Cal. WAT § 8797
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 8797, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
Whenever application is made to the board for reapportionment, the board shall reapportion the assessment upon the tract or tracts in such manner as in their judgment will charge each of the smaller tracts with a just proportion of the assessment made upon the tract so subdivided, and with a just proportion of the delinquencies.
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