California Water Code ARTICLE 2 - The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program

• Section 14903.
  (a) The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Program is hereby established in the department.(b) The department shall carry out the program and may develop, in consultation with...
• Section 14904.
  The San Joaquin Valley Drainage Relief Fund is hereby created for purposes of the program.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1,...
• Section 14905.
  The department may enter into agreements with the state board, the Department of Fish and Game, the Department of Conservation, possessors of water rights, and...
• Section 14906.
  Property acquired pursuant to this chapter shall be managed as upland habitat, wetlands, riparian habitat, or nonirrigated agricultural land, as appropriate. The department shall coordinate...
• Section 14907.
  (a) Agreements to sell water that is conserved as a result of the retirement of land pursuant to this chapter to public agencies, nonprofit organizations, investor-owned...
• Section 14907.5.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the possessor of the water right determines the final disposition of the water.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959,...
• Section 14907.6.
  Participation in the program by local public agencies and landowners is voluntary and shall be undertaken in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, court...
• Section 14908.
  The funds received from the sale of water pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 14907 shall be deposited in the fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of...
• Section 14909.
  The department may apply for, and accept, federal and state grants and receive gifts, donations, and other financial support from public and private sources to...
• Section 14910.
  The department may acquire or accept the gift or dedication of fee title, easements, including conservation easements, leases, development rights, or other interests in retirement...
• Section 14911.
  The department may accept advance payments for future water deliveries undertaken pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1,...
• Section 14912.
  (a) The department may purchase, lease, rent, sell, exchange, or otherwise transfer any land, interest in land or water, or option acquired pursuant to this chapter.(b) The...
• Section 14913.
  The department may, by contract or agreement, make grants or loans to local public entities, state agencies, or nonprofit organizations to carry out this chapter.(Added...
• Section 14914.
  The purchase price of any interest in land or water acquired pursuant to this chapter may reflect the benefit to the state of alleviating drainage...
• Section 14915.
  The price of water conserved and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be determined by the department so as to carry out the intent of...
• Section 14916.
  Purchase agreements entered into pursuant to this chapter may provide for the return of the property, that is the subject of the purchase, to irrigated...
• Section 14917.
  In carrying out this chapter, the department shall consider the effects of purchases of property pursuant to this chapter on the overall economy of the...
• Section 14918.
  The department shall coordinate with the United States Department of the Interior regarding water distribution undertaken pursuant to this chapter in those areas served by...
• Section 14920.
  This chapter shall become operative on July 1, 1993.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Note: This section prescribes a...

Last modified: October 22, 2018