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2025 California Code
Water Code - WAT
DIVISION 4 - WELLS, PUMPING PLANTS, CONDUITS AND STREAMS
CHAPTER 4 - Maintenance of Flow in Streams
Section 7040.
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CA Water Code § 7040 (2025)
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7040. The flow of water in any natural stream to the intake of any canal diverting water from the stream for any public use, or the use of any farming neighborhood may be maintained by the person in charge of the use.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)
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