Wat. Code, § 10609.40 · Chapter 10. Countywide Drought and Water Shortage Contingency Plans
Wat. Code, § 10609.40
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:
(a) Small water suppliers and rural communities are often not covered by established water shortage planning requirements. Currently, most counties do not address water shortages or do so minimally in their general plan or the local hazard mitigation plan.
(b) The state should provide guidance to improve drought planning for small water suppliers and rural communities.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 15, Sec. 8. (AB 1668) Effective January 1, 2019.
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