CHAPTER 1. General State Policy [100. - 113.]
Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.
§§ 100–113 · 19 sections
- § 100 It is hereby declared that because of the conditions prevailing in this State the general welfare requires that the water resources of the State be put to…
- § 100.5 It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this state that conformity of a use, method of use, or method of diversion of water with local custom…
- § 101 Riparian rights in a stream or watercourse attach to, but to no more than so much of the flow thereof as may be required or used consistently with this and the…
- § 102 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…
- § 103 In the enactment of this code the Legislature does not intend thereby to effect any change in the law relating to water rights.
- § 104 It is hereby declared that the people of the State have a paramount interest in the use of all the water of the State and that the State shall determine what…
- § 105 It is hereby declared that the protection of the public interest in the development of the water resources of the State is of vital concern to the people of…
- § 106 It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this State that the use of water for domestic purposes is the highest use of water and that the next…
- § 106.3 (a) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water…
- § 106.4 (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Bottled water” has the same meaning as defined in Section 111070 of the Health and Safety Code. (2) “Residential…
- § 106.5 It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this State that the right of a municipality to acquire and hold rights to the use of water should be…
- § 106.7 (a) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this state to support and encourage the development of environmentally compatible small hydroelectric…
- § 107 The declaration of the policy of the State in this chapter is not exclusive, and all other or further declarations of policy in this code shall be given their…
- § 108 It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this State that in the development and completion of any general or co-ordinated plan prepared and…
- § 108.5 (a) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the state that source watersheds are recognized and defined as integral components of California’s…
- § 109 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the growing water needs of the state require the use of water in an efficient manner and that the efficient…
- § 110 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (1) The use of potable water to irrigate nonfunctional turf is wasteful and incompatible…
- § 112 (a) The efficiency of a reverse osmosis water treatment device means the percentage of water which passes through the water treatment device that is available…
- § 113 It is the policy of the state that groundwater resources be managed sustainably for long-term reliability and multiple economic, social, and environmental…