California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1627

Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.

A license shall be effective for such time as the water actually appropriated under it is used for a useful and beneficial purpose in conformity with this division but no longer.

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Cal. Wat. Code § 1627 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wat/division-2-water/part-2-appropriation-of-water/chapter-9-licenses/article-5-contents-and-conditions-of-license/section-1627

Other sections in Article 5 - Contents and Conditions of License

§ 1625§ 1626§ 1627§ 1628§ 1629§ 1630§ 1631

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