Cal. Wat. Code § 1381 : CALIFORNIA WATER CODE — WATER — APPROPRIATION OF WATER — PERMITS — ISSUANCE OF PERMIT — Effect of issuance of permit TEXT PDF The issuance of a permit gives the right to take and use water only to the extent and for the purpose allowed in the permit. Ca. Water Code § 1381 Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.