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DIVISION 2. WATER 1000-5951›PART 4. DISTRIBUTION OF WATER IN WATERMASTER SERVICE AREAS 4000-4407›CHAPTER 4. Construction and Maintenance of Works and Measuring Devices 4100-4126›ARTICLE 2. By Owners of Reservoirs 4125-4126

§ 4126

California Water Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

If the owner of any reservoir neglects or refuses to construct and maintain the measuring devices provided for in this article after 30 days’ notice by the department, the watermaster may open the outlet of the reservoir and the outlet shall not be closed, except by order of the department, until the requirements of the department as to the measuring devices are complied with.

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

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