ARTICLE 2. Eminent Domain [35627. - 35628.]

Cal. Water Code - WAT 2.
in effect

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 35627. Section 35627.

If the district and the owners and controllers of any property or franchise to be crossed by works of a district cannot agree with the district as to payment, location, or the manner of the crossing, these matters shall be determined as in a proceeding in eminent domain.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 35628. Section 35628.

A district shall not exercise the right of eminent domain under this article for the condemnation of property outside the boundaries of the principal county in which the district is situated unless it first obtains the consent thereto of the board of supervisors of the county in which such property is located.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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