Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§495 Shutting Off Water for Nonpayment of Operation Charge
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER XI — MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WORKS GENERALLY › § 495
Summary
No water to land if operation/maintenance charges are over one calendar year overdue.
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Title 43, §495
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No water shall be delivered to the lands of any water-right applicant or entryman who shall be in arrears for more than one calendar year for the payment of any charge for operation and maintenance.
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Codification Section is comprised of part of first sentence of section 6 of act Aug. 13, 1914. Remainder of first sentence of such section 6 is classified to section 479, 493 and 494 of this title; second and third sentences of such section 6 are classified to section 496 and 497 of this title, respectively.
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43 U.S.C. § 495
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102