Title WAT, California Water Code

Every owner of a dam or reservoir that falls within the definition of a dam or reservoir in this part by virtue of the amendment of Section 6002 or the addition of Section 6004.5 at the 1965 Regular Session of the Legislature and that was completed prior to September 17, 1965, sh…

A separate application shall be made for each dam or reservoir and shall be filed with the department upon forms to be supplied by it and shall include or be accompanied by such appropriate information concerning the dam or reservoir as the department requires. (Added by Stats. 1…

The department shall give notice to file an application to owners of such dams or reservoirs who have failed to do so as required by this article, and a failure to file within 30 days after such notice shall be punishable as provided in this part. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.…

The notice provided for in this article may be given by registered or certified mail and a return receipt signed by the owner shall constitute prima facie evidence of service. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)

The department shall make inspections of such dams or reservoirs at state expense. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)

The department shall require owners of such dams or reservoirs to perform at their expense such work or tests as necessary to disclose information sufficient to enable the department to determine whether to issue certificates of approval or to issue orders directing further work …

If, upon inspection or upon completion to the satisfaction of the department of all work that may be ordered, the department finds that the dam or reservoir is safe to impound water, a certificate of approval shall be issued. The owner of the dam or reservoir shall not, through a…

As used in this chapter, “project” means any physical structure to provide for the conservation, storage, regulation, transportation, or use of water, constructed by the State itself or by the State in co-operation with the United States. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 867.)

“Well” or “water well” as used in this chapter, means any artificial excavation constructed by any method for the purpose of extracting water from, or injecting water into, the underground. This definition shall not include: (a) oil and gas wells, or geothermal wells constructed …

“Cathodic protection well,” as used in this chapter, means any artificial excavation in excess of 50 feet constructed by any method for the purpose of installing equipment or facilities for the protection electrically of metallic equipment in contact with the ground, commonly ref…

“Monitoring well” as used in this chapter, means any artificial excavation by any method for the purpose of monitoring fluctuations in groundwater levels, quality of underground waters, or the concentration of contaminants in underground waters. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1373, S…

Notwithstanding Section 13712, all wells constructed for the purpose of monitoring the presence of groundwater which has adversely affected, or threatens to adversely affect, crop root zones are exempt from the reporting requirements of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 62…

“Geothermal heat exchange well,” as used in this chapter, means any uncased artificial excavation, by any method, that uses the heat exchange capacity of the earth for heating and cooling, in which excavation the ambient ground temperature is 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahren…

Any dam or reservoir that falls within the definition of a dam or reservoir in this part by virtue of the amendment of Section 6002 or the addition of Section 6004.5 at the 1965 Regular Session of the Legislature and which the department finds was under construction and not 90 pe…

Construction work on such a dam or reservoir may proceed, provided an application for approval of the plans and specifications therefor is filed, until a certificate of approval is received by the owner from the department approving the dam or reservoir or an order is received by…

Such dams or reservoirs as are 90 percent or more constructed on September 17, 1965, shall be subject to the same supervision as dams or reservoirs which were completed prior thereto. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1225.)

The provision of this chapter shall apply to the Central Valley Project and every other project constructed by the State itself or by the State in co-operation with the United States, including, but not limited to, the State Water Resources Development System. (Added by Stats. 19…

No person shall undertake to dig, bore, or drill a water well, cathodic protection well, groundwater monitoring well, or geothermal heat exchange well, to deepen or reperforate such a well, or to abandon or destroy such a well, unless the person responsible for that construction,…

(a) Every person who digs, bores, or drills a water well, cathodic protection well, groundwater monitoring well, or geothermal heat exchange well, abandons or destroys such a well, or deepens or reperforates such a well, shall file with the department a report of completion of th…

(a) Reports made in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 13751 shall be made available as follows: (1) To governmental agencies. (2) To the public, upon request, in accordance with subdivision (b). (b) (1) The department may charge a fee for the provision o…

Every person who hereafter converts, for use as a water well, cathodic protection well, or monitoring well, any oil or gas well originally constructed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of Chapter 1 of Div…

Failure to comply with any provision of this article, or willful and deliberate falsification of any report required by this article, is a misdemeanor. Before commencing prosecution against any person, other than for willful and deliberate falsification of any report required by …

This chapter does not affect the powers and duties of the State Department of Public Health with respect to water and water systems pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 116270) of Part 12 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code. Every person shall comply with this…

The owners of completed dams or reservoirs and dams or reservoirs that are 90 percent or more constructed that are made subject to the provisions of this part by the amendment of Section 6002 or the addition of Section 6004.5 at the 1965 Regular Session of the Legislature shall n…

There shall be incorporated in the planning and construction of each project those features (including, but not limited to, additional storage capacity) that the department, after giving full consideration to any recommendations which may be made by the Department of Fish and Gam…

In furtherance of the policies specified in Section 11910, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and other governmental agencies shall submit their recommendations or comments on reconnaissance studies or feasibility reports of the Departmen…

Such recreational purposes include, but are not limited to, those recreational pursuits generally associated with the out-of-doors, such as camping, picnicking, fishing, hunting, water contact sports, boating, and sightseeing, and the associated facilities of campgrounds, picnic …

The planning for public recreation use and fish and wildlife preservation and enhancement in connection with state water projects shall be a part of the general project formulation activities of the Department of Water Resources, in consultation and co-operation with the departme…

The department, in fixing and establishing prices, rates, and charges for water and power, shall include as a reimbursable cost of any state water project an amount sufficient to repay all costs incurred by the department, directly or by contract with other agencies, for the pres…

(a) The Legislature hereby declares its intent that, except as funds are provided pursuant to Section 11915, there shall be included in the budget for the department for each fiscal year, and in the Budget Act for each fiscal year, an appropriation from the General Fund of the fu…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate funds sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the department for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement specified pursuant to Section 11912, subject to legislative review and approval. (b) The Davis-Dolwig Account is …

The department shall make any necessary revisions in the allocation of costs of any state water project works constructed for the development of water and power, or either, which would result from the expenditure of funds under this chapter for enhancement of fish and wildlife an…

All moneys deposited in the Central Valley Water Project Construction Fund pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.1 of Chapter 138, Statutes of 1964, First Extraordinary Session and subdivision (c) of Section 6217 of the Public Resources Code, and all accruals to such moneys so…

The provisions of this chapter shall not limit the department in the financing and construction of any of the facilities of the State Water Resources Development System pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 12930) of Part 6, nor shall they constitute a …

For the purpose of furthering recreation in any project of the department, the department may exchange any real property it has acquired for property in the state owned by the United States which is of substantially equal value, whether or not such real property of the United Sta…

The department, after the studies and investigations pursuant to Section 231 as it finds necessary, on determining that water well, cathodic protection well, and monitoring well construction, maintenance, abandonment, and destruction standards are needed in an area to protect the…

(a) (1) The department shall develop recommended standards for the construction, maintenance, abandonment, or destruction of geothermal heat exchange wells. (2) Until the department develops recommended standards pursuant to paragraph (1), a local enforcement agency with authorit…

(a) The regional board, upon receipt of a report from the department pursuant to Section 13800, shall hold a public hearing on the need to establish well standards for the area involved. The regional board may hold a public hearing with respect to any area regardless of whether a…

If the regional board finds that standards of water well, cathodic protection well, and monitoring well construction, maintenance, abandonment, and destruction are needed in any area to protect the quality of water used, or which may be used, for any beneficial use, it shall dete…

Each such affected county and city shall, within 120 days of receipt of the report, adopt an ordinance establishing standards of water well, cathodic protection well, and monitoring well construction, maintenance, abandonment, and destruction for the area designated by the region…

Such county and city well standards shall take effect 60 days from the date of their adoption by the county or city unless the regional board, on its own motion, or on the request of any affected person, holds a public hearing on the matter and determines that the county or city …

If a county or city fails to adopt an ordinance establishing water well, cathodic protection well, and monitoring well construction, maintenance, abandonment, and destruction standards within 120 days of receipt of the regional board’s report of its determination and those standa…

Any action, report, or determination taken or adopted by a regional board or any failure of a regional board to act pursuant to this article, or any county or city ordinance in the event of the failure of a regional board to review such ordinance pursuant to Section 13804, may be…

The Department of Fish and Game shall manage fish and wildlife resources at state water projects, including any such additional resources as are created by such projects, in a manner compatible with the other uses of such projects. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 867.)

The Department of Parks and Recreation is authorized to design, construct, operate, and maintain public recreation facilities at state water projects, with the exception of the planning, design, and construction of boating facilities, which shall be the responsibility of the Depa…

Public recreation facilities in connection with state water projects are recreational areas. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 867.)