Cal. WAT § 2769
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 2769, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
The decree shall in every case declare as to the water right adjudged to each party, the priority, amount, season of use, purpose of use, point of diversion, and place of use of the water; and as to water used for irrigation, the decree shall also declare the specific tracts of land to which it is appurtenant, together with such other factors as may be necessary to define the right.
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