California · Water Code
WAT §1846: (a) A person or entity may be liable for a violation of any of the following in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day in which the violation occurs: (1) A term or conditio
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(a) A person or entity may be liable for a violation of any of the following in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day in which the violation occurs: (1) A term or condition of a permit, license, certificate, or registration issued under this division. (2) A regulation or order adopted by the board. (3) A condition or reporting requirement for the diversion of floodwaters for groundwater recharge under Section 1242.1. (b) For a violation described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) that constitutes the diversion of water contrary to a curtailment order adopted by the board, a person or entity may be liable in an amount not to exceed the following: (1) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each day in which the violation occurs. (2) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each acre-foot of water diverted in violation of the curtailment order, beginning on the first day on which the violation occurs. (c) Civil liability may be imposed by the superior court. The Attorney General, upon the request of the board, shall petition the superior court to impose, assess, and recover those sums. (d) Civil liability may be imposed administratively by the board pursuant to Section 1055.
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