California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 2 - Department of Water Resources › Chapter 5.1 - Water Conservation Act of 2009 › Article 2 - Agricultural Water Measurement › Section 597 - Agricultural Water Measurement

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Under the authority included under California Water Code
					 §
										10608.48(i)(1),
					 the Department of Water Resources (Department) is required to adopt regulations
					 that provide for a range of options that agricultural water suppliers may use
					 or implement to comply with the measurement requirements in paragraph (1) of
					 subdivision (b) of §
										10608.48.
For reference, §
											10608.48(b)
					 of the California Water Code states that:
Agricultural water suppliers shall implement all of
					 the following critical efficient management practices:
(1)
Measure the volume of water
				  delivered to customers with sufficient accuracy to comply with subdivision (a)
				  of Section
				  531.10 and to implement paragraph
				  (2).
(2)
Adopt a
				  pricing structure for water customers based at least in part on quantity
				  delivered.
For further reference, §
												531.10(a)
					 of the California Water Code requires that:
(a)
An agricultural water supplier
				  shall submit an annual report to the department that summarizes aggregated
				  farm-gate delivery data, on a monthly or bi-monthly basis, using best
				  professional practices.
Notes:
(1)
				  Paragraphs (1) and (2) of §
												10608.48(b)
				  specify agricultural water suppliers' reporting of aggregated farm-gate water
				  delivery and adopting a volumetric water pricing structure as the purposes of
				  water measurement. However, this article only addresses developing a range of
				  options for water measurement.
(2)
				  Agricultural water suppliers reporting agricultural water deliveries measured
				  under this article shall use the "Agricultural Aggregated Farm - Gate Delivery
				  Reporting Format for Article 2" (Rev. 6-20-12), developed for this article and
				  hereby incorporated by reference. The aforementioned form is being replaced by
				  the "Agricultural Aggregated Farm - Gate Delivery Reporting Form for Article 2"
				  (Rev. 8-28-2013), developed for this article and hereby incorporated by
				  reference, and shall be used annually beginning in 2014. The aforementioned
				  form is being replaced by the "Agricultural Aggregated Farm - Gate Delivery
				  Reporting Form for Article 2" (Rev. 10-15-2018), developed for this article and
				  hereby incorporated by reference, and shall be used annually beginning in
				  2019.
(3) The Department shall
				  report on the availability of new commercially available water measurement
				  technologies and impediments to implementation of this article when reporting
				  to the Legislature the status of adopted Agricultural Water Management Plans in
				  plan submittal years 2012, 2015 and every five years thereafter as required by
				  California Water Code §
												10845. The
				  Department shall also report the findings to the California Water
				  Commission.