California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 307

Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.

Any person owning, possessing, or occupying any land upon which is situated an artesian well, who causes, suffers, or permits water unnecessarily to flow from the well or to go to waste is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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Cal. Wat. Code § 307 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wat/division-1-general-state-powers-over-water/chapter-2-5-miscellaneous-powers-of-department/article-4-waste-from-artesian-wells/section-307

Other sections in Article 4 - Waste from Artesian Wells

§ 300§ 301§ 302§ 303§ 304§ 305§ 306§ 307§ 308§ 309§ 310§ 311

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