Water Code section 35420

All water distributed for irrigation purposes, except as otherwise provided in this article, shall be apportioned ratably to each holder of title to land upon the basis of the ratio which the last assessment against his land for district purposes bears to the whole sum assessed in the district for district purposes.

Source: Section 35420, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=35420. (updated Jan. 1, 1951; accessed Sep. 14, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_35420

Original Source: Section 35420, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=35420. (last accessed May 12, 2025).