California Code
DIVISION 1 - GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER
CHAPTER 2 - State Administration Generally

ARTICLE 1 - Department of Water Resources

Section 120. - 120. There is in the Resources Agency the Department of...

Section 122. - 122. The director, in addition to being subject to removal...

Section 123. - 123. Except as provided in Section 179, the department succeeds...

Section 124. - 124. Except to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of...

Section 125. - 125. For the purpose of administration, the director shall organize...

Section 126. - 126. There shall be one Deputy Director of Water Resources...

Section 127. - 127. The department may employ legal counsel who shall advise...

Section 127.5. - 127.5. The department may utilize the program manager class series...

Section 128. - 128. (a) In times of extraordinary stress and of disaster,...

Section 130. - 130. The department may prepare, publish, and issue such printed...

Section 131. - 131. The department may employ such assistance as may be...

Section 132. - 132. Where work to be performed, which would otherwise be...

Section 133. - 133. The department may cooperate and contract with any agency...

Section 134. - 134. The department may expend money appropriated for the administration...

Section 134.5. - 134.5. The Director of Finance shall administratively establish positions necessary...

Section 135. - 135. The Water Resources Revolving Fund in the State Treasury...

Section 135.1. - 135.1. All sums in the Water Resources Revolving Fund in...

Section 136. - 136. The Department of Water Resources shall file against the...

Section 137. - 137. The Department of Water Resources shall keep a record...

Section 138. - 138. The director may authorize the refund of moneys received...

Section 138.10. - 138.10. (a) On or before January 1, 2006, the director,...

Section 138.12. - 138.12. (a) Except as otherwise provided in a general obligation...

Section 139.2. - 139.2. The department shall evaluate the potential impacts on water...

Section 139.4. - 139.4. (a) The department and the Department of Fish and...

Section 140. - 140. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, which shall not...

Section 141. - 141. (a) The department may establish a program to authorize...

Section 141.5. - 141.5. The department shall proceed with the construction of the...

Section 142. - 142. (a) In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated...

Section 144. - 144. (a) Upon an appropriation of funds by the Legislature...

Section 147. - 147. (a) On or before January 10, 2010, and annually...

Section 147.1. - 147.1. (a) By August 1 of each year, the department...

Section 147.3. - 147.3. (a) (1) The department shall conduct a voluntary statewide...

Section 147.5. - 147.5. At least 60 days prior to the final approval...

Section 148. - 148. (a) The department shall perform construction inspection services for...

ARTICLE 2 - California Water Commission

Section 150. - 150. There is in the Department of Water Resources the...

Section 151. - 151. The California Water Commission consists of nine members who...

Section 152. - 152. Seven members of the California Water Commission appointed by...

Section 153. - 153. (a) The terms of the members of the California...

Section 153.5. - 153.5. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 153 and 154, the term of...

Section 154. - 154. Appointments shall be for terms of four years. Vacancies...

Section 155. - 155. The appointments made by the Governor to membership on...

Section 156. - 156. The members of the California Water Commission may be...

Section 157. - 157. Each member of the California Water Commission shall receive...

Section 158. - 158. The California Water Commission shall maintain its headquarters at...

Section 159. - 159. Special meetings may be called at any time by...

Section 160. - 160. The members of the California Water Commission shall select...

Section 161. - 161. The California Water Commission shall confer with, advise, and...

Section 161.5. - 161.5. The California Water Commission shall have the power to...

Section 162. - 162. It is the intention of the Legislature that in...

Section 163. - 163. The commission may employ an executive officer, exempt from...

Section 163.5. - 163.5. The department shall furnish to the California Water Commission,...

Section 164. - 164. The commission may hold any hearings and conduct any...

Section 165. - 165. The California Water Commission shall conduct an annual review...

Section 166. - 166. The California Water Commission shall hold public hearings on...

ARTICLE 3 - State Water Resources Control Board

Section 174. - 174. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that in...

Section 175. - 175. (a) There is in the California Environmental Protection Agency...

Section 175.5. - 175.5. (a) A member of the board shall not participate...

Section 176. - 176. The annual salary of the members of the board...

Section 177. - 177. All members of the board shall be appointed for...

Section 178. - 178. The members of the board may be removed from...

Section 179. - 179. The board succeeds to and is vested with all...

Section 179.6. - 179.6. The board, or representatives authorized by the board to...

Section 179.7. - 179.7. As to any matter involving the United States, its...

Section 181. - 181. The board shall maintain its headquarters at Sacramento and...

Section 182. - 182. The Governor shall designate the chairperson of the board...

Section 183. - 183. The board may hold any hearings and conduct any...

Section 184. - 184. The Department of Water Resources shall have an interest...

Section 185. - 185. The board shall adopt rules for the conduct of...

Section 186. - 186. (a) The board shall have any powers, and may...

Section 187. - 187. The board, regional water quality control boards, the Department...

Section 188. - 188. The board may expend money appropriated for the administration...

Section 188.5. - 188.5. The board shall publish biennial progress reports relating to...

Section 189. - 189. (a) There is hereby established the Office of Sustainable...

Section 189.3. - 189.3. (a) The board, in consultation with the regional water...

Section 189.5. - 189.5. (a) This section shall be known, and may be...

Section 189.7. - 189.7. (a) Outreach to identify issues of environmental justice needs...

ARTICLE 4 - State Representation on Regional Water Resources Commissions

Section 190. - 190. Whenever the State of California is specifically invited by...