DIVISION 2. WATER 1000-5951›PART 2. APPROPRIATION OF WATER 1200-1851›CHAPTER 7. Priorities 1450-1491›ARTICLE 3. Preferred Priorities of Municipalities 1460-1464

§ 1460

California Water Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

The application for a permit by a municipality for the use of water for the municipality or the inhabitants thereof for domestic purposes shall be considered first in right, irrespective of whether it is first in time.

(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)

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