California Water Code CHAPTER 3 - Water Shortage Emergencies

• Section 350.
  The governing body of a distributor of a public water supply, whether publicly or privately owned and including a mutual water company, may declare a...
• Section 351.
  Excepting in event of a breakage or failure of a dam, pump, pipe line or conduit causing an immediate emergency, the declaration shall be made...
• Section 352.
  Notice of the time and place of hearing shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code at least seven days prior to...
• Section 353.
  When the governing body has so determined and declared the existence of an emergency condition of water shortage within its service area, it shall thereupon...
• Section 354.
  After allocating and setting aside the amount of water which in the opinion of the governing body will be necessary to supply water needed for...
• Section 355.
  The regulations and restrictions shall thereafter be and remain in full force and effect during the period of the emergency and until the supply of...
• Section 356.
  The regulations and restrictions may include the right to deny applications for new or additional service connections, and provision for their enforcement by discontinuing service...
• Section 357.
  If the regulations and restrictions on delivery and consumption of water adopted pursuant to this chapter conflict with any law establishing the rights of individual...
• Section 358.
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit or prevent review by any court of competent jurisdiction of any finding or determination by a...
• Section 359.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law that requires an election for the purpose of authorizing a contract with the United States, or for incurring the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018