Water Code section 1002

This division shall not be held to bestow upon any person, except as expressly provided in it, any right where no such right existed prior to the time this division takes effect.

Source: Section 1002, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=1002. (updated Jan. 1, 1943; accessed Sep. 7, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_1002

Original Source: Section 1002, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=1002. (last accessed May 12, 2025).