Cal. WAT § 9553
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 9553, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
The board shall execute a deed to the purchaser at the sale conveying the property, free of encumbrances except State, county and other municipal taxes, assessments levied or assessed by statutory authority, and the unpaid balance of any assessment thereon levied by the board on lands in the drainage district.
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