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Cal. Water Code § 275 (2026)
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The department and board shall take all appropriate proceedings or actions before executive, legislative, or judicial agencies to prevent waste, unreasonable use, unreasonable method of use, or unreasonable method of diversion of water in this state.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2023 · leading case: Kern-Tulare Water Dist. v. City of Bakersfield, 828 F.2d 514 (9th Cir. 1987).
Kern-Tulare Water Dist. v. City of Bakersfield, 828 F.2d 514 (9th Cir. 1987). “Cal. Water Code § 275 (West Supp.1987). This constitutional and statutory framework evinces a clearly articulated and affirmatively expressed state policy to displace competition with regulation in the area of municipal control over water and water rights, so long as the…”
Karuk Tribe of N. California v. California Reg'l Water Quality Control Bd., North Coast Region, 183 Cal. App. 4th 330 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010). “” (Wat. Code, § 275.) 14 The court rejected California’s litigation strategy (see fn.”
San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Auth. v. Salazar, 760 F. Supp. 2d 855 (E.D. Cal. 2010). “X, § 2; Cal. Water Code § 275 , and imposed upon federal project operations by virtue of Section 8 of the Reclamation act of 1902.”
L.A. Waterkeeper v. State Water Resources Control Bd. (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). “” Waterkeeper further alleged Water Code section 275 14 imposes a nondiscretionary duty on the State Board “to prevent the waste, unreasonable use, and unreasonable method of use” of water.”
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