{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"104","citation":"Wat. Code, § 104","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>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 that the State shall determine what water of the State, surface and underground, can be converted to public use or controlled for public protection.</p>","text":"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 that the State shall determine what water of the State, surface and underground, can be converted to public use or controlled for public protection.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/general-state-policy-104","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}