California Codes > Water Code > Division 2 > Part 5 – RECORDATION OF WATER EXTRACTIONS AND DIVERSIONS
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- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- County: includes city and county. See California Water Code 14
- Four counties: means the Counties of Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Ventura. See California Water Code 5000
- Ground water: means water beneath the surface of the ground whether or not flowing through known and definite channels. See California Water Code 5000
- Person: means all persons whether natural or artificial, including the United States of America, the State of California, and all political subdivisions, districts, municipalities and public agencies of or in either the State or the United States. See California Water Code 5000
- Sources: means any point of diversion or extraction of water and includes among other things wells, tunnels, and headworks. See California Water Code 5000
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 20
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18
- Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Water Code 10
- Surface water: means water on the surface of the ground. See California Water Code 5000
- United States: means the United States of America, and in relation to any particular matter includes the officers, agents, employees, agencies, or instrumentalities authorized to act in relation thereto. See California Water Code 20
- water: includes the term "use of water. See California Water Code 1000