BlackletterCalifornia law

Water Code § 102

CHAPTER 1. General State Policy

Current as of September 28, 2026Wat. Code, § 102Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.

All water within the State is the property of the people of the State, but the right to the use of water may be acquired by appropriation in the manner provided by law.