{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"10723.6","citation":"Wat. Code, § 10723.6","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES [10000. - 12999.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-6"},{"name":"PART 2.74. Sustainable Groundwater Management [10720. - 10738.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-6/part-2.74"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Establishing Groundwater Sustainability Agencies [10723. - 10724.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-6/part-2.74/chapter-4"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 255, Sec. 7.   (SB 13)   Effective January 1, 2016.","effective":"2016-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A combination of local agencies may form a groundwater sustainability agency by using any of the following methods:</p><p>(1) A joint powers agreement.</p><p>(2) A memorandum of agreement or other legal agreement.</p><p>(b) A water corporation regulated by the Public Utilities Commission or a mutual water company may participate in a groundwater sustainability agency through a memorandum of agreement or other legal agreement. The authority provided by this subdivision does not confer any additional powers to a nongovernmental entity.</p>","text":"(a) A combination of local agencies may form a groundwater sustainability agency by using any of the following methods: (1) A joint powers agreement. (2) A memorandum of agreement or other legal agreement. (b) A water corporation regulated by the Public Utilities Commission or a mutual water company may participate in a groundwater sustainability agency through a memorandum of agreement or other legal agreement. The authority provided by this subdivision does not confer any additional powers to a nongovernmental entity.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/establishing-groundwater-sustainability-agencies-10723-6","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}