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Cal. WAT § 10535

This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 10535, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.

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“Local agency” means any city, county, city and county, special district, joint powers authority, or other political subdivision of the state, a public utility as defined in Section 216 of the Public Utilities Code, or a mutual water company as defined in Section 2725 of the Public Utilities Code.

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