California Water Code CHAPTER 1.5 - Water Leases

• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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,...
• Section 1024.5.
  This chapter does not limit any review of the lessee’s use of the leased water.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 847, Sec. 3.)
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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 consistent with...
• Section 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...
• Section 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 division,...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018