SECTIONS 10640-10645 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 10640-10645

10640. Every urban water supplier required to prepare a plan
pursuant to this part shall prepare its plan pursuant to Article 2
(commencing with Section 10630).
The supplier shall likewise periodically review the plan as
required by Section 10621, and any amendments or changes required as
a result of that review shall be adopted pursuant to this article.

10641. An urban water supplier required to prepare a plan may
consult with, and obtain comments from, any public agency or state
agency or any person who has special expertise with respect to water
demand management methods and techniques.

10642. Each urban water supplier shall encourage the active
involvement of diverse social, cultural, and economic elements of the
population within the service area prior to and during the
preparation of the plan. Prior to adopting a plan, the urban water
supplier shall make the plan available for public inspection and
shall hold a public hearing thereon. Prior to the hearing, notice of
the time and place of hearing shall be published within the
jurisdiction of the publicly owned water supplier pursuant to Section
6066 of the Government Code. The urban water supplier shall provide
notice of the time and place of hearing to any city or county within
which the supplier provides water supplies. A privately owned water
supplier shall provide an equivalent notice within its service area.
After the hearing, the plan shall be adopted as prepared or as
modified after the hearing.

10643. An urban water supplier shall implement its plan adopted
pursuant to this chapter in accordance with the schedule set forth in
its plan.

10644. (a) An urban water supplier shall submit to the department,
the California State Library, and any city or county within which the
supplier provides water supplies a copy of its plan no later than 30
days after adoption. Copies of amendments or changes to the plans
shall be submitted to the department, the California State Library,
and any city or county within which the supplier provides water
supplies within 30 days after adoption.
(b) The department shall prepare and submit to the Legislature, on
or before December 31, in the years ending in six and one, a report
summarizing the status of the plans adopted pursuant to this part.
The report prepared by the department shall identify the exemplary
elements of the individual plans. The department shall provide a copy
of the report to each urban water supplier that has submitted its
plan to the department. The department shall also prepare reports and
provide data for any legislative hearings designed to consider the
effectiveness of plans submitted pursuant to this part.
(c) (1) For the purpose of identifying the exemplary elements of
the individual plans, the department shall identify in the report
those water demand management measures adopted and implemented by
specific urban water suppliers, and identified pursuant to Section
10631, that achieve water savings significantly above the levels
established by the department to meet the requirements of Section
10631.5.
(2) The department shall distribute to the panel convened pursuant
to Section 10631.7 the results achieved by the implementation of
those water demand management measures described in paragraph (1).
(3) The department shall make available to the public the standard
the department will use to identify exemplary water demand
management measures.

10645. Not later than 30 days after filing a copy of its plan with
the department, the urban water supplier and the department shall
make the plan available for public review during normal business
hours.