Water Code section 10009

The director shall pursue discussions with the United States Bureau of Reclamation to permit persons and public entities which have entitlements to water from the federal Central Valley Project, to enter into legally binding contracts with any public entity which supplies water for domestic use, irrigation use, or environmental protection in this state for the transfer of federal water entitlements during times of shortage.

Source: Section 10009, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=10009. (updated Sep. 26, 1986; accessed Oct. 12, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_10009

Original Source: Section 10009, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=10009. (last accessed May 12, 2025).