California Water Code PART 5 - RECORDATION OF WATER EXTRACTIONS AND DIVERSIONS
- Section 4999.
The Legislature finds and declares that by reason of the combination of light rainfall, concentrated population, the transition of considerable areas of land from agricultural...
- Section 5000.
As used in this Part 5, the following terms shall have the respective meanings stated below, viz:(a) “Ground water” means water beneath the surface of the...
- Section 5001.
Each person who, after 1955, extracts ground water in excess of 25 acre-feet in any year shall file with the board on or before March...
- Section 5002.
Each notice shall be on a form provided by the board. The first notice filed by any person shall state:(a) The name of the person extracting...
- Section 5003.
No prescriptive right that might otherwise accrue to extract ground water shall arise or accrue to, nor shall any statute of limitations operate in regard...
- Section 5004.
After the year 1959, failure to file with the board a notice for any calendar year within six months after the close of such calendar...
- Section 5005.
Except as specified in Section 5004, failure to file the notice or delay in filing the same shall not cause the loss of rights to...
- Section 5006.
Each notice shall be sworn to and shall be accompanied by a filing fee which shall be fixed by the board pursuant to Section 1529.(Amended...
- Section 5007.
Any person may apply to the board to investigate the facts stated in any specified notice so filed and to state in writing its determination...
- Section 5008.
The making of any willful misstatement in any notice shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or...
- Section 5009.
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, on and after January 1, 2005, each person who extracts groundwater in a board-designated local area, and who...
Last modified: October 22, 2018