California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1255

Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.

The board shall reject an application when in its judgment the proposed appropriation would not best conserve the public interest.

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Cal. Wat. Code § 1255 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wat/division-2-water/part-2-appropriation-of-water/chapter-2-applications-to-appropriate-water/article-1-general-provisions/section-1255

Other sections in Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 1250§ 1250.5§ 1251§ 1252§ 1252.1§ 1252.5§ 1253§ 1254§ 1255§ 1256§ 1257§ 1257.5§ 1258§ 1259§ 1259.2§ 1259.4§ 1259.6

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