The department may use Central Valley Project revenue bonds or other funds available for the purposes of the State Water Resources Development System to finance, in whole or in part, water conservation programs and facilities that reduce demands by the sponsoring contractor for project water from the system for a period of time agreed to by the sponsoring contractor, and thereby increase the supply of project water available in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta for distribution to other contractors.

(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 938, Sec. 1.)

Terms Used In California Water Code 11970

  • sponsoring contractor: means a contractor or contractors, who have a long-term water supply contract with the department and who agree to reduce demands for project water from the State Water Resources Development System in accordance with Section 11970. See California Water Code 11971
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18
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