{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"7043.5","citation":"Wat. Code, § 7043.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. WELLS, PUMPING PLANTS, CONDUITS AND STREAMS [7000. - 7080.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Maintenance of Flow in Streams [7040. - 7045.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-4/chapter-4"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 112, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 2006.","effective":"2006-01-01","html":"<p>Only as applied to the New River in Imperial County, as used in this chapter, “use or enlargement of any natural channel for municipal purposes” includes, but is not limited to, sewage treatment and pollution prevention and the encasing and piping of the New River to protect human health and the natural environment.</p>","text":"Only as applied to the New River in Imperial County, as used in this chapter, “use or enlargement of any natural channel for municipal purposes” includes, but is not limited to, sewage treatment and pollution prevention and the encasing and piping of the New River to protect human health and the natural environment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/maintenance-of-flow-in-streams-7043-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}