Water rights: appropriation: small restoration use.
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No
Appropriation
No
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- Introduced
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Overview
This bill amends California’s Water Rights Permitting Reform Act of 1988 to allow for the registration of water rights for ‘small restoration use.’ It also modifies the process for obtaining these rights, requiring applicants to contact the Department of Fish and Wildlife and include any relevant conditions from a restoration management permit. Furthermore, the bill establishes a process where streamflow requirements, if proposed by the Director of Fish and Wildlife, will prevent registration for that stream segment until the board establishes instream flow requirements, considering the Director’s proposed requirements.
Key provisions
- Authorizes registration of ‘small restoration use’ water rights.
- Requires notification to the Department of Fish and Wildlife and inclusion of any relevant permit conditions.
- Allows for restoration management permits from the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
- If the Director of Fish and Wildlife proposes streamflow requirements, registration is prohibited until the board establishes instream flow requirements.
- The board must consider the Director’s proposed streamflow requirements when establishing instream flow requirements.
- Addresses renewal of registration for small domestic, irrigation, restoration, and livestock stockpond uses.
- Clarifies application of the Water Rights Permitting Reform Act to stream segments with proposed streamflow requirements.
- Specifies that renewal conditions can include requirements from the Department of Fish and Wildlife to protect stream-related fish and wildlife resources.
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