California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 102

Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.

All water within the State is the property of the people of the State, but the right to the use of water may be acquired by appropriation in the manner provided by law.

Cite this section

Cal. Wat. Code § 102 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wat/division-1-general-state-powers-over-water/chapter-1-general-state-policy/section-102

Other sections in Chapter 1 - General State Policy

§ 100§ 100.5§ 101§ 102§ 103§ 104§ 105§ 106§ 106.3§ 106.4§ 106.5§ 106.7§ 107§ 108§ 108.5§ 109§ 110§ 112§ 113

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