California Water Code

§ 1228.1

WAT § 1228.1 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2.7

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest to provide a timely, efficient, and economic procedure for the acquisition of rights to appropriate water for a small domestic use, including incidental stock watering and irrigation uses, a small irrigation use, and for a livestock stockpond subject to prior rights.

(b)As used in this article:

(1)“Small domestic use” means a domestic use, as that use is defined by board rule, or a use for aesthetic, fire protection, recreational, or fish and wildlife purposes that is associated with a dwelling or other facility for human occupation, that does not exceed direct diversion of 4,500 gallons per day or diversion to storage of 10 acre-feet per year.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 683, Sec. 45. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2016.