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Cal. WAT § 8602

This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 8602, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.

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Official statutory text

The cost of the equipment and property shall be apportioned to and paid from the funds raised from the several assessments levied or to be levied by the board in a just and equitable manner according to the use made of the equipment or property in carrying out the several separate portions or projects for which the assessments are levied.

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