Water Code section 7040

The flow of water in any natural stream to the intake of any canal diverting water from the stream for any public use, or the use of any farming neighborhood may be maintained by the person in charge of the use.

Source: Section 7040, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=7040. (updated Jan. 1, 1943; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_7040

Original Source: Section 7040, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=7040. (last accessed May 12, 2025).