DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES 10000-12999›PART 6. WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 12570-12949.6›CHAPTER 7.7. Environmental Water Act of 1989 12929-12929.46›ARTICLE 3. Environmental Water Program 12929.20-12929.27

§ 12929.20

California Water Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that diversions of water out of the Mono Lake Basin by the City of Los Angeles have lowered the water level of Mono Lake and that future water diversions need to be managed to protect Mono Lake and the Mono Lake Basin. The department, upon acceptance of an application or applications pursuant to Section 12929.21, shall expend money available from the Environmental Water Fund to preserve the wildlife and environment of the Mono Lake Basin.

(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 715, Sec. 1.)

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