CHAPTER 1.5. Water Leases
Chapter 1.5 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 847, Sec. 3.
§§ 1020–1031 · 14 sections
- § 1020 Water may be leased for a period not to exceed five years to assist water conservation efforts pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter. The terms…
- § 1021 (a) The water subject to a water lease agreement shall be water that is subject to a water right of the lessor. The amount of water leased shall not exceed 25…
- § 1022 If the water subject to the lease is held by a water district, a water company, or a mutual water company, hereafter collectively referred to as the district,…
- § 1024 (a) Nothing in this chapter authorizes the sale of any water right or the modification of any water right or contract. (b) No right in any water, water…
- § 1024.5 This chapter does not limit any review of the lessee’s use of the leased water.
- § 1025 If the lessor or lessee is a water district, the water lessor shall file a notice with the state board of the water lease agreement and include in the notice…
- § 1025.5 (a) If both the lessor and lessee are private parties, the lessor shall file an application with the board for approval of the lease agreement and shall…
- § 1025.7 Water leases pursuant to this chapter are not subject to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 1700) or Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 1725) of Part 2.
- § 1026 The lead agency shall not approve a water lease until 30 days after the board provides written public notice, including notice by personal delivery or…
- § 1027 (a) Any water lease agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter involving the transfer of water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta shall provide outflow…
- § 1028 In any proceeding pursuant to Section 1029, the court shall determine issues relating to the lease and the effects of the water transfer pursuant to the lease…
- § 1029 Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code applies to water lease agreements authorized by this chapter. For purposes of that…
- § 1030 During the term of the water lease, the state board shall monitor the lease, as appropriate. The state board shall initiate proceedings, if appropriate, to…
- § 1031 A water lease pursuant to this chapter shall not take effect until the first annual fee, set pursuant to Section 1525, is paid, and the lease shall not…