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DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES 10000-12999›PART 2.3. STORMWATER RESOURCE PLANNING 10560-10565

§ 10564

California Water Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

For purposes of this part, “low-impact development” means new development or redevelopment projects that employ natural and constructed features that reduce the rate of stormwater runoff, filter out pollutants, facilitate stormwater storage onsite, infiltrate stormwater into the ground to replenish groundwater supplies, or improve the quality of receiving groundwater and surface water.

(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 620, Sec. 3. (SB 790) Effective January 1, 2010.)

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