Water Code section 11580

When the department cannot acquire any necessary property by agreement with the owner, the department may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the property in the name of the state if the project for which the property is being acquired has been authorized and funds are available therefor.

Source: Section 11580, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=11580. (updated Jan. 1, 1975; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_11580

Original Source: Section 11580, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=11580. (last accessed May 12, 2025).