PART 2.8. AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING [10800. - 10853.]
Repealed and added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4.
§§ 10800–10853 · 29 sections
CHAPTER 1. General Declarations and Policy §§ 10800–10802 · 3 sections
- § 10800 This part shall be known and may be cited as the Agricultural Water Management Planning Act.
- § 10801 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The waters of the state are a limited and renewable resource. (b) The California Constitution…
- § 10802 The Legislature finds and declares that all of the following are the policies of the state: (a) The efficient use of water shall be pursued actively to protect…
CHAPTER 2. Definitions §§ 10810–10817 · 8 sections
- § 10810 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
- § 10811 “Agricultural water management plan” or “plan” means an agricultural water management plan prepared pursuant to this part.
- § 10812 “Agricultural water supplier” has the same meaning as defined in Section 10608.12.
- § 10813 “Customer” means a purchaser of water from a water supplier who uses water for agricultural purposes.
- § 10814 “Person” has the same meaning as defined in Section 10614.
- § 10815 “Public agency” means any city, county, city and county, special district, or other public entity.
- § 10816 “Urban water supplier” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 10617.
- § 10817 “Water use efficiency” means the efficient management of water resources for beneficial uses, preventing waste, or accomplishing additional benefits with the…
CHAPTER 3. Agricultural Water Management Plans §§ 10820–10845 · 14 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 10820–10821 · 2 sections
- § 10820 (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an agricultural water supplier shall prepare and adopt an agricultural water management plan in the manner set…
- § 10821 (a) An agricultural water supplier required to prepare a plan pursuant to this part shall notify each city or county within which the supplier provides water…
ARTICLE 2. Contents of Plans §§ 10825–10829 · 6 sections
- § 10825 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this part to allow levels of water management planning commensurate with the numbers of customers served…
- § 10826 An agricultural water management plan shall be adopted in accordance with this chapter. The plan shall do all of the following: (a) Describe the agricultural…
- § 10826.2 As part of its agricultural water management plan, each agricultural water supplier shall develop a drought plan for periods of limited water supply describing…
- § 10827 Agricultural water suppliers that are members of the Agricultural Water Management Council, and that submit water management plans to that council in…
- § 10828 (a) Agricultural water suppliers that are required to submit water conservation plans to the United States Bureau of Reclamation pursuant to either the Central…
- § 10829 An agricultural water supplier may satisfy the requirements of this part by adopting an urban water management plan pursuant to Part 2.6 (commencing with…
ARTICLE 3. Adoption and Implementation of Plans §§ 10840–10845 · 6 sections
- § 10840 Every agricultural water supplier shall prepare its plan pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 10825).
- § 10841 Prior to adopting a plan, the agricultural water supplier shall make the proposed plan available for public inspection, and shall hold a public hearing on the…
- § 10842 An agricultural water supplier shall implement the plan adopted pursuant to this chapter in accordance with the schedule set forth in its plan, as determined…
- § 10843 (a) An agricultural water supplier shall submit to the entities identified in subdivision (b) a copy of its plan no later than 30 days after review of the plan…
- § 10844 (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of adopting its plan, the agricultural water supplier shall make the plan available for public review on the…
- § 10845 (a) The department shall prepare and submit to the Legislature, on or before April 30, 2022, and thereafter in the years ending in seven and years ending in…
CHAPTER 4. Miscellaneous Provisions §§ 10850–10853 · 4 sections
- § 10850 (a) Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the acts or decisions of an agricultural water supplier on the grounds of…
- § 10851 The California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) does not apply to the preparation and…
- § 10852 An agricultural water supplier is not eligible for a water grant or loan awarded or administered by the state unless the supplier complies with this part.
- § 10853 An agricultural water supplier that provides water to less than 25,000 irrigated acres, excluding recycled water, shall not be required to implement the…