash or rinse cycles.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 545, Sec. 2. (AB 2230) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.12 - Recycled Water Usage by Car Washes › Section 10951.

10951. An in-bay car wash or a conveyor car wash permitted and constructed after January 1, 2014, shall do either of the following:
(a) Install, use, and maintain a water recycling system that recycles and reuses at least 60 percent of the wash and rinse water.
(b) Use recycled water provided by a water supplier for at least 60 percent of its wash and rinse water.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 545, Sec. 2. (AB 2230) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.12 - Recycled Water Usage by Car Washes › Section 10952.

10952. This part shall not apply to a self-service car wash.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 545, Sec. 2. (AB 2230) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 2.12 - Recycled Water Usage by Car Washes › Section 10953.

10953. This part shall not be construed to limit the power of any city, city and county, or county to require more stringent levels of recycled water use at a car wash.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 545, Sec. 2. (AB 2230) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 11100.

11100. The definitions in this article govern the construction of this part only.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 370.)
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11102. “State agency” includes any irrigation district, reclamation district, municipal utility district, public utility district, water district, water storage district, and any public or municipal corporation, political subdivision, district, State agency or authority now or hereafter organized under and by virtue of the laws of the State now in effect or hereafter enacted.
(Amended by Stats. 1943, Ch. 376.)
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11103. “Electric power” includes “electricity,” “electric energy” and “electrical energy.”
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 370.)
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11105. “Construction fund” means the Central Valley Water Project Construction Fund.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 11106.

11106. “Revenue fund” means the Central Valley Water Project Revenue Fund.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 11107.

11107. Unless the context otherwise requires, “bond” means any bond or other written evidence of indebtedness which the department may issue under this part in order to secure funds with which to carry out the purposes of this part.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Statement of Policy › Section 11125.

11125. The public interest, welfare, convenience, and necessity require the construction in the manner provided in this part of a system of works for the conservation, development, storage, distribution, and utilization of water, with incidental generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power which system of works is designated as the Central Valley Project and is specifically approved and authorized.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Statement of Policy › Section 11126.

11126. The construction, operation, and maintenance of the project as provided for in this part is in all respects for the welfare and benefit of the people of the State, for the improvement of their prosperity and their living conditions, and the provisions of this part shall therefore be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes and objects thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Statement of Policy › Section 11127.

11127. The department shall be regarded as performing a governmental function in carrying out the provisions of this part.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Statement of Policy › Section 11128.

11128. The limitations prescribed in Section 11460 and 11463 shall also apply to any agency of the State or Federal Government which shall undertake the construction or operation of the project, or any unit thereof, including, besides those specifically described, additional units which are consistent with and which may be constructed, maintained, and operated as a part of the project and in furtherance of the single object contemplated by this part.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1325.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 3 - Use of State Property › Section 11130.

11130. The State hereby consents to the use and occupation of any real property now or hereafter owned by it, and not dedicated to public use, necessary for the construction, operation, or maintenance of the project, including land of the State lying beneath any navigable waters of the State.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 3 - Use of State Property › Section 11131.

11131. Whenever any land or rights of way of the State heretofore or hereafter dedicated to public use are necessary for the construction, operation, or maintenance of the project, the land or rights of way may be used therefor, but only in accordance with the terms and conditions of an agreement to be first entered into between the Department of Water Resources and the state department or other agency of the State having jurisdiction over or control and management of the land or rights of way.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 4 - Aid From State Agencies or Other Sources › Section 11135.

11135. Any State agency may advance or contribute money, rights of way, labor, materials, and any other property for the construction, operation, or maintenance of the project or any unit thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 4 - Aid From State Agencies or Other Sources › Section 11136.

11136. Appropriations for advances or contributions under this article may be made from any funds available for the purpose.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 4 - Aid From State Agencies or Other Sources › Section 11137.

11137. Any State agency may issue its general obligation bonds for the purpose of making advances or contributions under this article and all proceedings for the authorization, issue, and sale of such bonds shall be had under the law governing the issue and sale of bonds for public improvements by the particular State agency.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 4 - Aid From State Agencies or Other Sources › Section 11138.

11138. Money or property advanced or contributed may be immediately transferred or delivered to the department to be used for the purpose for which the advance or contribution was made.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 4 - Aid From State Agencies or Other Sources › Section 11139.

11139. The department may enter into an agreement with any state agency to repay any money or the value of any rights of way, labor, materials, or other property advanced or contributed; but no repayment therefor shall be made until all obligations issued by the department for the construction of the project have been fully redeemed and paid, and then only out of the revenues received from the operation of the project.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 4 - Aid From State Agencies or Other Sources › Section 11140.

11140. After all bonds issued have been fully redeemed and paid, the department may continue to collect revenues from the use and operation of the project for the purpose of reimbursing any state agency for any expenditures made by it and for the purpose of repayment of any amount the department shall have agreed to repay for money, rights of way, labor, materials, or other property advanced or contributed for the construction of the project or unit thereof.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES › PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 4 - Aid From State Agencies or Other Sources › Section 11141.

11141. The department may receive and accept from any and all sources money, rights of way, labor, materials, or any other property for the construction, operation, or maintenance of the project or any unit or specific portion of any unit thereof or for any of the purposes of this part, and may agree with the person or entity so contributing to apply the money or property in the manner and for the purpose for which contributed, and the contribution shall thereupon be used and applied in accordance with the agreement.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)