SECTIONS 78501 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 78501

78501. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following
definitions govern the construction of this division:
(a) "Bay-delta" means the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin
Delta Estuary.
(b) "Board" means the State Water Resources Control Board.
(c) "CALFED" refers to a consortium of five state agencies,
including the Resources Agency, the department, the Department of
Fish and Game, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and
the board, and five federal agencies, including the United States
Department of Interior, the United States Bureau of Reclamation, the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Environmental Protection
Agency, and the National Marine Fisheries Service, with management
and regulatory responsibilities in the bay-delta.
(d) "Clean Water Act" means the federal Clean Water Act (33
U.S.C.A. Sec. 1251 et seq.) and includes any amendments thereto.
(e) "Committee" means the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply
Finance Committee created pursuant to Section 78693.
(f) "Delta" means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
(g) "Department" means the Department of Water Resources.
(h) "Fund" means the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Fund
created pursuant to Section 78505.