Cal. WAT § 174
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 174, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that in order to provide for the orderly and efficient administration of the water resources of the state, it is necessary to establish a control board that shall exercise the adjudicatory and regulatory functions of the state in the field of water resources.
(b) It is also the intention of the Legislature to combine the water rights, water quality, and drinking water functions of the state government to provide for coordinated consideration of water rights, water quality, and safe and reliable drinking water.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2014.
(b) It is also the intention of the Legislature to combine the water rights, water quality, and drinking water functions of the state government to provide for coordinated consideration of water rights, water quality, and safe and reliable drinking water.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2014.
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