Section 117020

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California Code › Code hsc › Division 104 › Part 12 › Chapter 7 › Article 1 › Section 117020

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No person shall construct, maintain, or use any waste well extending to or into a subterranean water-bearing stratum that is used or intended to be used as, or is suitable for, a source of water supply for domestic purposes, except pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 13540) of Chapter 7, Division 7 of the Water Code.

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