California Water Code CHAPTER 1 - General State Policy

• Section 100.
  It is hereby declared that because of the conditions prevailing in this State the general welfare requires that the water resources of the State be...
• Section 100.5.
  It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this state that conformity of a use, method of use, or method of diversion of...
• Section 101.
  Riparian rights in a stream or watercourse attach to, but to no more than so much of the flow thereof as may be required or...
• Section 102.
  All water within the State is the property of the people of the State, but the right to the use of water may be acquired...
• Section 103.
  In the enactment of this code the Legislature does not intend thereby to effect any change in the law relating to water rights.(Enacted by Stats....
• Section 104.
  It is hereby declared that the people of the State have a paramount interest in the use of all the water of the State and...
• Section 105.
  It is hereby declared that the protection of the public interest in the development of the water resources of the State is of vital concern...
• Section 106.
  It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this State that the use of water for domestic purposes is the highest use of...
• Section 106.3.
  (a) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible...
• Section 106.4.
  (a) For the purposes of this section:(1) “Bottled water” has the same meaning as defined in Section 111070 of the Health and Safety Code.(2) “Residential development” has the...
• Section 106.5.
  It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this State that the right of a municipality to acquire and hold rights to the...
• Section 106.7.
  (a) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this state to support and encourage the development of environmentally compatible small hydroelectric projects as...
• Section 107.
  The declaration of the policy of the State in this chapter is not exclusive, and all other or further declarations of policy in this code...
• Section 108.
  It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this State that in the development and completion of any general or co-ordinated plan prepared...
• Section 108.5.
  (a) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the state that source watersheds are recognized and defined as integral components of California’s water...
• Section 109.
  (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the growing water needs of the state require the use of water in an efficient manner and that...
• Section 112.
  (a) The efficiency of a reverse osmosis water treatment device means the percentage of water which passes through the water treatment device that is available for...
• Section 113.
  It is the policy of the state that groundwater resources be managed sustainably for long-term reliability and multiple economic, social, and environmental benefits for current...

Last modified: October 22, 2018