Water Code section 4251

One-tenth of the budget for the service area shall be apportioned equally among the respective ownerships of all water rights involved, and except as otherwise provided in this article the remaining nine-tenths shall be apportioned among the ownerships of the respective water rights in accordance with the quantities of water that the owners of the respective water rights are entitled to store or divert within the service area.

Source: Section 4251, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=4251. (updated Aug. 16, 2004; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_4251

Original Source: Section 4251, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=4251. (last accessed May 12, 2025).