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Cal. Water Code § 350 (2026)

Water Shortage Emergencies

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The governing body of a distributor of a public water supply, whether publicly or privately owned and including a mutual water company, shall declare a water shortage emergency condition to prevail within the area served by such distributor whenever it finds and determines that the ordinary demands and requirements of water consumers cannot be satisfied without depleting the water supply of the distributor to the extent that there would be insufficient water for human consumption, sanitation, and fire protection.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1984–2024 · leading case: Brydon v. East Bay Mun. Util. Dist., 24 Cal. App. 4th 178 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994).
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Brydon v. East Bay Mun. Util. Dist., 24 Cal. App. 4th 178 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “” (Water Code, § 350. 2 ) On April 9, 1991, the District adopted Resolution No.”
San Diego Cnty. Water Auth. v. Metro. Water Dist., 117 Cal. App. 4th 13 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004). “Section 135 exists within the statutory penumbra of the Water Code’s more apocalyptical section 350 (Wat. Code, § 350), which grants water providers vast discretion in meeting water emergencies.”
Lockary v. Kayfetz, 587 F. Supp. 631 (N.D. Cal. 1984). “Cal. Water Code § 350 . Plaintiffs cite Community Communications Co.”
Michael Windeler v. Cambria Cmty. Servs. Dist., No. 2:19-cv-06325 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 6, 2022). “On November 15, 2001, CCSD declared a Cal. Water Code § 350 Emergency (Drought Emergency) and established a moratorium on new residential water permits.”
(PS) Harrell v. Puckett, No. 2:23-cv-01448 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 26, 2024). “Plaintiff claims 18 that HCSD, Puckett, and their agents planned and worked together to obtain information for 19 declaring a “Water Code § 350 emergency” many weeks before doing so on July 16, 2021.”
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