SECTIONS 10800-10802 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 10800-10802

10800. This part shall be known and may be cited as the
Agricultural Water Management Planning Act.

10801. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The waters of the state are a limited and renewable resource.
(b) The California Constitution requires that water in the state
be used in a reasonable and beneficial manner.
(c) Urban water districts are required to adopt water management
plans.
(d) The conservation of agricultural water supplies is of great
statewide concern.
(e) There is a great amount of reuse of delivered water, both
inside and outside the water service areas.
(f) Significant noncrop beneficial uses are associated with
agricultural water use, including streamflows and wildlife habitat.
(g) Significant opportunities exist in some areas, through
improved irrigation water management, to conserve water or to reduce
the quantity of highly saline or toxic drainage water.
(h) Changes in water management practices should be carefully
planned and implemented to minimize adverse effects on other
beneficial uses currently being served.
(i) Agricultural water suppliers that receive water from the
federal Central Valley Project are required by federal law to prepare
and implement water conservation plans.
(j) Agricultural water users applying for a permit to appropriate
water from the board are required to prepare and implement water
conservation plans.

10802. The Legislature finds and declares that all of the following
are the policies of the state:
(a) The conservation of water shall be pursued actively to protect
both the people of the state and the state's water resources.
(b) The conservation of agricultural water supplies shall be an
important criterion in public decisions with regard to water.
(c) Agricultural water suppliers shall be required to prepare
water management plans to achieve conservation of water.