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108 Part I California Water Table 2.6 Principal types of local water management agencies Agency Responsibility Urban water and wastewater utilities(city Urban water supply,wastewater treatment departments,special districts,and private utilities) Agricultural water agencies(irrigation districts, Agricultural surface water supply(sometimes other special districts,mutual water companies) also management of groundwater recharge and conjunctive use) County flood control agencies and reclamation Local flood management,including districts maintenance of federally authorized levees Groundwater management entities(water Local groundwater basin management for masters,special districts) adjudicated basins and special groundwater management areas City and county governments Land use permitting and stormwater management Resource conservation districts Land and water use management for habitat improvements Power utilities(private utilities,urban and Hydroelectric projects agricultural water agencies) NOTES:For details on special districts,see Special Districts Annual Report Fiscal Year 2007-08,Appendix B:Number of Special Districts by Type and Governing Body(www.sco.ca.gov/Files-ARD-Local/LocRep/0708specialdistrictosp.pdf).For a list of California water districts,see www.Iib.berkeley.edu/WRCA/district.html.And for a digital repository of California water district documents,see http://webarchives.cdlib.org/a/CAWaterDistricts. customers) deliver water to most California homes and businesses.36 Several thousands more serve smaller,more rural communities. Several dozen public entities oversee adjudicated and other specially managed groundwater basins (primarily in Southern California) (Chapters 4, 6). Hundreds of agricultural water districts supply surface water to California's farmers. Nearly 600 local wastewater utilities are responsible for meeting Clean Water Act standards in discharging municipal waste. Many of California's county governments and numerous special districts oversee local flood management programs.Over the past decade,many city and county governments have become responsible for the quality of stormwater runoff under the CWA.These local governments-538 in all—also have principal responsibility for local water-related land use deci- sions and local codes, which affect water demands, flood vulnerability, and stormwater flows.37 Along with the state and federal water projects, various 36. These are the utilities required to comply with the Urban Water Management Planning Act.See Hanak(2005b,2010). 37. Local decisions on the location of development are especially important for flood risk management and source- water protection.Local ordinances and codes on outdoor landscaping and stormwater capture are important for water conservation and water quality.