In the case of an option to purchase or a lease of land, it will be presumed, unless there is a showing to the contrary, that any water right initiated by the optionee or the lessee is personal and that such water right does not belong to the owner of the real property where use of the water is made, upon forfeiture, abandonment, or expiration of the option or lease.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 23, § 835
Note: Authority cited: Section 1058, Water Code. Reference: Sections 1250 and 1252, Water Code.