appropriative right

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An appropriative right is the term for the “first in time, first in right” principle of water rights and are secured through a permit issued by the State Water Resources Control Board whereby a user may take water from a particular source without regard to the contiguity of the land to the source. This permit contains terms and conditions for use of the water.

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