{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"12203","citation":"Wat. Code, § 12203","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES [10000. - 12999.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-6"},{"name":"PART 4.5. SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA [12200. - 12227.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-6/part-4.5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Policy [12200. - 12205.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-6/part-4.5/chapter-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1766.","effective":null,"html":"<p>It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State that no person, corporation or public or private agency or the State or the United States should divert water from the channels of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to which the users within said Delta are entitled.</p>","text":"It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State that no person, corporation or public or private agency or the State or the United States should divert water from the channels of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to which the users within said Delta are entitled.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/general-policy-12203","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}