§ 12922.1

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

The Legislature finds and declares that the greater portion of the water used in this State is stored, regulated, distributed and furnished by its ground water basins, and that such basins are subject to critical conditions of overdraft, depletion, sea water intrusion and degraded water quality causing great detriment to the peace, health, safety and welfare of the people of the State.

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

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