The state and the people thereof have a primary and supreme interest in securing to the inhabitants and property owners within and adjacent to the federal service area of the San Luis unit of the Central Valley project now under construction by the United States the greatest possible use and conservation of the waters to be made available from said unit and the greatest use thereof to the area, thereby assuring that the greatest productivity of the largest possible area may be accomplished and safely carried on within reasonable limits of economy.
Cal. Water Code § 37801
General Provisions
Known as the Westlands Water District Merger Law
The act spans §§ 37800–37861 (23 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Jewell (2014)
Most recently applied in San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Jewell (October 2014)
Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 746.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.