Any artesian well which is not capped or equipped with a mechanical appliance which will readily and effectively arrest and prevent the flow of any water from the well is a public nuisance.
Cal. Water Code § 305
Waste from Artesian Wells
Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.
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