California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 2 - Department of Water Resources › Chapter 2.2 - Environmental Water Act of 1989 › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 449.1 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The words used in this chapter have the meanings provided
					 in Water Code Section
					 12929.2 and set
					 forth below:
(a) "Act" means the
				  Environmental Water Act of 1989 as set forth in Chapter 7.7 of Part 6 of
				  Division 6 of the Water Code (commencing as Section
				  12929) and any amendments
				  thereto.
(b) "Applicant" means the
				  agency or entity requesting a grant, loan, or combination of grant and loan
				  under the Act.
(c) "Direct
				  Expenditure" means costs incurred by the Department as a result of staff salary
				  and overhead expenses associated with implementing and administering the Act
				  and other costs incurred under the Act.
(d) "Enhancement" means the process of
				  improving upon current conditions, and may be used to describe a program that
				  results in a specific area, such as a watershed, wetland, fisheries, or
				  riparian area, gaining desired features. It is distinguishable from
				  "restoration" in that it does not imply merely a return to natural conditions,
				  but may include the provision of other features that were not part of the
				  area's natural conditions.
(e)
				  "Environmental Water Program" means the program authorized by Article 3 of the
				  Act (§§
										12929.20 through
				  12929.26, inclusive).
(f) "Environmental Enhancement Component"
				  means that part of the Environmental Water Program that is authorized by
				  Section 12929.26 of the Act.
(g) "Environmental documentation" means
				  written documentation prepared in compliance with all applicable laws and
				  guidelines relating to the protection of the environment and resources of the
				  State, including but not limited to the California Environmental Quality Act
				  and Guidelines (Public Resources Code §
										21000
				  et seq.); the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.A. §
											4371 et seq.); the Federal Clean Water Act
				  (33 U.S.C.A. §
											1251 et seq.); the California Fish & Game
				  Code, including the California Endangered Species Act (Fish & Game Code
				  §
										2050 et seq.); and the Federal
				  Endangered Species Act (16
				  U.S.C.A. §
											1531 et seq.).
(h) "Mitigation" means those actions required
				  by law for the purposes listed in the CEQA guidelines at 14 California Code of
				  Regulations section
				  15370.
(i) "Mono Lake Basin Component" means that
				  part of the Environmental Water Program that is authorized by Sections
				  12929.20 through
				  12929.25 of the Act.
(j) "Private Agency" means a nongovernmental
				  entity.
(k) "Project" and "program"
				  mean an activity or activities that result in an actual physical change to the
				  environment or produce or conserve water.
(l) "Public Agency" means any Federal agency,
				  State agency, or political subdivision of the State of California, including
				  but not limited to any county, city, city and county, or district.
(m) "Restore" means to reproduce and
				  reestablish the physical and biological characteristics of an area which would
				  occur in a specific area under current climatic, geologic, and hydrologic
				  conditions. An area is suitable for restoration if it has been damaged or if it
				  has been modified by human efforts.
(n) "Study" means an activity that involves
				  investigation, testing, review, or evaluation of data without physically
				  changing the environment or producing additional water or power
				  supplies.
(o) "Technical
				  Feasibility" means that the proposed project can be designed, constructed, and
				  operated to accomplish the purpose for which it is planned, and is planned in
				  accordance with generally accepted engineering and environmental principles and
				  concepts.
(p) "Water Quality
				  Program" means the program authorized by Article 4 of the Act (§§
										12929.30 and
				  12929.31).
1. New
					 chapter 2.2 (sections
					 449.1-449.11) and section filed
					 6-2-93; operative 7-2-93 (Register 93, No. 23).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12929.44, Water
						Code. Reference: Sections
						12929,
						12929.1,
						12929.2,
						12929.21,
						12929.22,
						12929.26,
						12929.30,
						12929.31 and
						12929.41, Water
						Code.