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Cal. Water Code § 8536 (2026)

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The board has no power, jurisdiction, authority or control over the construction, operation or maintenance of the Central Valley Project or any part of it.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2001–2003 · leading case: Del Puerto Water Dist. v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 271 F. Supp. 2d 1224 (E.D. Cal. 2003).
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Del Puerto Water Dist. v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 271 F. Supp. 2d 1224 (E.D. Cal. 2003). “See California Water Code § 8536 (West 2000): "The Board (SWRCB) has no power, *1246 jurisdiction, authority or control over the construction, operation or maintenance of the Central Valley Project or any part of it.”
Westlands Water Dist. v. United States, 153 F. Supp. 2d 1133 (E.D. Cal. 2001). “” Cal. Water Code § 8536 (West 2000). California recognizes the importance of the mandate to operate the CVP as an integrated unit: "The approval and adoption of the State Water Plan do not repeal any of the provisions of the Central Valley Project Act of 1933, and to the extent…”
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