Wat. Code, § 350 · Chapter 3. Water Shortage Emergencies
Wat. Code, § 350
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The governing body of a distributor of a public water supply, whether publicly or privately owned and including a mutual water company, shall declare a water shortage emergency condition to prevail within the area served by such distributor whenever it finds and determines that the ordinary demands and requirements of water consumers cannot be satisfied without depleting the water supply of the distributor to the extent that there would be insufficient water for human consumption, sanitation, and fire protection.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 14, Sec. 1. (SB 606) Effective January 1, 2019.
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