{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"522","citation":"Wat. Code, § 522","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 8. Water Measurement [500. - 537.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1/chapter-8"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Declaration of Policy [520. - 523.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1/chapter-8/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The Legislature further finds and declares that waste or unreasonable use of water imposes unnecessary and wasteful consumption of energy to deliver or furnish the water, and it is necessary, therefore, to determine the quantities of water in use throughout the state to the maximum extent that it is reasonable to do so in order to reduce that energy consumption.</p>","text":"The Legislature further finds and declares that waste or unreasonable use of water imposes unnecessary and wasteful consumption of energy to deliver or furnish the water, and it is necessary, therefore, to determine the quantities of water in use throughout the state to the maximum extent that it is reasonable to do so in order to reduce that energy consumption.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/declaration-of-policy-522","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}