Section 10537 Of Chapter 3. Definitions From California Water Code >> Division 6. >> Part 2.2. >> Chapter 3.
10537
. "Regional projects or programs" means projects or programs
identified in an integrated regional water management plan that
accomplish any of the following:
(a) Reduce water demand through agricultural and urban water use
efficiency.
(b) Increase water supplies for any beneficial use through the use
of any of the following, or other, means:
(1) Groundwater storage and conjunctive water management.
(2) Desalination.
(3) Precipitation enhancement.
(4) Water recycling.
(5) Regional and local surface storage.
(6) Water-use efficiency.
(7) Stormwater management.
(c) Improve operational efficiency and water supply reliability,
including conveyance facilities, system reoperation, and water
transfers.
(d) Improve water quality, including drinking water treatment and
distribution, groundwater and aquifer remediation, matching water
quality to water use, wastewater treatment, water pollution
prevention, and management of urban and agricultural runoff.
(e) Improve resource stewardship, including agricultural lands
stewardship, ecosystem restoration, flood plain management, recharge
area protection, urban land use management, groundwater management,
water-dependent recreation, fishery restoration, including fish
passage improvement, and watershed management.
(f) Improve flood management through structural and nonstructural
means, or by any other means.