Section 10522 Of Part 2.1. Agricultural Water Conservation And Management Act Of 1992 From California Water Code >> Division 6. >> Part 2.1.
10522
. A water supplier, individually or in cooperation with other
public agencies or persons, may institute a water conservation or
efficient water management program, including, but not limited to,
all of the following components:
(a) Providing irrigation and other water use management services
to persons served by the water supplier, including, but not limited
to, all of the following services:
(1) Providing information on historic and current crop water use
data for crops grown in the area served by the water supplier,
including evapotranspiration and leaching requirements of those
crops.
(2) Providing irrigation consulting services to monitor on-farm
water use practices and to provide information to improve on-farm
water management.
(3) Monitoring salinity to obtain favorable salt balances.
(4) Recommending more efficient techniques for preplanting
irrigation of the crop root zone.
(5) Providing evaluations of the operation and efficiency of
individual on-farm irrigation systems and animal sanitation systems
and similar uses, and making recommendations for improvement of those
systems.
(6) Providing irrigation management improvement services during
the growing season.
(b) Making physical and structural improvements to the water
supplier's delivery system, and aiding in the improvement of on-farm
systems, including, but not limited to, all of the following
improvements:
(1) Using flow measuring devices in the delivery system and
providing to farmers, or assisting farmers in the use of, on-farm
flow measurement devices.
(2) Lining ditches and canals or providing pipelines in the
supplier's delivery system and helping farmers to take these actions,
except where seepage is desirable for groundwater recharge or
environmental purposes.
(3) Evaluating the storage, conveyance, and drainage systems of
the water supplier and the farmers served by the water supplier and
the application systems of the farmers served by the water supplier
to maximize efficient water management.
(4) Assisting farmers technically and financially with
installation and operation of on-farm conservation equipment if the
installation and operation is economically feasible for the water
supplier.
(c) Making institutional and operational adjustments, including,
but not limited to, all of the following adjustments:
(1) Allowing changes or flexibility in the water contract year to
more closely fit water-use characteristics of the crops being grown.
(2) Establishing a pricing structure for water delivered to
encourage conservation.
(3) Maximizing flexibility, to the extent economically and
otherwise feasible, in water delivery to farmers to enable them to
optimize their irrigation efficiency.
(4) Developing education programs for farmers relating to on-farm
conservation.
(5) Promoting or developing conjunctive use programs for use of
groundwater and surface water.
(6) Encouraging voluntary exchanges of water between water
suppliers which have surplus water and suppliers which have a water
shortage.