{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"102","citation":"Wat. Code, § 102","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER [100. - 550.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General State Policy [100. - 113.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1/chapter-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.","effective":null,"html":"<p>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 by appropriation in the manner provided by law.</p>","text":"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 by appropriation in the manner provided by law.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/general-state-policy-102","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}