Cal. WAT § 23453
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 23453, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
Districts may contract with each other pursuant to this article only when both:
(a) Each of the districts before or after contracting pursuant to this article makes a contract with the United States.
(b) All of the contracting districts propose to divert or carry water for use in the districts by means of a single main canal or system of works.
(a) Each of the districts before or after contracting pursuant to this article makes a contract with the United States.
(b) All of the contracting districts propose to divert or carry water for use in the districts by means of a single main canal or system of works.
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