Water Code section 401

It is hereby declared that atmospheric water within the state which is caused to fall by weather resources management activities shall, for the purpose of water rights determinations, be considered as if it occurred as natural precipitation.

Source: Section 401, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=401. (updated Jan. 1, 1984; accessed Nov. 17, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_401

Original Source: Section 401, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=401. (last accessed May 12, 2025).