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Cal. WAT § 8786

This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 8786, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.

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If consent is not filed the board may cause an assessment to be levied in the manner provided in this chapter for the purpose of paying the necessary engineering and other expenses in preparing the plans for the project, in making the preliminary report of the assessors and in holding the hearings thereon.

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