Water Code - WAT
DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES [10000 - 12999]
( Heading of Division 6 amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932. ) PART 2.74. Sustainable Groundwater Management [10720 - 10738]
( Part 2.74 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 346, Sec. 3. ) CHAPTER 4. Establishing Groundwater Sustainability Agencies [10723 - 10724]
( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 346, Sec. 3. ) 10723.6.
(a) A combination of local agencies may form a groundwater sustainability agency by using any of the following methods:
(1) A joint powers agreement.
(2) A memorandum of agreement or other legal agreement.
(b) A water corporation regulated by the Public Utilities Commission or a mutual water company may participate in a groundwater sustainability agency through a memorandum of agreement or other legal agreement. The authority provided by this subdivision does not confer any additional powers to a nongovernmental entity.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 255, Sec. 7. (SB 13) Effective January 1, 2016.)