California Water Code

§ 11951

WAT § 11951Div. 6 · Part 3 · Ch. 11 · Art. 1

Statute text

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:

(a)Agriculture is this state’s largest income producer, contributing approximately $14 billion annually to the economy of the state. California agriculture remains the leader in the development of modern agricultural technology and is supported by the world’s leading agricultural education and research institutions. However, the future growth and prosperity of agriculture is threatened by a lack of necessary irrigation water.

(b)The population of California is expected to increase by over three million persons by the year 2000. This increase alone will require at least an additional 600,000 acre-feet of water annually for municipal purposes.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 938, Sec. 1.