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Cal. WAT § 4404

This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 4404, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.

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Official statutory text

Obligations to pay for the respective allocations of cost set forth in the order or decree may be enforced by the department against the respective owners or their successors by execution or as may be otherwise provided in such order or decree.

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