DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER 100-540›CHAPTER 1. General State Policy 100-113

§ 102

California Water Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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.

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

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