{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"305","citation":"Wat. Code, § 305","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 2.5. Miscellaneous Powers of Department [205. - 347.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1/chapter-2.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4. Waste from Artesian Wells [300. - 311.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1/chapter-2.5/article-4"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Any artesian well which is not capped or equipped with a mechanical appliance which will readily and effectively arrest and prevent the flow of any water from the well is a public nuisance.</p>","text":"Any artesian well which is not capped or equipped with a mechanical appliance which will readily and effectively arrest and prevent the flow of any water from the well is a public nuisance.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/waste-from-artesian-wells-305","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}