Section 522 Of Article 3. Declaration Of Policy From California Water Code >> Division 1. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 3.
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. The Legislature further finds and declares that waste or
unreasonable use of water imposes unnecessary and wasteful
consumption of energy to deliver or furnish the water, and it is
necessary, therefore, to determine the quantities of water in use
throughout the state to the maximum extent that it is reasonable to
do so in order to reduce that energy consumption.