---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 U.S.C. § 390jj"
title: "43"
title_heading: "Public Lands"
number: "390jj"
heading: "Water conservation"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/43/390jj"
units:
  - "Chapter 12 — Reclamation and Irrigation of Lands by Federal Government"
  - "Subchapter I–A — Reclamation Reform"
---

# §390jj. Water conservation

- (a) **Implementation of program by non-Federal recipients—** The [Secretary](/usc/43/390bb.md?p=11) shall, pursuant to his authorities under otherwise existing Federal reclamation law, encourage the full consideration and incorporation of prudent and responsible water conservation measures in the operations of non-Federal recipients of [irrigation water](/usc/43/390bb.md?p=5) from Federal [reclamation projects](/usc/43/373c.md?p=2), where such measures are shown to be economically feasible for such non-Federal recipients.
- (b) **Development of plan—** Each [district](/usc/43/390bb.md?p=2) that has entered into a repayment [contract](/usc/43/390bb.md?p=1) or water service [contract](/usc/43/390bb.md?p=1) pursuant to Federal reclamation law or the Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended ([43 U.S.C. 390b](/usc/43/390b.md)), shall develop a water conservation plan which shall contain definite goals, appropriate water conservation measures, and a time schedule for meeting the water conservation objectives.
- (c) **Coordination of ongoing programs; full public participation—** The [Secretary](/usc/43/390bb.md?p=11) is authorized and directed to enter into memorandums of agreement with those Federal agencies having capability to assist in implementing water conservation measures to assure coordination of ongoing programs. Such memorandums should provide for involvement of non-Federal entities such as [States](/usc/43/31b.md?p=8), Indian tribes, and water user organizations to assure full public participation in water conservation efforts.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 97–293, title II, § 210, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1268.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Federal reclamation law, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is defined in section 390aa of this title.

The Water Supply Act of 1958, as amended, referred to in subsec. (b), is title III of Pub. L. 85–500, July 3, 1958, 72 Stat. 319, which enacted section 390b of this title and enacted a provision set out as a note under section 390b of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 390b of this title and Tables.