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Water Code § 85023

CHAPTER 2. Delta Policy

Current as of September 28, 2026Wat. Code, § 85023Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.

The longstanding constitutional principle of reasonable use and the public trust doctrine shall be the foundation of state water management policy and are particularly important and applicable to the Delta.