California Water Code Section 1016

CA Water Code § 1016 (2017)  

(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.

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

Last modified: October 25, 2018