California · Water Code

WAT §4402: In the event an order or decree of court provides for an allocation among and payment of costs of water distribution by the owners of the rights decreed, the department, in lieu of the procedures prov

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A court order may allocate water distribution costs among owners of water rights, with the department able to use alternative procedures instead of standard ones.

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In the event an order or decree of court provides for an allocation among and payment of costs of water distribution by the owners of the rights decreed, the department, in lieu of the procedures provided in the foregoing provisions of this part for allocation and payment of costs, may proceed in accordance with such decree and as hereinafter provided.

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