DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES 10000-12999›PART 6. WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 12570-12949.6›CHAPTER 7.5. Protection of Ground Water Basins 12920-12924›ARTICLE 3. Declaration of Policy 12922-12922.1

§ 12922

California Water Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

It is hereby declared that the people of the State have a primary interest in the correction and prevention of irreparable damage to, or impaired use of, the ground water basins of this State caused by critical conditions of overdraft, depletion, sea water intrusion or degraded water quality.

(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1620.)

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