Chapter 11.6Regional Sustainability for Drought and Groundwater, and Water Recycling

Section § 80146

Explanation

The law allocates $290 million for improving regional water sustainability, specifically focusing on drought and groundwater projects. These funds can be used for projects like groundwater recharge and contamination prevention related to drinking water. This includes planning, design, and project implementation through grants and loans.

Additionally, $50 million of this amount is designated for specific purposes as outlined in another part of the Water Code, starting with Section 79770.

(a)CA Public Resources Code § 80146(a) The sum of two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for drought and groundwater investments to achieve regional sustainability. Expenditure of these funds may include planning, design, and implementation projects through competitive grants and loans for investments in groundwater recharge with surface water, stormwater, recycled water, and other conjunctive use projects, and projects to prevent or clean up contamination of groundwater that serves as a source of drinking water.
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 80146(b) Of the funds made available pursuant to this section, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 79770) of Division 26.7 of the Water Code for the purposes described in Section 79775 of the Water Code.
drought investments groundwater sustainability competitive grants loans for water projects groundwater recharge surface water use stormwater projects recycled water projects conjunctive use projects drinking water contamination water planning project design implementation projects Section 79775 purposes Chapter 10 Water Code
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)

Section § 80147

Explanation

This law section states that $100 million can be used, once the Legislature approves, under specific parts of the Water Code, but there's an exception to one provision of the Water Code for loans or grants.

Out of this, up to $20 million is designated specifically for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program run by the Department of Food and Agriculture.

(a)CA Public Resources Code § 80147(a) The sum of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 79765) of Division 26.7 of the Water Code, except that the provisions of Section 79143 of the Water Code shall not apply to a loan or grant awarded under this section.
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 80147(b) Of the funds made available pursuant to this section, up to twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) shall be available for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program administered by the Department of Food and Agriculture.
State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program funding allocation agricultural water efficiency Department of Food and Agriculture Legislature appropriation Water Code loan exception grant exception water conservation funding environmental programs Chapter 9 funding Division 26.7 water resource management
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)