Cal. WAT § 1257.5
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 1257.5, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
The board, in acting on applications to appropriate water, shall consider streamflow requirements proposed for fish and wildlife purposes pursuant to Sections 10001 and 10002 of the Public Resources Code. The board may establish such streamflow requirements as it deems necessary to protect fish and wildlife as conditions in permits and licenses in accordance with this division.
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