California Code
Water Code - WAT
DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT

CHAPTER 1 - Short Title and Findings and Declarations

Section 78500. - 78500. This division shall be known and may be cited...

Section 78500.2. - 78500.2. In placing this measure before the voters, the Legislature...

Section 78500.4. - 78500.4. In enacting this measure, the people of California declare...

CHAPTER 2 - Definitions

Section 78501. - 78501. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern...

CHAPTER 3 - Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Fund

Section 78505. - 78505. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to...

CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program

ARTICLE 1 - The Delta Improvement Account

Section 78525. - 78525. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this...

Section 78526. - 78526. The Delta Improvement Account is hereby created in the...

ARTICLE 2 - Central Valley Project Improvement Program

Section 78530. - 78530. (a) There is hereby created in the account the...

Section 78530.5. - 78530.5. The sum of ninety-three million dollars ($93,000,000) is hereby...

Section 78531. - 78531. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the...

ARTICLE 3 - Bay-Delta Agreement Program

Section 78535. - 78535. (a) There is hereby created in the account the...

Section 78535.5. - 78535.5. The sum of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) is hereby...

Section 78536. - 78536. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money...

Section 78536.5. - 78536.5. The Secretary of the Resources Agency shall carry out...

Section 78537. - 78537. The state shall, to the greatest extent possible, secure...

Section 78538. - 78538. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount...

ARTICLE 4 - Delta Levee Rehabilitation Program

Section 78540. - 78540. (a) There is hereby created in the account the...

Section 78540.5. - 78540.5. The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) is hereby...

Section 78541. - 78541. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money...

Section 78542. - 78542. The expenditure of funds under this article is subject...

Section 78543. - 78543. (a) No expenditure of funds may be made under...

Section 78544. - 78544. For the purposes of this article, a levee project...

Section 78545. - 78545. The expenditure of funds under this article shall result...

ARTICLE 5 - South Delta Barriers Program

Section 78550. - 78550. (a) There is hereby created in the account the...

Section 78550.5. - 78550.5. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is hereby...

Section 78551. - 78551. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the...

Section 78552. - 78552. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount...

ARTICLE 6 - Delta Recreation Program

Section 78560. - 78560. (a) There is hereby created in the account the...

Section 78560.5. - 78560.5. The sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) is hereby...

Section 78562. - 78562. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money...

Section 78564. - 78564. The Department of Parks and Recreation may use funds...

Section 78565. - 78565. Any acquisition pursuant to this article shall be from...

Section 78566. - 78566. The Department of Parks and Recreation may adopt regulations...

Section 78568. - 78568. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount...

ARTICLE 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Program

Section 78570. - 78570. (a) There is hereby created in the account the...

Section 78571. - 78571. The sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000) is hereby...

Section 78572. - 78572. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money...

CHAPTER 5 - Clean Water and Water Recycling Program

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 78601. - 78601. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this...

Section 78602. - 78602. The Clean Water and Water Recycling Account is hereby...

Section 78603. - 78603. The board may adopt regulations to carry out Article...

Section 78603.5. - 78603.5. The Department of Food and Agriculture may adopt regulations...

ARTICLE 2 - Clean Water Loans and Grants

Section 78610. - 78610. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern...

Section 78611. - 78611. There is hereby created in the account both of...

Section 78612. - 78612. The board may, by contract or otherwise, undertake plans,...

Section 78612.5. - 78612.5. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount...

Section 78613. - 78613. The following amounts are hereby transferred from the account...

Section 78614. - 78614. For purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 78613, the...

Section 78615. - 78615. For purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 78613, the...

Section 78616. - 78616. Any contract entered into pursuant to this article for...

Section 78617. - 78617. All contracts entered into pursuant to this article for...

Section 78618. - 78618. Any loan made pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section...

Section 78619. - 78619. All principal and interest payments received pursuant to loan...

ARTICLE 3 - Water Recycling Program

Section 78620. - 78620. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern...

Section 78621. - 78621. (a) (1) There is hereby created in the account...

Section 78622. - 78622. The board may enter into contracts to make loans...

Section 78623. - 78623. Any contract for a loan entered into pursuant to...

Section 78624. - 78624. (a) A contract for a loan may not provide...

Section 78625. - 78625. (a) The board shall establish the interest rate for...

Section 78626. - 78626. Unallocated funds remaining in the subaccount on March 8,...

Section 78627. - 78627. All interest earned by assets in the subaccount shall...

Section 78628. - 78628. The board may make grants to public agencies for...

Section 78629. - 78629. The board may, by contract or otherwise, undertake plans,...

Section 78630. - 78630. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount...

ARTICLE 4 - Drainage Management

Section 78640. - 78640. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern...

Section 78641. - 78641. There is hereby created in the account the Drainage...

Section 78642. - 78642. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the...

Section 78643. - 78643. (a) The board may loan an agency up to...

Section 78644. - 78644. The board may, by contract or otherwise, undertake plans,...

Section 78645. - 78645. (a) Any unallocated money remaining in the Agricultural Drainage...

Section 78645.5. - 78645.5. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount...

Section 78645.7. - 78645.7. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount...

ARTICLE 5 - Delta Tributary Watershed Program

Section 78647. - 78647. (a) (1) There is hereby created in the account...

Section 78647.2. - 78647.2. (a) The board shall administer a program under which...

Section 78647.4. - 78647.4. (a) “Eligible project” means a watershed rehabilitation project undertaken...

Section 78647.5. - 78647.5. An eligible project shall include one or more of...

Section 78647.6. - 78647.6. (a) Every project funded under this article shall comply...

Section 78647.7. - 78647.7. An application submitted to the board under Section 78647.6...

Section 78647.8. - 78647.8. The board may approve a grant for an eligible...

Section 78647.10. - 78647.10. (a) After providing notice and an opportunity for public...

Section 78647.12. - 78647.12. The board may adopt regulations to implement this article....

Section 78647.14. - 78647.14. Grant recipients shall submit a report on completion of...

Section 78647.16. - 78647.16. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount...

ARTICLE 6 - Seawater Intrusion Control

Section 78648. - 78648. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern...

Section 78648.2. - 78648.2. (a) There is hereby created in the account the...

Section 78648.4. - 78648.4. The board may enter into contracts to make loans...

Section 78648.6. - 78648.6. Any contract for a loan entered into pursuant to...

Section 78648.8. - 78648.8. (a) A contract for a loan may not provide...

Section 78648.10. - 78648.10. (a) The board shall establish the interest rate for...

Section 78648.12. - 78648.12. Unallocated funds remaining in the subaccount on March 8,...

Section 78648.14. - 78648.14. The board may, by contract or otherwise, undertake plans,...

Section 78648.16. - 78648.16. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount...

ARTICLE 7 - Lake Tahoe Water Quality

Section 78650. - 78650. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this...

Section 78650.2. - 78650.2. (a) There is hereby created in the account the...

Section 78650.4. - 78650.4. Any acquisition pursuant to this article shall be from...

CHAPTER 6 - Water Supply Reliability

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 78651. - 78651. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this...

Section 78652. - 78652. The Water Supply Reliability Account is hereby created in...

ARTICLE 2 - Feasibility Projects

Section 78655. - 78655. (a) (1) There is hereby created in the account...

Section 78656. - 78656. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money...

Section 78657. - 78657. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount...

ARTICLE 3 - Water Conservation and Groundwater Recharge

Section 78670. - 78670. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern...

Section 78671. - 78671. (a) There is hereby created in the account the...

Section 78672. - 78672. Any loan contract entered into pursuant to this article...

Section 78672.5. - 78672.5. (a) Any loan contract concerning an eligible, voluntary, cost-effective...

Section 78673. - 78673. (a) Any loan contract concerning an eligible project for...

Section 78674. - 78674. The department may make loans to local agencies, at...

Section 78675. - 78675. Unallocated funds remaining in the subaccount on March 8,...

Section 78675.5. - 78675.5. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the sum...

Section 78676. - 78676. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount...

ARTICLE 4 - Local Projects

Section 78680. - 78680. (a) (1) There is hereby created in the account...

Section 78680.2. - 78680.2. It is the intent of this article to finance...

Section 78680.4. - 78680.4. The following definitions govern the construction of this article:...

Section 78680.6. - 78680.6. The department shall carry out this article and shall...

Section 78680.8. - 78680.8. Applications for grants or loans for financial assistance under...

Section 78680.10. - 78680.10. (a) The department may make grants to public agencies...

Section 78680.12. - 78680.12. (a) The department may make loans to public agencies...

Section 78680.14. - 78680.14. (a) The department may also make loans to public...

Section 78680.16. - 78680.16. Each contract which the department enters into for a...

Section 78680.18. - 78680.18. Notwithstanding any provision of law, any land acquired with...

Section 78680.20. - 78680.20. (a) The department may adopt regulations to carry out...

ARTICLE 5 - Sacramento Valley Water Management and Habitat Protection Measures

Section 78681. - 78681. (a) There is hereby created in the account the...

Section 78681.2. - 78681.2. The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) is hereby...

Section 78681.4. - 78681.4. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money...

Section 78681.8. - 78681.8. The board shall provide adequate public review for proposed...

Section 78681.9. - 78681.9. Only the programs or projects that are not the...

Section 78681.10. - 78681.10. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount...

ARTICLE 6 - River Parkway Program

Section 78682. - 78682. (a) (1) There is hereby created in the account...

Section 78682.2. - 78682.2. The money in the subaccount shall be made available,...

Section 78682.4. - 78682.4. At least 50 percent of the funds in the...

Section 78682.6. - 78682.6. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount...

CHAPTER 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program

Section 78684. - 78684. Unless the context otherwise requires, all of the following...

Section 78684.2. - 78684.2. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the...

Section 78684.4. - 78684.4. This chapter does not authorize implementation of the CALFED...

Section 78684.6. - 78684.6. (a) The Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Account is hereby created...

Section 78684.8. - 78684.8. The Secretary of the Resources Agency shall carry out...

Section 78684.10. - 78684.10. No funds in the account may be expended until...

Section 78684.12. - 78684.12. Due to the importance of issuing permits and otherwise...

Section 78684.14. - 78684.14. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount...

CHAPTER 8 - Flood Control and Prevention Program

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 78686. - 78686. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this...

ARTICLE 2 - Flood Control and Prevention Program

Section 78686.10. - 78686.10. The Flood Control and Prevention Account is hereby created...

Section 78686.12. - 78686.12. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the...

CHAPTER 9 - Miscellaneous

Section 78688. - 78688. Nothing in this division diminishes, or otherwise affects, the...

CHAPTER 10 - Fiscal Provisions

Section 78690. - 78690. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to...

Section 78691. - 78691. Bonds in the total amount of nine hundred ninety-five...

Section 78691.5. - 78691.5. Notwithstanding any other law, nine million nine hundred thousand...

Section 78692. - 78692. (a) The bonds authorized by this division shall be...

Section 78693. - 78693. Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and...

Section 78694. - 78694. The committee shall determine whether or not it is...

Section 78695. - 78695. There shall be collected each year and in the...

Section 78696. - 78696. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is...

Section 78697. - 78697. For the purposes of carrying out this division, the...

Section 78698. - 78698. All money deposited in the fund that is derived...

Section 78699. - 78699. The State Water Resources Control Board may request the...

Section 78700. - 78700. The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article...

Section 78701. - 78701. Notwithstanding any provision of this division or the State...

Section 78702. - 78702. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as...