It is hereby declared that the people of the State have a primary interest in the correction and prevention of irreparable damage to, or impaired use of, the ground water basins of this State caused by critical conditions of overdraft, depletion, sea water intrusion or degraded water quality.
Cal. Water Code § 12922
Declaration of Policy
Known as the Porter-Dolwig Ground Water Basin Protection Law
The act spans §§ 12920 to 12924 (10 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Aerojet-General Corp. v. Superior Court (1989)
Most recently applied in Aerojet-General Corp. v. Superior Court (April 1989)
Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1620.
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