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shall be exercised subject to the restrictions upon the manner of exercising such powers as are imposed
on SCV Water, and in the event of the withdrawal of SCV Water as a Member under this Agreement,
then the manner of exercising the SCV-GSA’s powers shall be those restrictions imposed on the County
of Los Angeles.

4.1 To exercise all powers afforded to the SCV-GSA under SGMA, including without
limitation:

4.1.1 To adopt rules, regulations, policies, bylaws, and procedures governing the
operation of the SCV-GSA.

4.1.2 To develop, adopt, and implement a GSP for the Basin, and to exercise jointly the
common powers of the Members in doing so.

4.1.3 To obtain rights, permits, and other authorizations for, or pertaining to,
implementation of a GSP for the Basin.

4.1.4 To collect and monitor data on the extraction of groundwater from, and the
quality of groundwater in, the Basin.
4.1.5 To acquire property and other assets by grant, lease, purchase, bequest, devise,
gift, or eminent domain, and to hold, enjoy, lease or sell, or otherwise dispose of, property, including
real property, water rights, and personal property, necessary for the full exercise of the SCV-GSA’s
powers.
4.1.6 To establish and administer a conjunctive use program for the purposes of
maintaining sustainable yield in the Basin consistent with the requirements of SGMA.

4.1.7 To exchange and distribute water.

4.1.8 To regulate groundwater extractions as permitted by SGMA.

4.1.9 To spread, sink, and inject water into the basin to recharge the groundwater Basin.

4.1.10 To store, transport, recapture, recycle, purify, treat, or otherwise manage and
control water for beneficial use.

4.1.11 To develop and facilitate market-based solutions for the use, sale, or lease, and
management of water rights.

4.1.12 To impose assessments, groundwater extraction fees, or other charges, and to
undertake other means of financing the SCV-GSA as authorized by Chapter 8 of SGMA, commencing at
section 10730 of the Water Code.

4.1.13 To exercise the common powers of its Members to develop, collect, provide, and
disseminate information that furthers the purposes of the SCV-GSA, including but not limited to the
operation of the SCV-GSA and adoption and implementation of a GSP for the Basin to the Members’
legislative, administrative, and judicial bodies, as well as the public generally.

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