In acting upon application to appropriate water, the board shall consider the relative benefit to be derived from (1) all beneficial uses of the water concerned including, but not limited to, use for domestic, irrigation, municipal, industrial, preservation and enhancement of fish and wildlife, recreational, mining and power purposes, and any uses specified to be protected in any relevant water quality control plan, and (2) the reuse or reclamation of the water sought to be appropriated, as proposed by the applicant. The board may subject such appropriations to such terms and conditions as in its judgment will best develop, conserve, and utilize in the public interest, the water sought to be appropriated.
Cal. Water Code § 1257
General Provisions
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 26 Cal. 3d 183 - Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. East Bay Municipal Utility District (1980)
Most recently applied in 26 Cal. 3d 183 - Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. East Bay Municipal Utility District (January 1980)
Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 157.
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