{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wat-1226.2","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WAT § 1226.2","heading":"","body":"(a) Any person who has a valid water right pursuant to Section 1226.1, who files a claim of water right with the board on or before December 31, 1977, has a water right priority as of the date of the construction of the dam or other water impoundment structure.\n(b) Any person who has a valid water right pursuant to Section 1226.1, who files a claim of water right with the board after December 31, 1977, and before January 1, 1998, has a water right priority as of the date of filing.","path":["Water Code - WAT","DIVISION 2. WATER [1000. - 5951.]","PART 2. APPROPRIATION OF WATER [1200. - 1851.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [1200. - 1248.]","ARTICLE 2.5. Stockponds [1226. - 1226.4.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"662e4521d50c1d7c3f7fd078bad0c469f1b2081f8c45343fedaab93f7bda4a2b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wat-1226.1","next":"us-ca/wat-1226.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}