Cal. WAT § 8787
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 8787, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
The assessors shall assess upon the lands within the drainage district proposed to be assessed for the plans adopted by the board the sums included in the estimates of the board, and shall apportion the sums according to the benefits that will accrue to each tract of land in the drainage district affected by any particular project or unit by reason of the expenditure.
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