Water Code- General Provisions. Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision California Document type Legislation Date 1943 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Basic legislation Freshwater resources management Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Chapter contains general provisions for the purpose of the Water Code of California. It provides that provisions of the Code, in so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations thereof, and not as new enactments and provides other rules relative to interpretations, legal proceedings and law enforcement carried out under provisions of the Code and other matters affecting the Code. It also gives definitions of the “Department”, “Director” “Board”. Full text English Website www.waterboards.ca.gov