Cal. WAT § 4401
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 4401, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
Insofar as the foregoing provisions of this part may not be adaptable to or may be inconsistent with the provisions of any decree of court, the department may conform to the requirements of such decree of court and observe the foregoing provisions of this part only insofar as the same may be adaptable to or consistent with such decree of court.
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