Cal. Wat. Code § 1610 : CALIFORNIA WATER CODE — WATER — APPROPRIATION OF WATER — LICENSES — ISSUANCE OR REFUSAL OF LICENSE — Issuance of license TEXT PDF If the determination of the board as to completion is favorable to the permittee, the board shall issue a license which confirms the right to the appropriation of such an amount of water as has been determined to have been applied to beneficial use. Ca. Water Code § 1610 Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 289.