Section 383 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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. For the purposes of this chapter, water that is surplus to the
needs of the agency's water users shall mean any of the following:
(a) Water, to which the right is held by the agency pursuant to an
appropriation made under the Water Commission Act or Division 2
(commencing with Section 1000), which the agency finds will be in
excess of the needs of water users within the agency for the duration
of the transfer.
(b) Water, to which the right is held by the agency pursuant to an
appropriation made under the Water Commission Act or Division 2
(commencing with Section 1000), of which any water user agrees with
the agency, upon mutually satisfactory terms, to forego use for the
duration of the transfer.
(c) Water, to which the right is held by a water user within the
agency pursuant to an appropriation made under the Water Commission
Act or Division 2 (commencing with Section 1000) where the water user
and the agency agree, upon mutually satisfactory terms, that the
water user will forego use for the period of time specified in the
agreement and that the agency shall act as agent for the water user
to effect the transfer.