The board may acquire by condemnation all property it deems necessary for the construction, maintenance, improvement, and operation of the works or the carrying out of the project of the district, except that private property devoted to the use of one water storage district or any irrigation district or other district or any city or county shall not be taken by any water storage district.
Cal. Water Code § 43530
Eminent Domain
Known as the California Water Storage District Law
The act spans §§ 39000–48401 (681 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Salyer Land Company v. Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District (1973)
Most recently applied in 174 Cal. App. 4th 729 - Johnson v. Arvin-Edison Water Storage District (June 2009)
Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.