Section 12230 Of Part 4.6. San Joaquin River From California Water Code >> Division 6. >> Part 4.6.
12230
. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that a serious
problem of water quality exists in the San Joaquin River between the
junction of the San Joaquin River and the Merced River and the
junction of the San Joaquin River with Middle River; that by virtue
of the nature and causes of the problem and its effect upon water
supplies in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, it is a matter of
statewide interest and is the responsibility of the State to
determine an equitable and feasible solution to this problem.