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DIVISION 18. WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICTS 60000-60622›PART 4. POWERS 60220-60232›CHAPTER 1. Purposes and Powers 60220-60226

§ 60221

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

Without being limited to the following enumerations, a district may, among other things but only for the purposes of replenishing the groundwater supplies within the district:

(a) Buy and sell water;

(b) Exchange water;

(c) Distribute water to persons in exchange for ceasing or reducing ground water extractions;

(d) Spread, sink and inject water into the underground;

(e) Store, transport, recapture, recycle, purify, treat or otherwise manage and control water for the beneficial use of persons or property within the district.

(f) Build the necessary works to achieve ground water replenishment.

(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 28, Sec. 51. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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