If the determination of the board as to completion is favorable to the permittee, the board shall issue a license which confirms the right to the appropriation of such an amount of water as has been determined to have been applied to beneficial use.
Cal. Water Code § 1610
Issuance or Refusal of License
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 26 Cal. 3d 183 - Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. East Bay Municipal Utility District (1980)
Most recently applied in Casitas Municipal Water District v. United States (February 2013)
Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 289.
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