Section 2701 Of Chapter 2. Water Companies From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.
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. Any person, firm, or corporation, their lessees, trustees,
receivers or trustees appointed by any court whatsoever, owning,
controlling, operating, or managing any water system within this
State, who sells, leases, rents, or delivers water to any person,
firm, corporation, municipality, or any other political subdivision
of the State, whether under contract or otherwise, is a public
utility, and is subject to the provisions of Part 1 of Division 1 and
to the jurisdiction, control, and regulation of the commission,
except as otherwise provided in this chapter.