Wat. Code, § 301 · Article 4. Waste from Artesian Wells
Wat. Code, § 301
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
For the purposes of this article, waste is the causing, suffering, or permitting any water flowing from an artesian well, to run either:
(a) Into any natural watercourse or channel, or into any bay or pond, unless the water is used thereafter for irrigation or domestic use.
(b) Into any street, road, or highway.
(c) Upon the land of any person or upon the public land of the United States or of the State, unless it is used thereon for irrigation, domestic use, or the propagation of fish.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.
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