California Water Code

Every section of the California Water Code, in order — 10,124 sections. Source: California Legislative Counsel, current through November 2, 2026.

• Cal. Water Code § 400 — General Provisions
• Cal. Water Code § 401 — General Provisions
• Cal. Water Code § 402 — General Provisions
• Cal. Water Code § 410 — Notice of Intention
• Cal. Water Code § 411 — Notice of Intention
• Cal. Water Code § 412 — Notice of Intention
• Cal. Water Code § 420 — Reporting
• Cal. Water Code § 450 — Federal Reports on Proposed Flood Control and Reclamation Projects
• Cal. Water Code § 451 — Federal Reports on Proposed Flood Control and Reclamation Projects
• Cal. Water Code § 452 — Federal Reports on Proposed Flood Control and Reclamation Projects
• Cal. Water Code § 453 — Federal Reports on Proposed Flood Control and Reclamation Projects
• Cal. Water Code § 460 — Short Title
• Cal. Water Code § 461 — Declaration of Policy
• Cal. Water Code § 462 — Action by the Department of Water Resources
• Cal. Water Code § 463 — Action by the Department of Water Resources
• Cal. Water Code § 465 — Action by the Department of Water Resources
• Cal. Water Code § 470 — Short Title
• Cal. Water Code § 475 — Declaration of Policy
• Cal. Water Code § 480 — State Assistance
• Cal. Water Code § 481 — State Assistance
• Cal. Water Code § 482 — State Assistance
• Cal. Water Code § 483 — State Assistance
• Cal. Water Code § 484 — State Assistance
• Cal. Water Code § 500 — Short Title
• Cal. Water Code § 510 — Definitions
• Cal. Water Code § 511 — Definitions
• Cal. Water Code § 512 — Definitions
• Cal. Water Code § 513 — Definitions
• Cal. Water Code § 514 — Definitions
• Cal. Water Code § 515 — Definitions
• Cal. Water Code § 516 — Definitions
• Cal. Water Code § 517 — Definitions
• Cal. Water Code § 520 — Declaration of Policy
• Cal. Water Code § 521 — Declaration of Policy
• Cal. Water Code § 522 — Declaration of Policy
• Cal. Water Code § 523 — Declaration of Policy
• Cal. Water Code § 525 — Metered Service
• Cal. Water Code § 526 — Metered Service
• Cal. Water Code § 527 — Metered Service
• Cal. Water Code § 528 — Metered Service
• Cal. Water Code § 529 — Metered Service
• Cal. Water Code § 529.5 — Metered Service
• Cal. Water Code § 529.7 — Metered Service
• Cal. Water Code § 530 — Standards
• Cal. Water Code § 531 — Agricultural and Urban Water Use Reporting
• Cal. Water Code § 531.10 — Agricultural and Urban Water Use Reporting
• Cal. Water Code § 531.15 — Agricultural and Urban Water Use Reporting
• Cal. Water Code § 531.2 — Agricultural and Urban Water Use Reporting
• Cal. Water Code § 531.20 — Agricultural and Urban Water Use Reporting
• Cal. Water Code § 531.5 — Agricultural and Urban Water Use Reporting
• Cal. Water Code § 535 — Irrigated Landscape
• Cal. Water Code § 537 — Multiunit Structures
• Cal. Water Code § 537.1 — Multiunit Structures
• Cal. Water Code § 537.2 — Multiunit Structures
• Cal. Water Code § 537.3 — Multiunit Structures
• Cal. Water Code § 537.4 — Multiunit Structures
• Cal. Water Code § 537.5 — Multiunit Structures
• Cal. Water Code § 540 — Water Districts
• Cal. Water Code § 550 — Advance Payments for Habitat Restoration and Flood Protection Projects
• Cal. Water Code § 1000 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1001 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1002 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1003 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1004 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1005 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1005.1 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1005.2 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1005.3 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1005.4 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1006 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1007 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1008 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1009 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1009.5 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1010 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1011 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1011.5 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1012 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1013 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1014 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1015 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1016 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1017 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1018 — Definitions and Interpretation of Division
• Cal. Water Code § 1020 — Water Leases
• Cal. Water Code § 1021 — Water Leases
• Cal. Water Code § 1022 — Water Leases
• Cal. Water Code § 1024 — Water Leases
• Cal. Water Code § 1024.5 — Water Leases
• Cal. Water Code § 1025 — Water Leases
• Cal. Water Code § 1025.5 — Water Leases
• Cal. Water Code § 1025.7 — Water Leases
• Cal. Water Code § 1026 — Water Leases
• Cal. Water Code § 1027 — Water Leases
• Cal. Water Code § 1028 — Water Leases
• Cal. Water Code § 1029 — Water Leases
• Cal. Water Code § 1030 — Water Leases
• Cal. Water Code § 1031 — Water Leases
• Cal. Water Code § 1050 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1051 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1051.1 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1051.5 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1052 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1053 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1054 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1055 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1055.2 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1055.3 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1055.4 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1055.5 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1056 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1057 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1058 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1058.5 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1059 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1060 — Administrative Provisions Generally
• Cal. Water Code § 1075 — Definitions
• Cal. Water Code § 1076 — Definitions
• Cal. Water Code § 1080 — Attendance and Fees
• Cal. Water Code § 1081 — Attendance and Fees
• Cal. Water Code § 1082 — Attendance and Fees
• Cal. Water Code § 1083 — Attendance and Fees
• Cal. Water Code § 1084 — Attendance and Fees
• Cal. Water Code § 1085 — Attendance and Fees
• Cal. Water Code § 1086 — Attendance and Fees
• Cal. Water Code § 1090 — Compelling Attendance
• Cal. Water Code § 1091 — Compelling Attendance
• Cal. Water Code § 1092 — Compelling Attendance
• Cal. Water Code § 1093 — Compelling Attendance
• Cal. Water Code § 1094 — Compelling Attendance
• Cal. Water Code § 1095 — Compelling Attendance
• Cal. Water Code § 1096 — Compelling Attendance
• Cal. Water Code § 1097 — Compelling Attendance
• Cal. Water Code § 1100 — Depositions
• Cal. Water Code § 1105 — Immunity
• Cal. Water Code § 1106 — Immunity
• Cal. Water Code § 1110 — State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office
• Cal. Water Code § 1111 — State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office
• Cal. Water Code § 1112 — State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office
• Cal. Water Code § 1113 — State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office
• Cal. Water Code § 1114 — State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office
• Cal. Water Code § 1120 — General Provisions
• Cal. Water Code § 1121 — General Provisions
• Cal. Water Code § 1122 — Reconsideration and Amendment of Decisions and Orders
• Cal. Water Code § 1123 — Reconsideration and Amendment of Decisions and Orders
• Cal. Water Code § 1124 — Reconsideration and Amendment of Decisions and Orders
• Cal. Water Code § 1126 — Review by Court of Decisions and Orders
• Cal. Water Code § 1200 — Water Subject to Appropriation
• Cal. Water Code § 1201 — Water Subject to Appropriation
• Cal. Water Code § 1202 — Water Subject to Appropriation
• Cal. Water Code § 1203 — Water Subject to Appropriation
• Cal. Water Code § 1205 — Declaration of Fully Appropriated Stream System
• Cal. Water Code § 1206 — Declaration of Fully Appropriated Stream System
• Cal. Water Code § 1207 — Declaration of Fully Appropriated Stream System
• Cal. Water Code § 1210 — Treated Waste Water
• Cal. Water Code § 1211 — Treated Waste Water
• Cal. Water Code § 1212 — Treated Waste Water
• Cal. Water Code § 1215 — Areas of Origin
• Cal. Water Code § 1215.5 — Areas of Origin
• Cal. Water Code § 1215.6 — Areas of Origin
• Cal. Water Code § 1216 — Areas of Origin
• Cal. Water Code § 1217 — Areas of Origin
• Cal. Water Code § 1218 — Areas of Origin
• Cal. Water Code § 1219 — Areas of Origin
• Cal. Water Code § 1219.5 — Areas of Origin
• Cal. Water Code § 1220 — Areas of Origin
• Cal. Water Code § 1221 — Areas of Origin
• Cal. Water Code § 1222 — Areas of Origin
• Cal. Water Code § 1225 — Exclusive Method of Appropriation
• Cal. Water Code § 1226 — Stockponds
• Cal. Water Code § 1226.1 — Stockponds
• Cal. Water Code § 1226.2 — Stockponds
• Cal. Water Code § 1226.3 — Stockponds
• Cal. Water Code § 1226.4 — Stockponds
• Cal. Water Code § 1227 — Nonreserved Water Rights for Federal Uses
• Cal. Water Code § 1227.1 — Nonreserved Water Rights for Federal Uses
• Cal. Water Code § 1227.2 — Nonreserved Water Rights for Federal Uses
• Cal. Water Code § 1227.3 — Nonreserved Water Rights for Federal Uses
• Cal. Water Code § 1227.4 — Nonreserved Water Rights for Federal Uses
• Cal. Water Code § 1228 — Registration of Appropriations for Small Domestic, Small Irrigation, and Livestock Stockpond Uses
• Cal. Water Code § 1228.1 — Registration of Appropriations for Small Domestic, Small Irrigation, and Livestock Stockpond Uses
• Cal. Water Code § 1228.2 — Registration of Appropriations for Small Domestic, Small Irrigation, and Livestock Stockpond Uses
• Cal. Water Code § 1228.3 — Registration of Appropriations for Small Domestic, Small Irrigation, and Livestock Stockpond Uses
• Cal. Water Code § 1228.4 — Registration of Appropriations for Small Domestic, Small Irrigation, and Livestock Stockpond Uses
• Cal. Water Code § 1228.5 — Registration of Appropriations for Small Domestic, Small Irrigation, and Livestock Stockpond Uses
• Cal. Water Code § 1228.6 — Registration of Appropriations for Small Domestic, Small Irrigation, and Livestock Stockpond Uses
• Cal. Water Code § 1228.7 — Registration of Appropriations for Small Domestic, Small Irrigation, and Livestock Stockpond Uses
• Cal. Water Code § 1229 — Registration of Appropriations for Small Domestic, Small Irrigation, and Livestock Stockpond Uses
• Cal. Water Code § 1229.1 — Registration of Appropriations for Small Domestic, Small Irrigation, and Livestock Stockpond Uses
• Cal. Water Code § 1230 — Appropriation from Interstate Streams
• Cal. Water Code § 1231 — Appropriation from Interstate Streams
• Cal. Water Code § 1240 — Beneficial Use
• Cal. Water Code § 1241 — Beneficial Use
• Cal. Water Code § 1241.6 — Beneficial Use
• Cal. Water Code § 1242 — Beneficial Use
• Cal. Water Code § 1242.1 — Beneficial Use
• Cal. Water Code § 1242.2 — Beneficial Use
• Cal. Water Code § 1242.3 — Beneficial Use
• Cal. Water Code § 1242.5 — Beneficial Use
• Cal. Water Code § 1243 — Beneficial Use