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DIVISION 2. WATER 1000-5976›PART 3. DETERMINATION OF WATER RIGHTS 2000-2900›CHAPTER 3. Statutory Adjudications 2500-2868›ARTICLE 11. Proceedings when Appropriation Incomplete at Time of Determination 2801-2820

§ 2802

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

In determining rights based on an incomplete appropriation initiated according to law prior to December 19, 1914, and since prosecuted with reasonable diligence in accordance with Section 1416 of the Civil Code, the board shall prescribe such reasonable time for the completion of the appropriation and the application of the water to a beneficial use as will enable the claimant acting in good faith and with due diligence to complete the appropriation.

(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 53.)

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