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Cal. WAT § 12528

This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 12528, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.

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Official statutory text

The commissioner shall consult and advise with the board in exercising the powers and performing the duties enumerated in this chapter and make such reports and recommendations as he deems proper or as the board requests, to the end that the rights and interests of the State, its agencies and citizens, in, to, and in respect of, the water of the Colorado River System and the use thereof may be properly safeguarded and protected.

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