Amended in Senate August 17, 2016

Amended in Senate August 1, 2016

Amended in Assembly May 19, 2016

Amended in Assembly March 17, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 2594


Introduced by Assembly Member Gordon

(Coauthor: Senator Pavley)

February 19, 2016


An act to add Section 10561.7 to the Water Code, relating to stormwater.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2594, as amended, Gordon. Stormwater resources: use of captured water.

Existing law, the Stormwater Resource Planning Act, authorizes one or more public agencies to develop a stormwater resource plan that meets specified standards to address the capture of stormwater, as defined, and dry weather runoff, as defined.

This bill would authorize a public entity that capturesbegin delete stormwater,end deletebegin insert stormwater from urban areas,end insert in accordance with a stormwater resource plan, before the water reaches a natural channel to use the captured water under certain circumstances.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 10561.7 is added to the Water Code, to
2read:

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10561.7.  

(a) A public entity that capturesbegin delete stormwater,end delete
4begin insert stormwater from urban areas,end insert in accordance with a stormwater
5resource plan, before the water reaches a natural channel shall be
6entitled to use the captured water to the extent that the water
7augmentsbegin insert existingend insert waterbegin delete supplies supporting existing water rights.end delete
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begin insert supplies.end insert

9(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to do any of the
10following:

11(1) Alter or impair any existing rights.

12(2) Change existing waterbegin delete rights.end deletebegin insert rights law.end insert

13(3) Interfere with, amend, or supersede any existing water rights
14adjudication or other legally mandated water management plan.

15(4) Create a groundwater pumping right where a pumping right
16does not already exist.



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