California · Water Code

WAT §12203: It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State that no person, corporation or public or private agency or the State or the United States should divert water from the channels of the Sacramento-Sa

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The statute establishes state policy that no person, corporation, agency, or government entity may divert water from Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta channels.

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It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State that no person, corporation or public or private agency or the State or the United States should divert water from the channels of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to which the users within said Delta are entitled.

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