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Cal. Water Code § 301 — Waste from Artesian Wells

Cal. Water Code § 301

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

For the purposes of this article, waste is the causing, suffering, or permitting any water flowing from an artesian well, to run either:

Citator

Cal. Water Code § 301 — Waste from Artesian Wells is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

For the purposes of this article, waste is the causing, suffering, or permitting any water flowing from an artesian well, to run either:

(a) Into any natural watercourse or channel, or into any bay or pond, unless the water is used thereafter for irrigation or domestic use.

(b) Into any street, road, or highway.

(c) Upon the land of any person or upon the public land of the United States or of the State, unless it is used thereon for irrigation, domestic use, or the propagation of fish.