California Water Code CHAPTER 4 - Definitions

• Section 85050.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this division.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch....
• Section 85051.
  “Acquisition” means the acquisition of a fee interest or any other interest, including easements, leases, and development rights.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch....
• Section 85052.
  “Adaptive management” means a framework and flexible decisionmaking process for ongoing knowledge acquisition, monitoring, and evaluation leading to continuous improvement in management planning and implementation...
• Section 85053.
  “Bay Delta Conservation Plan” or “BDCP” means a multispecies conservation plan.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective...
• Section 85054.
  “Coequal goals” means the two goals of providing a more reliable water supply for California and protecting, restoring, and enhancing the Delta ecosystem. The coequal...
• Section 85055.
  “Commission” means the Delta Protection Commission established in Division 19.5 (commencing with Section 29700) of the Public Resources Code.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess.,...
• Section 85056.
  “Conservancy” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy established in Section 32320 of the Public Resources Code.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec....
• Section 85057.
  “Council” means the Delta Stewardship Council established in Section 85200.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February...
• Section 85057.5.
  (a) “Covered action” means a plan, program, or project as defined pursuant to Section 21065 of the Public Resources Code that meets all of the following...
• Section 85058.
  “Delta” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as defined in Section 12220 and the Suisun Marsh, as defined in Section 29101 of the Public Resources Code.(Added...
• Section 85059.
  “Delta Plan” means the comprehensive, long-term management plan for the Delta as adopted by the council in accordance with this division.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th...
• Section 85060.
  “Delta watershed” means the Sacramento River Hydrologic Region and the San Joaquin River Hydrologic Region as described in the department’s Bulletin No. 160-05.(Added by Stats....
• Section 85064.
  “Public water agency” means a public entity, as defined in Section 514, that provides water service, as defined in Section 515.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th...
• Section 85066.
  “Restoration” means the application of ecological principles to restore a degraded or fragmented ecosystem and return it to a condition in which its biological and...
• Section 85067.
  “Strategic Plan” means both the “Delta Vision Strategic Plan” issued by the Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force on October 17, 2008, and the “Delta...

Last modified: October 22, 2018