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DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER 100-550›CHAPTER 7. Water Transfer 470-484›ARTICLE 3. State Assistance 480-484

§ 480

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

The department shall establish an ongoing program to facilitate the voluntary exchange or transfer of water and implement the various state laws that pertain to water transfers. The department shall seek to facilitate these transactions only if the water to be transferred is already developed and being diverted from a stream for beneficial use or has been conserved.

(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 970, Sec. 1.)

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