California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1254

Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.

In acting upon applications to appropriate water the board shall be guided by the policy that domestic use is the highest use and irrigation is the next highest use of water.

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Cal. Wat. Code § 1254 (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-1254

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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