In the event of water shortage the district may, with respect to the shortage area, give preference to or serve only the land for which application was filed prior to the application date fixed and the land for which no application was required.
Cal. Water Code § 35453
Applications for Water
Known as the California Water District Law
The act spans §§ 34000–38501 (855 sections).
Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.