SECTIONS 12929.30-12929.31 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 12929.30-12929.31

12929.30. The Water Quality Program includes projects or programs
of public agencies throughout the state that will either (1) reduce
the amounts of agricultural drainage water or (2), improve the
quality of agricultural drainage water with the result of improving
the quality of water used for agricultural, municipal, or industrial
purposes.

12929.31. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the funds
provided to the department from the Water Quality Program be used for
studies to investigate cost-effective reduction methods, containment
structures, and treatment facilities for the treatment, storage, and
disposal of agricultural drainage water.
(b) For purposes of this section, "treatment facilities" means
facilities or works to treat agricultural drainage water to remove or
substantially reduce the level of constituents which pollute or
threaten to pollute the waters of the state, including, but not
limited to, processes utilizing ion exchange, desalting technologies
such as reverse osmosis, biological treatment, agriforestry, and
cogeneration.