Chapter 2Definitions
Section § 78501
This section provides definitions for key terms used in this division related to water resources in California. It defines 'Bay-delta' as the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary and clarifies the 'Board' as the State Water Resources Control Board.
'CALFED' refers to a group of state and federal agencies that manage the bay-delta, and the 'Clean Water Act' references the federal water quality protection law. The 'Committee' is the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Finance Committee, and 'Delta' refers specifically to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
The 'Department' is defined as the Department of Water Resources, and the 'Fund' refers to the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Fund.