Water Code section 80502

(a)

The development and operation of a program as provided in this division is in all respects for the welfare and the benefit of the people of the state, to protect the public peace, health, and safety, and constitutes an essential governmental purpose.

(b)

This division shall be liberally construed in a manner so as to effectuate its purposes and objectives.

Source: Section 80502, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=80502. (updated Jan. 1, 2020; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_80502

Original Source: Section 80502, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=80502. (last accessed May 12, 2025).