Wat. Code, § 1016 · Chapter 1. Definitions and Interpretation of Division
Wat. Code, § 1016
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) At the conclusion of the term of a water transfer agreement, all rights in, and the use of, the water subject to the agreement revert back to the transferor.
(b) After the conclusion of the term of a water transfer agreement, the transferee or any beneficiary of the transfer shall not do either of the following:
(1) Bring any claim for a continuation of the water supply made available by the agreement.
(2) Claim any right to a continued supply of water as a result of the transfer, based on reliance, estoppel, intervening public use, prescription, water shortage emergency, or unforeseen or unforeseeable increases in demand, or any other cause.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 938, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2000.
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