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Cal. Water Code § 1700 (2026)

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Water appropriated under the Water Commission Act or this code for one specific purpose shall not be deemed to be appropriated for any other or different purpose, but the purpose of the use of such water may be changed as provided in this code.

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Cited in 1 case, 2011–2011 · leading case: San Luis Unit Food Producers v. United States, 772 F. Supp. 2d 1210 (E.D. Cal. 2011).

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San Luis Unit Food Producers v. United States, 772 F. Supp. 2d 1210 (E.D. Cal. 2011). “Cal. Water Code § 1700 , et seq. In particular, one statute mandates that “the change will not operate to the injury of any legal user of the water involved.”

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