Cal. WAT § 9278
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 9278, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
Unless the aggregate amount of the whole of the assessment is modified or amended by the judgment in the proceedings so as to cause a difference of more than 2 1/2 percent greater or less than the original total amount of the assessment, the assessment shall not be deemed to have been substantially modified and no necessity shall exist for a reapportionment thereof.
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