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Water Code § 1016

CHAPTER 1. Definitions and Interpretation of Division

Current as of September 28, 2026Wat. Code, § 1016Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 938, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2000.

(a) At the conclusion of the term of a water transfer agreement, all rights in, and the use of, the water subject to the agreement revert back to the transferor.

(b) After the conclusion of the term of a water transfer agreement, the transferee or any beneficiary of the transfer shall not do either of the following:

(1) Bring any claim for a continuation of the water supply made available by the agreement.

(2) Claim any right to a continued supply of water as a result of the transfer, based on reliance, estoppel, intervening public use, prescription, water shortage emergency, or unforeseen or unforeseeable increases in demand, or any other cause.