CHAPTER 7. Water Transfer [470. - 484.]

Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 970, Sec. 1.

§§ 470–484 · 7 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Short Title § 470 · 1 section

   • § 470 This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the Costa-Isenberg Water Transfer Act of 1986.
2. ARTICLE 2. Declaration of Policy § 475 · 1 section

   • § 475 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that voluntary water transfers between water users can result in a more efficient use of water, benefiting both the…
3. ARTICLE 3. State Assistance §§ 480–484 · 5 sections

   • § 480 The department shall establish an ongoing program to facilitate the voluntary exchange or transfer of water and implement the various state laws that pertain…
   • § 481 The department shall create and maintain a list of entities seeking to enter into water supply transfers, leases, exchanges, or other similar arrangements. In…
   • § 482 The department shall prepare a water transfer guide which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (a) A review of existing and appropriate…
   • § 483 The department shall consult and coordinate its activities with other state boards, departments, agencies, or offices whose assistance may be desirable or…
   • § 484 (a) The temporary transfer of any water or water right that otherwise would have been consumptively used or stored by the transferor in the absence of the…