It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this State that the use of water for domestic purposes is the highest use of water and that the next highest use is for irrigation.
Cal. Water Code § 106
General State Policy
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Dugan v. Rank (1963)
Most recently applied in Cal. Water Impact Network v. Cnty. of San Luis Obispo (June 2018)
Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.
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