California Water Code

§ 14901

WAT § 14901 Effective Jan 1, 1993Div. 7 · Ch. 23 · Art. 1

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares as follows:

(a)A report on the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program entitled, “A Management Plan for Agricultural Subsurface Drainage and Related Problems on the Westside San Joaquin Valley,” has identified 75,000 acres of irrigated agricultural lands that should be retired by the year 2040 primarily due to characteristics of low productivity, poor drainability, and high levels of selenium in shallow groundwater.

(b)Federal, state, and local water organizations and officials should consider the management plan and adopt those parts appropriate for their long-term strategy of contributing to the management or solution of the drainage problems of the west side of the San Joaquin Valley.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 959, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993. Section operative July 1, 1993, pursuant to Section 14920.