Title WAT, California Water Code

(a) A water purveyor shall require as a condition of new retail water service on and after January 1, 2008, the installation of separate water meters to measure the volume of water used exclusively for landscape purposes. (b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to either of the follow…

The department, in consultation with the Agricultural Water Management Council, academic experts, and other stakeholders, shall develop a methodology for quantifying the efficiency of agricultural water use. Alternatives to be assessed shall include, but not be limited to, determ…

(a) A groundwater sustainability agency may impose fees, including, but not limited to, permit fees and fees on groundwater extraction or other regulated activity, to fund the costs of a groundwater sustainability program, including, but not limited to, preparation, adoption, and…

A groundwater sustainability agency, before imposing or increasing a fee pursuant to Section 10730 or 10730.2 relating to a groundwater basin that includes a water corporation regulated by the Public Utilities Commission, shall notify the Public Utilities Commission. (Added by St…

(a) A groundwater sustainability agency that adopts a groundwater sustainability plan pursuant to this part may impose fees on the extraction of groundwater from the basin to fund costs of groundwater management, including, but not limited to, the costs of the following: (1) Admi…

A groundwater sustainability agency may fund activities pursuant to Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750) and may impose fees pursuant to Section 10730.2 to fund activities undertaken by the agency pursuant to Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750). (Added by Stats. 2014, …

(a) A groundwater fee levied pursuant to this chapter shall be due and payable to the groundwater sustainability agency by each owner or operator on a day established by the groundwater sustainability agency. (b) If an owner or operator knowingly fails to pay a groundwater fee wi…

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall affect or interfere with the authority of a groundwater sustainability agency to levy and collect taxes, assessments, charges, and tolls as otherwise provided by law. (b) Personal information included in a report or record pursuant to this chapte…

(a) Following an investigation pursuant to Section 10725.4, the governing body may make a determination fixing the amount of groundwater production from the groundwater extraction facility at an amount not to exceed the maximum production capacity of the facility for purposes of …

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Water Resources Development Bond Act. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1762.)

The object of this chapter is to provide funds to assist in the construction of a State Water Resources Development System for the State of California. Said system shall be comprised of the State Water Facilities as defined in Section 12934(d) hereof and such additional facilitie…

Insofar as it is not inconsistent with the express provisions of this chapter, the State General Obiligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing at Section 16720) of Part 3, Division 4, Title 2 of the Government Code), is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale, and repayment o…

There is hereby created a California Water Resources Development Finance Committee composed of the Governor, the State Treasurer, the State Controller, Director of Finance and Director of Water Resources, all of whom shall serve without compensation, and the majority of whom shal…

As used in this chapter and for the purposes of this chapter as used in the State General Obligation Bond Law, the following words shall have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” shall mean the California Water Resources Development Finance Committee created by Section 12933. …

For the purpose of creating a fund, herein designated the California Water Resources Development Bond Fund, to provide for the acquisition, construction and completion of the State Water Facilities herein specified and, to the extent provided in Section 12938, for additions to th…

(a) There is hereby established, within the California Water Resources Development Bond Fund, the California Water Resources Development Bond Account. (b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys in the account are continuously appropriated, without regard…

All bonds herein authorized, which shall have been duly sold and delivered as herein provided, shall constitute valid and legally binding general obligations of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual pa…

The ways and means for the payment of the interest on and the principal of such bonds shall be as follows: (a) There shall be collected annually in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected such a sum, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the Sta…

All proceeds from the sale of the bonds herein authorized shall be deposited in the fund as provided in Section 16757 of the Government Code and shall be available for the purpose provided in Section 12935, but, except only as to accrued interest and any premiums received on any …

The provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 13320) of Chapter 3, Part 3, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code are applicable to the department with respect to expenditures of money pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1955.)

The Department of Finance shall identify in the annual Governor’s Budget the proposed revenues and expenditures for the four purposes identified in subdivision (b) of Section 12937. The data shall be organized on a fiscal year basis and shall include (1) an estimate of total reve…

Notwithstanding 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 coun…

Upon the written request of the board, supported by a statement of the expenditures made and to be made for the State Water Resources Development System, the committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue any bonds authorized under this chapter in …

If any resolution determining that the sale of all or any part of the bonds herein authorized is necessary or desirable, the committee may in its discretion provide for the interexchange of bonds of different denominations, which may be in any multiple of one thousand dollars ($1…

In computing the net interest cost under Section 16754 of the Government Code, the committee may determine that interest shall be computed either from the date of sale or from the date of the bonds or from the last preceding interest payment date to the respective maturity dates …

The committee may authorize the State Treasurer to sell all or any part of the bonds herein authorized at such date or dates as may be fixed by the State Treasurer and no direction of the Governor shall be required. The provisions of Sections 16750 and 16754 of the Government Cod…

(a) In the operation of reservoirs, other than terminal reservoirs from which water is supplied for domestic use without purification treatment after withdrawal from such reservoirs, constructed under this chapter, the department, to the extent that it is compatible with public h…

The state board shall administer any program of financial assistance for water quality control which may be delegated to it by law, and may accept funds from the United States or any person to that end. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)

The state board, in cooperation with the regional boards, shall survey the statewide need for waste collection, treatment and disposal facilities which will be required during the five-year period, January 1, 1968, to December 31, 1972, inclusive, to adequately protect the waters…

The state board shall make no commitment or enter into any agreement pursuant to an exercise of authority under this chapter until it has determined that any money required to be furnished as the state’s share of project cost is available for such purpose. (Repealed and added by …

The Governor may request the funds required to finance the state’s share of project costs for each fiscal year through inclusion of the anticipated state’s share in the annual Budget Bill. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)

The state board shall review and approve each waste collection, treatment, and disposal project for which an application for a grant under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act has been made. The state board shall, in reviewing each project, determine whether such project is in…

For the purpose of reviewing applications for grants made pursuant to authority granted in Section 13600, the state board shall give added consideration to applicants having facilities providing optimum water recycling and use of recycled water. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 28, S…

If an application states that the applicant is not able to finance the local agency share of the project, the state board shall consider whether the applicant should be required to levy a sewerage service charge. If the state board determines a sewerage service charge is necessar…

All money appropriated by the Legislature for the state’s share of the project costs shall be appropriated without regard to fiscal years, or shall augment an appropriation without regard to fiscal years. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 482.)

After the effective date of the amendment of this section by the 1972 Regular Session of the Legislature, no application for a grant under this division or under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or amendment thereof, or for a loan pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Se…

The money in the State Clean Water Grants Administration Revolving Fund is transferred to the State Clean Water Fund to pay, upon appropriation, for administrative costs relating to adjustments of grant processing fees paid pursuant to this chapter. (Repealed and added by Stats. …

This chapter shall apply only to the manner in which elections are conducted in the Rancho California Water District. For the purposes of this chapter, “district” means the Rancho California Water District. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 228, Sec. 1.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or the bylaws of the district, all district elections held after the transition period provided in Section 35232 shall be conducted as resident voter elections. Except as provided in this chapter, the district shall continue to be opera…

(a) In order to facilitate an orderly transition to resident voter elections, commencing with the 1991 district election, there shall be a transition period which shall continue until the entire board is elected by resident vote. At each election, during the transition period, on…

District elections shall be conducted in conformance with the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code) and the laws generally applicable to districts created and operated pursuant to this division, except that dur…

All directors elected by resident voters shall be residents of, and registered voters in, the district at the time of their election and during their term of office. During the transition period, directors elected by landowner voters shall be qualified according to Section 34700 …

Only resident voters, registered to vote in the manner prescribed by law, shall be eligible to vote for district directors to be elected by resident voters. During the transition period, landowner voters qualified according to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 35000) shall be el…

This chapter shall in no way invalidate any action of the district or of its directors, or officers, and employees made or performed while the district was operating as a landowner voting district. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 228, Sec. 1.)

Nothing in this chapter shall affect any acts or proceedings previously taken for the authorization, issuance, or sale of any bonds of the district in any manner provided by law prior to the effective date of this chapter or affect the ability of the district to sell and issue an…

Separate accounts shall be established in the fund to the credit of the various service areas now in existence or hereafter created from time to time. (Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1411.)