DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER 100-540›CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Powers of Department 205-347›ARTICLE 4. Waste from Artesian Wells 300-311

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

Any artesian well which is not capped or equipped with a mechanical appliance which will readily and effectively arrest and prevent the flow of any water from the well is a public nuisance.

(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)

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