{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"6205","citation":"Wat. Code, § 6205","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. DAMS AND RESERVOIRS [6000. - 6700.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-3"},{"name":"PART 1. SUPERVISION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS [6000. - 6470.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-3/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Applications [6200. - 6267.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-3/part-1/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. New Dams and Reservoirs or Enlargements of Dams and Reservoirs [6200. - 6206.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-3/part-1/chapter-5/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The application shall set forth the purpose for which the impounded or diverted water is to be used.</p>","text":"The application shall set forth the purpose for which the impounded or diverted water is to be used.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/new-dams-and-reservoirs-or-enlargements-of-dams-and-6205","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}