California · Water Code
WAT §10750.8: (a) A local agency may not manage groundwater pursuant to this part within the service area of another local agency without the agreement of that other entity.
What this law says, in plain English
A local agency cannot manage groundwater in another local agency's service area without that agency's agreement.
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(a) A local agency may not manage groundwater pursuant to this part within the service area of another local agency without the agreement of that other entity. (b) This section applies only to groundwater basins that are critically overdrafted.
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