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DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES 10000-12999›PART 2.55. SUSTAINABLE WATER USE AND DEMAND REDUCTION 10608-10609.42›CHAPTER 10. Countywide Drought and Water Shortage Contingency Plans 10609.40-10609.42

§ 10609.40

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

The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:

(a) Small water suppliers and rural communities are often not covered by established water shortage planning requirements. Currently, most counties do not address water shortages or do so minimally in their general plan or the local hazard mitigation plan.

(b) The state should provide guidance to improve drought planning for small water suppliers and rural communities.

(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 15, Sec. 8. (AB 1668) Effective January 1, 2019.)

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