California Water Code 71687 – Upon completing the hearing, but no later than the second Tuesday in …
Upon completing the hearing, but no later than the second Tuesday in May, the board shall, by resolution, find:
(a) The annual overdraft for the preceding water year.
Terms Used In California Water Code 71687
- Accumulated overdraft: means the aggregate amount, as determined from time to time by the board, by which the quantity of ground water removed by any natural or artificial means from the ground water supplies within the district during all preceding water years shall have exceeded the quantity of nonsaline water replaced therein by the replenishment of such ground water supplies in such water years by any natural or artificial means, the respective determination to be based upon reports, records, and other data or evidence found by the board to be adequate for the purpose of making such determination. See California Water Code 71683
- Annual overdraft: means the amount, as determined by the board, by which the quantity of ground water removed by any natural or artificial means from the ground water supplies within the district during the water year exceeds the quantity of nonsaline water replaced therein by the replenishment of such ground water supplies in such water year by any natural or artificial means other than replensihment under the provisions of this article or by any other governmental agency or entity. See California Water Code 71683
- Fiscal year: means the period commencing on July 1st of one calendar year and ending on June 30th of the calendar year immediately following. See California Water Code 71683
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Ground water: means nonsaline water beneath the surface of the ground, whether or not flowing through known and definite channels. See California Water Code 71683
- Makeup water: means water of useable quality for ground water recharge required to be delivered to downstream users pursuant to a court judgment. See California Water Code 71683
- water: includes potable water and nonpotable water. See California Water Code 71611
- Water year: means the period commencing on October 1st of one calendar year and ending on September 30th of the calendar year immediately following. See California Water Code 71683
(b) The estimated annual overdraft for the current water year.
(c) The estimated annual overdraft for the ensuing water year.
(d) The accumulated overdraft as of the last day of the preceding water year.
(e) The estimated accumulated overdraft as of the last day of the current water year.
(f) The total production of ground water from the ground water supplies within the district during the preceding water year.
(g) The estimated total production of ground water from the ground water supplies within the district for the current water year.
(h) The estimated total production of ground water from the ground water supplies within the district for the ensuing water year.
(i) The changes during the preceding water year in the ground water levels, pressure levels or piezometric heights of the ground water contained within pressure-level areas of the district, and the effects thereof upon the ground water supplies and makeup water requirements of the district.
(j) The estimated changes during the current water year in the ground water levels, pressure levels or piezometric heights of the ground water contained within pressure-level areas of the district, and the estimated effects thereof upon the ground water supplies within the district.
(k) The quantity of water which should be purchased for the replenishment of the ground water supplies and makeup water requirements of the district during the ensuing water year.
(l) The source and estimated cost of water available for such replenishment and makeup water requirements.
(m) The estimated costs of replenishing such ground water supplies and meeting makeup water requirements of the district with such water so purchased.
(n) The estimated costs of purchasing, in water years succeeding the ensuing water year, that portion of the quantity of water which should be purchased for the replenishment of the ground water supplies and meeting the makeup water requirements of the district during the ensuing water year, but which is estimated to be unavailable for purchase during said ensuing water year; the estimated costs shall be based on the estimated price of water for replenishment and makeup purposes during the ensuing water year.
(o) The estimated rate of the replenishment assessment required to be levied upon the production of ground water from the ground water supplies within the district during the ensuing fiscal year for the purposes of accomplishing such replenishment makeup water requirements and providing a reserve fund to purchase in future years, when available, that portion of the quantity of water which should be purchased for the replenishment of the ground water supplies and meeting the makeup water requirements of the district during the ensuing water year, but which is estimated to be unavailable for purchase during such ensuing water year.
(p) That persons extracting in the aggregate in excess of 50 percent of the water which would be subject to the water replenishment assessment, based upon production during the preceding fiscal year, have not filed their written objections to a proposed water replenishment assessment for the next succeeding fiscal year.
Without the specific finding required by this subdivision (p), no further steps shall be taken to establish such water replenishment assessment for the next succeeding fiscal year.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1725.)