{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"461","citation":"Wat. Code, § 461","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 6. Water Reuse [460. - 465.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1/chapter-6"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Declaration of Policy [461. - 461.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1/chapter-6/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 724, Sec. 3.   Effective January 1, 1995.","effective":"1995-01-01","html":"<p>It is hereby declared that the primary interest of the people of the state in the conservation of all available water resources requires the maximum reuse of reclaimed water in the satisfaction of requirements for beneficial uses of water.</p>","text":"It is hereby declared that the primary interest of the people of the state in the conservation of all available water resources requires the maximum reuse of reclaimed water in the satisfaction of requirements for beneficial uses of water.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/declaration-of-policy-461","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}