ARTICLE 6. Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watershed Program [79104.100. - 79104.114.]

Cal. Water Code - WAT 6.

in effect

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 79104.100. Section 79104.100.

(a) There is hereby created in the account the Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watershed Subaccount. (b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watershed Subaccount created by subdivision (a).

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 79104.102. Section 79104.102.

The sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 79104.104. Section 79104.104.

The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the board, may be used by the board to rehabilitate and improve the Lake Elsinore Watershed and San Jacinto Watershed and the water quality of Lake Elsinore by funding one or more of the following projects: watershed monitoring, storm channel modification, nutrient control, aeration, wetlands restoration and enhancement, wildlife habitat enhancement, fishery enhancement, calcium quicklime treatment, and sediment removal, or for grants awarded by the board to the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, other joint powers authorities, or local public agencies for any of these purposes, and for related planning and administrative costs.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 79104.106. Section 79104.106.

To the maximum extent feasible, the watershed management and flood control projects described in Section 79104.104 shall do one or more of the following: (a) Preserve agricultural land. (b) Protect wildlife habitat. (c) Protect and enhance recreational resources. (d) Improve lake water quality.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 79104.108. Section 79104.108.

It is the intent of the Legislature to urge the federal government to allocate funds for projects to improve the Lake Elsinore Watershed and San Jacinto Watershed, and lake water quality by matching the state’s financial commitment to those projects.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 79104.110. Section 79104.110.

The funds appropriated pursuant to Section 79104.104 shall be allocated to a joint powers agency consisting of the City of Lake Elsinore, the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District and other agencies for implementation of programs to improve the water quality and habitat of Lake Elsinore, and its back basin consistent with the Lake Elsinore Management Plan.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 79104.114. Section 79104.114.

Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026