Water Code § 10723.6

CHAPTER 4. Establishing Groundwater Sustainability Agencies

Current as of September 28, 2026Wat. Code, § 10723.6Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 255, Sec. 7. (SB 13) Effective January 1, 2016.

(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.