{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"1254","citation":"Wat. Code, § 1254","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. WATER [1000. - 5951.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 2. APPROPRIATION OF WATER [1200. - 1851.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Applications to Appropriate Water [1250. - 1276.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2/part-2/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [1250. - 1259.6.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2/part-2/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.","effective":null,"html":"<p>In acting upon applications to appropriate water the board shall be guided by the policy that domestic use is the highest use and irrigation is the next highest use of water.</p>","text":"In acting upon applications to appropriate water the board shall be guided by the policy that domestic use is the highest use and irrigation is the next highest use of water.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/general-provisions-1254","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}