If the owner of any conduit refuses or neglects to construct and maintain the diversion dam or works, the headgate, or the measuring devices provided for in this article after 30 days’ notice by the district so to do, the watermaster may close the conduit, and it shall not be opened or any water diverted from the source of supply until the requirements of the district as to the diversion dam or works, the headgate, or the measuring devices have been complied with.

(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 780, Sec. 1.)

Terms Used In California Water Code 22083.5

  • Conduit: includes ditches, pipelines, and other means of diversion. See California Water Code 22080
  • District: means any irrigation district which includes land included within a watermaster service area for which a watermaster has previously been appointed by the Department of Water Resources, but which elects to provide watermaster service pursuant to the provisions of this article. See California Water Code 22080
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