{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wat-43700","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WAT § 43700","heading":"","body":"A district may commence and maintain any actions and proceedings to carry out its purposes or protect its interests and may defend in any action or proceeding brought against it.","path":["Water Code - WAT","DIVISION 14. CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW [39000. - 48401.]","PART 6. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS [43000. - 44208.]","CHAPTER 5. Controversies [43700. - 43850.]","ARTICLE 1. Actions and Proceedings [43700. - 43707.]"],"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":"542b3643158b02adf392105292f2db2e0feac647f82f99be20909dc0223330c4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wat-43559","next":"us-ca/wat-43701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}