California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2818

Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.

This article shall not be construed to confer any rights of appropriation upon parties who shall have abandoned their appropriations or failed to use due diligence in the application of the water to a beneficial use and in the completion of their appropriations.

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Cal. Wat. Code § 2818 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wat/division-2-water/part-3-determination-of-water-rights/chapter-3-statutory-adjudications/article-11-proceedings-when-appropriation-incomplete-at-time-of-determination/section-2818

Other sections in Article 11 - Proceedings when Appropriation Incomplete at Time of Determination

§ 2801§ 2802§ 2803§ 2806§ 2807§ 2808§ 2809§ 2810§ 2811§ 2812§ 2813§ 2814§ 2815§ 2816§ 2817§ 2818§ 2819§ 2820

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