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DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES 10000-12999›PART 3. CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT 11100-11985›CHAPTER 3. The Department of Water Resources 11419-11465›ARTICLE 3. Limitation of Powers 11460-11465

§ 11463

California Water Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

In the construction and operation by the department of any project under the provisions of this part, no exchange of the water of any watershed or area for the water of any other watershed or area may be made by the department unless the water requirements of the watershed or area in which the exchange is made are first and at all times met and satisfied to the extent that the requirements would have been met were the exchange not made, and no right to the use of water shall be gained or lost by reason of any such exchange.

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

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