Sections 1086.1 through 1086.6 of this title shall not be construed or applied to deprive or impair the existing rights of citizens, municipalities or other water-user entities with respect to stream water appropriations now or hereafter granted by the Water Resources Board, or applications for same, or storage rights exercised in connection therewith, nor priorities established thereby as provided by law, nor impair or adversely affect in any manner any applications for stream water appropriation now or hereafter pending.
Laws 1974, c. 25, § 5, emerg. eff. April 10, 1974; Laws 1992, c. 48, § 3, eff. July 1, 1992.