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Cal. Water Code § 174 (2026)

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(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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1977–2023 · leading case: Env't Def. Fund, Inc. v. East Bay Mun. Util. Dist., 572 P.2d 1128 (Cal. 1977).
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Env't Def. Fund, Inc. v. East Bay Mun. Util. Dist., 572 P.2d 1128 (Cal. 1977). · cites it 2× “" (Wat. Code, § 174; Johnson Rancho County Water Dist.”
Cnty. of Los Angeles v. California State Water Resources Control Bd., 50 Cal. Rptr. 3d 619 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006). “(Wat. Code, §§ 174 et seq., 13100; see City of Arcadia v.”
Schulman v. California (In re Lazar), 237 F.3d 967 (9th Cir. 2001). “The California Water Code provides that the State Board “shall exercise the adjudicatory and regulatory functions of the state in the field of water resources,” Cal. Water Code § 174 (West 1971), and that the State Board “is in the California Environmental Protection Agency” and…”
United States v. State of Cal., 529 F. Supp. 303 (E.D. Cal. 1982). “[3] The State Water Resources Control Board is that agency of the State of California designated by the Legislature to exercise the adjudicatory and regulatory functions of the State in the field of water resources, Cal.Water Code § 174. Accordingly, it is the State Water…”
United States v. California, 529 F. Supp. 303 (E.D. Cal. 1981). “3 The State Water Resources Control Board is that agency of the State of California designated by the Legislature to exercise the adjudicatory and regulatory functions of the State in the field of water resources, Cal.Water Code § 174. Accordingly, it is the State Water…”
L.A. Waterkeeper v. State Water Resources Control Bd. (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “) Subsequent legislative enactments and judicial decisions, however, have “greatly enhanced the power of the [State] Board to oversee the reasonable use of water.” (Id. at pp. 443–444.) For example, the Legislature has delegated to the State Board the “adjudicatory and…”
Living Rivers Council v. State Water Resources Control Bd. (Cal. Ct. App. 2017). “” (Wat. Code, § 174, subd. (a); former Wat. Code, § 174.”
Living Rivers Council v. State Water Resources Control Bd (Cal. Ct. App. 2017). “” (Wat. Code, § 174, subd. (a); former Wat. Code, § 174.”
Stanford Vina Ranch Irrigation Co. v. State of Cal. (Cal. Ct. App. 2020). “1481- 1482; Wat. Code, §§ 174, 186, 275, 1058.)3 Deer Creek Watershed Deer Creek is a tributary of the Sacramento River originating near the summit of Butt Mountain in the Lassen National Forest.”
Stanford Vina Ranch Irrigation Co. v. State of Cal. (Cal. Ct. App. 2020). “1481- 1482; Wat. Code, §§ 174, 186, 275, 1058.)3 Deer Creek Watershed Deer Creek is a tributary of the Sacramento River originating near the summit of Butt Mountain in the Lassen National Forest.”
Living Rivers Council v. State Water Res. Control Bd., 223 Cal. Rptr. 3d 703 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2017). “" ( Wat. Code, § 174, subd. (a) ; former Wat.”
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