2009 California Water Code - Section 1850-1851 :: Article 5. Private Litigation

1850.  Any factual or legal determinations made pursuant to a cease
and desist order shall be conclusive and shall preclude any party to
the order from raising those issues in any subsequent administrative
proceeding.

1851.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or
abridge the right of any person to bring an action for equitable or
legal relief for harm caused by an unauthorized diversion or a
violation of a term or condition of a permit or license. No such
person shall be required to exhaust any administrative remedy
provided by this chapter before bringing such an action.