§ 31142.30

California Water Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Any abandoned or unused well, exploratory hole, or other excavation that creates or threatens to create a water contamination hazard is a public nuisance. The board shall adopt, by ordinance, regulations to carry out this section.

(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 563, Sec. 1. (SB 133) Effective January 1, 2010.)

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