California Water Code CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

• Section 10720.
  This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.”(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 346, Sec. 3. (SB 1168) Effective...
• Section 10720.1.
  In enacting this part, it is the intent of the Legislature to do all of the following:(a) To provide for the sustainable management of groundwater basins.(b) To...
• Section 10720.3.
  (a) This part applies to all groundwater basins in the state.(b) To the extent authorized under federal or tribal law, this part applies to an Indian tribe...
• Section 10720.5.
  (a) Groundwater management pursuant to this part shall be consistent with Section 2 of Article X of the California Constitution. Nothing in this part modifies rights...
• Section 10720.7.
  (a) (1) By January 31, 2020, all basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins by the department that have been designated in Bulletin 118, as it may...
• Section 10720.8.
  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (e), this part does not apply to the following adjudicated areas or a local agency that conforms to the requirements...
• Section 10720.9.
  All relevant state agencies, including, but not limited to, the board, the regional water quality control boards, the department, and the Department of Fish and...

Last modified: October 22, 2018