CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [10750. - 10750.10.]

Cal. Water Code - WAT 1.

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Cal. Water Code - WAT § 10750. Section 10750.

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that groundwater is a valuable natural resource in California, and should be managed to ensure both its safe production and its quality. It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage local agencies to work cooperatively to manage groundwater resources within their jurisdictions. (b) The Legislature also finds and declares that additional study of groundwater resources is necessary to better understand how to manage groundwater effectively to ensure the safe production, quality, and proper storage of groundwater in this state.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 10750.1. Section 10750.1.

(a) Beginning January 1, 2015, a new plan shall not be adopted and an existing plan shall not be renewed pursuant to this part, except as provided in subdivision (b). A plan adopted before January 1, 2015, shall remain in effect until a groundwater sustainability plan is adopted pursuant to Part 2.74 (commencing with Section 10720). (b) This section does not apply to a low- or very low priority basin as categorized for the purposes of Part 2.74 (commencing with Section 10720). (c) This section does not apply to a plan submitted as an alternative pursuant to Section 10733.6, unless the department has not determined that the alternative satisfies the objectives of Part 2.74 (commencing with Section 10720) on or before January 31, 2020, or the department later determines that the plan does not satisfy the objectives of that part.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 10750.2. Section 10750.2.

(a) Subject to subdivision (b), this part applies to all groundwater basins in the state. (b) This part does not apply to any portion of a groundwater basin that is subject to groundwater management by a local agency or a watermaster pursuant to other provisions of law or a court order, judgment, or decree, unless the local agency or watermaster agrees to the application of this part.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 10750.4. Section 10750.4.

Nothing in this part requires a local agency overlying a groundwater basin to adopt or implement a groundwater management plan or groundwater management program pursuant to this part.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 10750.6. Section 10750.6.

Nothing in this part affects the authority of a local agency or a watermaster to manage groundwater pursuant to other provisions of law or a court order, judgment, or decree.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 10750.7. Section 10750.7.

(a) A local agency may not manage groundwater pursuant to this part within the service area of another local agency, a water corporation regulated by the Public Utilities Commission, or a mutual water company without the agreement of that other entity. (b) This section applies only to groundwater basins that are not critically overdrafted.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 10750.8. Section 10750.8.

(a) A local agency may not manage groundwater pursuant to this part within the service area of another local agency without the agreement of that other entity. (b) This section applies only to groundwater basins that are critically overdrafted.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 10750.9. Section 10750.9.

(a) A local agency that commences procedures, prior to January 1, 1993, to adopt an ordinance or resolution to establish a program for the management of groundwater pursuant to Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750), as added by Chapter 903 of the Statutes of 1991, may proceed to adopt the ordinance or resolution pursuant to Part 2.75, and the completion of those procedures is deemed to meet the requirements of this part. (b) A local agency that has adopted an ordinance or resolution pursuant to Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750), as added by Chapter 903 of the Statutes of 1991, may amend its groundwater management program by ordinance or resolution of the governing body of the local agency to include any of the plan components set forth in Section 10753.7.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 10750.10. Section 10750.10.

This part is in addition to, and not a limitation on, the authority granted to a local agency pursuant to other provisions of law.

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