The Legislature finds and declares as follows:

(a) Agriculture is a vital industry in California.

Terms Used In California Water Code 10901

  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18

(b) The waters of the state are a limited and renewable resource.

(c) Agriculture has already implemented many improvements to water use efficiency.

(d) Implementation of additional water management practices could further improve agricultural water use efficiency in many areas.

(e) In many areas agricultural water suppliers are already carrying out water management practices to improve the efficiency of water use.

(f) Agricultural water suppliers can implement efficient water management practices for the delivery of water and can assist their users to improve the efficiency of their use of water.

(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 739, Sec. 1.)