DIVISION 2. WATER 1000-5976›PART 2. APPROPRIATION OF WATER 1200-1851›CHAPTER 2. Applications to Appropriate Water 1250-1276›ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 1250-1259.4

§ 1253

California Water Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The board shall allow the appropriation for beneficial purposes of unappropriated water under such terms and conditions as in its judgment will best develop, conserve, and utilize in the public interest the water sought to be appropriated.

(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)

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