California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1253

Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.

The board shall allow the appropriation for beneficial purposes of unappropriated water under such terms and conditions as in its judgment will best develop, conserve, and utilize in the public interest the water sought to be appropriated.

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Cal. Wat. Code § 1253 (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-1253

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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