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Californians will soon be subject to a sharp rise in punitive fines for illegal diversions of water resources, after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill into law this weekend. Newsom on Sunday ...
In 2010, the California Legislature adopted AB 2372, which made most thefts of a value under $950 misdemeanors, increasing the threshold from $400, which had been in effect since 1982. This was done to keep the definition of felony theft consistent, while adjusting for the effects of inflation.
California's Proposition 36, which increases penalties for certain theft and drug crimes, went into effect Wednesday. 'B***h, new laws!' California shoplifting suspect surprised stealing is now a ...
The California State Water Resources Control Board clarifies that water rights are a "legal permission to use a reasonable amount of water for a beneficial purpose such as swimming, fishing ...
The Porter-Cologne Act (California Water Code, Section 7) was created in 1969 and is the law that governs water quality regulation in California. The legislation bears the names of legislators Carley V. Porter and Gordon Cologne. [1] It was established to be a program to protect water quality as well as beneficial uses of water.
The California Water Commission Act of 1913 was the first attempt by the legislature of the state of California to address water rights in a comprehensive manner. The Act was necessitated by the complicated landscape of competing water rights doctrines, demands for reclamation and irrigation, and tension between large landowners and smaller farmers all in the context of California's unique ...
He said area farm districts receive “massive amounts of unmetered water,” including one leak that Days alleges siphons off 200 cubic feet a second, an amount that in a year would surpass the ...
The stolen federal water amounted to between $1.5 million and $3.5 million, according to prosecutors. He was initially accused of stealing more than that at $25 million.. That fresh water was ...