California · Water Code
WAT §1247: Nothing in this article shall confer the right to recover damages resulting directly or indirectly by reason of the construction, operation or maintenance of any conduit, pipe line, canal, ditch, aque
What this law says, in plain English
This statute limits the right to recover damages from construction, operation, or maintenance of conduits, pipelines, canals, and ditches.
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Nothing in this article shall confer the right to recover damages resulting directly or indirectly by reason of the construction, operation or maintenance of any conduit, pipe line, canal, ditch, aqueduct, reservoir, power transmission line or power house.
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