ARTICLE 8. Water legally appropriated shall be subject to the control of the appropriator from the moment it reaches the appropriator's canal or aqueduct leading to the place where the water will be used or stored and, thereafter, so long as it is being beneficially used for the purposes for which it was appropriated.
APPROPRIATION OF WATERS
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CitationPD 1067 Article 8 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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