California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1461

Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.

The application for, or the granting of, a permit to any municipality to appropriate water does not authorize the appropriation of any water for other than municipal purposes.

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Cal. Wat. Code § 1461 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wat/division-2-water/part-2-appropriation-of-water/chapter-7-priorities/article-3-preferred-priorities-of-municipalities/section-1461

Other sections in Article 3 - Preferred Priorities of Municipalities

§ 1460§ 1461§ 1462§ 1463§ 1464

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