2007 California Water Code Article 2. Declaration Of Policy

CA Codes (wat:475)

475.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that voluntary water
transfers between water users can result in a more efficient use of
water, benefiting both the buyer and the seller.
   The Legislature further finds and declares that transfers of
surplus water on an intermittent basis can help alleviate water
shortages, save capital outlay development costs, and conserve water
and energy.
   The Legislature further finds and declares that it is in the
public interest to conserve all available water resources, and that
this interest requires the coordinated assistance of state agencies
for voluntary water transfers to allow more intensive use of
developed water resources in a manner that fully protects the
interests of other entities which have rights to, or rely on, the
water covered by a proposed transfer.