California Water Code

§ 71610

WAT § 71610 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 20 · Part 5 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in subdivision (b), a district may acquire, control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recycle, recapture, and salvage any water, including sewage and storm waters, for the beneficial use or uses of the district, its inhabitants, or the owners of rights to water in the district.

(b)For a district located in a county with a population greater than 8 million persons and where 80 percent of the area of the district is included within the boundaries of a water replenishment district organized pursuant to Division 18 (commencing with Section 60000), the district shall have no authority to do any of the following:

(1)Manage, control, or administer the importation of water for the storage of groundwater.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 215, Sec. 1. (SB 1386) Effective January 1, 2013.