Cal. WAT § 31149.5
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 31149.5, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
(a) The Marina County Water District may finance, construct, maintain, operate, lease, use, and sell power to any public utility or public agency from one or more plants within the district’s boundaries for the cogeneration of electric power in conjunction with facilities for removing dissolved solids and impurities from seawater, and may finance, construct, maintain, operate, and lease the transmission lines for the conveyance of the power.
(b) Prior to January 1, 1996, the district may not exercise the authority set forth in subdivision (a) to provide water that is a substitute for water from the Monterey County Water Resources Agency’s seawater intrusion project.
(b) Prior to January 1, 1996, the district may not exercise the authority set forth in subdivision (a) to provide water that is a substitute for water from the Monterey County Water Resources Agency’s seawater intrusion project.
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