DIVISION 2. WATER 1000-5951›PART 2. APPROPRIATION OF WATER 1200-1851›CHAPTER 10.5. Change of Point of Diversion, Place of Use, or Purpose of Use, Involving the Transfer of Water 1725-1745.11›ARTICLE 3. Transfer of Decreed Rights 1740

§ 1740

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

Any water right determined under a court decree issued pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2500) of Part 3 shall be transferable pursuant to this chapter and Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 1700). The court having the appropriate jurisdiction over the decreed rights may enter a supplemental decree modifying any rights involved upon motion of the board or any party with a vested water right.

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 634, Sec. 1. (AB 426) Effective January 1, 2014.)

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