§ 10724 County Groundwater Management Role
This law says that if there's an area with important groundwater that isn't being managed by any agency, the county where that area is located will automatically be in charge of managing it. If the county doesn't want to manage it or doesn't tell the state by a certain date, people who pump groundwater there have to report how much they're taking.
Imagine there's a piece of land in a county where a lot of farmers get water from underground, but no one is keeping track of how much water is being used.
The county has to tell the state if they will manage the water or not. If they say no or don't answer by June 30, 2017, then farmers have to start reporting how much water they pump out starting July 1, 2017.
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§ 10724 County Groundwater Management Role
Last verified: January 11, 2026