Article 7 — Waste and Unreasonable Use

The Board of Supervisors finds that the extraction and discharge of groundwater underlying Siskiyou County for the use in the cultivation of cannabis in violation of Chapter 14 or Chapter 15 of Title 10 of the Siskiyou County Code is:

(1)

Inconsistent with Article X, section 2, of the California Constitution and Section 100 of the California Water Code;

(2)

Constitutes the waste and/or unreasonable use of groundwater; and

(3)

Is a public nuisance and a threat to the public health, safety and welfare.

(Ord. No. 20-13, § 3, 8-4-2020; Ord. No. 20-15, § 1, 9-1-2020)

(a)

No person or entity shall knowingly engage in the act of wasting or unreasonably using groundwater by extracting and discharging groundwater underlying Siskiyou County for use in cultivating cannabis in violation of Chapter 14 or Chapter 15 of Title 10 of the Siskiyou County Code.

(b)

No person or entity shall knowingly permit the existence of any public nuisances, as defined in this Article, to exist on property in his or her ownership or possession and control.

(c)

No person shall knowingly use water extracted in violation of this section.

(Ord. No. 20-13, § 3, 8-4-2020; Ord. No. 20-15, § 1, 9-1-2020; Ord. No. 23-08, § II, 8-1-23)

Violations of this Article are unlawful and shall constitute a public nuisance and may be enforced and abated through any available remedy provided by the Siskiyou County Code, including Article 6 above, or any other law.

(Ord. No. 20-13, § 3, 8-4-2020; Ord. No. 20-15, § 1, 9-1-2020)