California Water Code

§ 1815

WAT § 1815 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 11 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding Section 1810, a transferor of water shall not use a water conveyance facility that has unused capacity to transfer water from a groundwater basin underlying desert lands that is in the vicinity of a national monument, a national preserve, a national park, a state or federal wilderness area, or state lands to outside of the groundwater basin unless the State Lands Commission, in consultation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the department, finds, upon receipt of an application pursuant to subdivision (b), that the transfer of the water will not adversely affect the natural or cultural resources, including groundwater resources or habitat, of those federal or state lands.

(b)(1) Before using a water conveyance facility that has unused capacity to transfer water from a groundwater basin underlying desert lands, a transferor of water shall submit an application to the State Lands Commission for review of the proposed transfer. The application shall include, at a minimum, both of the following:

(A)The names of the transferor and the owner of the water conveyance facility.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 169, Sec. 2. (SB 307) Effective January 1, 2020.