A district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary to supply the district or any portion thereof with water. The district, in exercising such power, shall, in addition to the damage for the taking, injury, or destruction of property, also pay the cost of removal, reconstruction, or relocation of any structure, railways, mains, pipes, conduits, wires, cables, or poles of any public utility which is required to be removed to a new location.
Cal. Water Code § 71693
Property
Known as the Municipal Water District Law
The act spans §§ 71000–73001 (528 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 235 Cal. App. 4th 1246 - Golden State Water Co. v. Casitas Municipal Water District (2015)
Most recently applied in 235 Cal. App. 4th 1246 - Golden State Water Co. v. Casitas Municipal Water District (April 2015)
Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 582.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.