Section 380 Of Chapter 3.6. Deference To Decisions By Local Or Regional Agencies From California Water Code >> Division 1. >> Chapter 3.6.
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. The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows:
(a) The various regions of the state differ widely in the
availability of water supplies and in the need for water to meet
beneficial uses.
(b) Decisions regarding operations to meet water needs can depend
in part upon regional differences.
(c) Many water management decisions can best be made at a local or
regional level, to the end that local and regional operational
flexibility will maximize efficient statewide use of water supplies.
(d) The authority granted by this chapter to local and regional
public agencies, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 65930 of
the Government Code and not including federal agencies, is in
furtherance of the policy declared in Section 2 of Article X of the
California Constitution and in Section 109.