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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

§ 1256

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

In determining public interest under Sections 1253 and 1255, the board shall give consideration to any general or co-ordinated plan looking toward the control, protection, development, utilization, and conservation of the water resources of the State, including The California Water Plan, prepared and published by the Department of Water Resources or any predecessor thereof and any modification thereto as may be adopted by the department or as may be adopted by the Legislature by concurrent resolution or by law.

(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 2053.)

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