{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wat-20626","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WAT § 20626","heading":"","body":"Whenever the department deems it in the public interest that preliminary surveys and field investigations of a proposed district project should be made at the expense of the State, the department shall make the surveys and field investigations.","path":["Water Code - WAT","DIVISION 11. IRRIGATION DISTRICTS [20500. - 29978.]","PART 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS [20500. - 20627.]","CHAPTER 5. Information by Department [20625. - 20627.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"0e3936438b746749e739ec4aae6bfc5c21ba16278882a122078a7b7fbc4480a3","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wat-20625","next":"us-ca/wat-20627"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}