California Water Code

§ 7000.5

WAT § 7000.5 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 4 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)This article shall only apply to conduits located within the County of Siskiyou.

(b)Where a conduit is constructed across or buried beneath the lands of two or more landowners, and the conduit is not under the control or management of any public agency or authority, a landowner whose property the conduit is constructed across or buried beneath may modify or replace the conduit on or beneath their land if the modification or replacement is made in a manner that does not impede the flow of the water to any other water right holder receiving a benefit of the conduit.

(c)Where a conduit is constructed across or buried beneath the lands of two or more landowners, and the conduit is not under the control or management of any public agency or authority, a water right holder to the water in the conduit may modify or replace the conduit on or beneath the land of any landowner whose land the conduit is constructed across or buried beneath if the modification or replacement is made in a manner that does not impede the flow of the water to any other water right holder receiving a benefit of the conduit.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 889, Sec. 1. (SB 836) Effective January 1, 2024.