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Cal. Water Code § 100.5 — General State Policy

Cal. Water Code § 100.5

Type
Statute
Source
California Water Code
Jurisdiction
California
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this state that conformity of a use, method of use, or method of diversion of water with local custom shall not be solely determinative of its reasonableness, but shall be considered as one factor to be weighed in the determination of the…

Citator

Cal. Water Code § 100.5 — General State Policy is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this state that conformity of a use, method of use, or method of diversion of water with local custom shall not be solely determinative of its reasonableness, but shall be considered as one factor to be weighed in the determination of the reasonableness of the use, method of use, or method of diversion of water, within the meaning of Section 2 of Article X of the California Constitution.