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Earlier editions: 2020-112018-112026-09

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

§ 1462

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

Where permission to appropriate is granted to any municipality for any quantity of water in excess of the existing municipal needs therefor, the board may, pending the application to beneficial use of the entire appropriation permitted, issue permits for the temporary appropriation of the excess of the permitted appropriation over and above the quantity being applied to beneficial use from time to time by the municipality.

(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.)

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