Section 350.4 - General PrinciplesConsistent with the State's interest in groundwater sustainability through local management, the following general principles shall guide the Department in the implementation of these regulations.
(a) Groundwater conditions must be adequately defined and monitored to demonstrate that a Plan is achieving the sustainability goal for the basin, and the Department will evaluate the level of detail provided considering the basin setting.(b) To comply with the Department's statutory mandate to evaluate Plans, Plan implementation, and the effect on Plan implementation on adjacent basins, Plan content information must be sufficiently detailed and readily comparable.(c) The Department shall evaluate the adequacy of all Plans, including subsequent modifications to Plans, and reports and periodic evaluations based on a substantial compliance standard as described in Article 6, provided that the objectives of the Act are satisfied.(d) Sustainable management criteria and projects and management actions shall be commensurate with the level of understanding of the basin setting, based on the level of uncertainty and data gaps, as reflected in the Plan.(e) An Agency shall have the responsibility for adopting a Plan that defines the basin setting and establishes criteria that will maintain or achieve sustainable groundwater management, and the Department shall have the ongoing responsibility to evaluate the adequacy of that Plan and the success of its implementation.(f) A Plan will be evaluated, and its implementation assessed, consistent with the objective that a basin be sustainably managed within 20 years of Plan implementation without adversely affecting the ability of an adjacent basin to implement its Plan or achieve and maintain its sustainability goal over the planning and implementation horizon.(g) The Department shall consider the state policy regarding the human right to water when implementing these regulations.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 23, § 350.4
1. New section filed 8-15-2016 as an emergency exempt from review by OAL pursuant to Water Code section 10733.2(d); operative 8-15-2016. Pursuant to Water Code section 10733.2(d), these regulations shall remain in effect until revised by the Department of Water Resources (Register 2016, No. 34). Note: Authority cited: Section 10733.2, Water Code. Reference: Sections 106.3, 113, 10720.1, 10720.9, 10727.6, 10733 and 10733.2, Water Code.
1. New section filed 8-15-2016 as an emergency exempt from review by OAL pursuant to Water Code section 10733.2(d); operative 8-15-2016. Pursuant to Water Code section 10733.2(d), these regulations shall remain in effect until revised by the Department of Water Resources (Register 2016, No. 34).