Cal. WAT § 9000
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 9000, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
When the compensation has been made, the reclamation district, levee district, drainage district, municipal corporation, or person shall convey to the drainage district a perpetual easement in, over and upon the by-pass, storage basin, sump or levee for all purposes necessary to accomplish the plans to be carried out by the board.
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