Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§821 State Laws and Water Rights Unaffected
Title 16 › CHAPTER 12 — FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER › SUBCHAPTER I — REGULATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER POWER AND RESOURCES › § 821
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Keeps state rules about irrigation, city water use, and how water is shared unchanged, and protects existing water rights.
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Title 16, §821
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Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as affecting or intending to affect or in any way to interfere with the laws of the respective States relating to the control, appropriation, use, or distribution of water used in irrigation or for municipal or other uses, or any vested right acquired therein.
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16 U.S.C. § 821
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102