Water: restoration management: small restoration use.
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Overview
This bill expands the ability to obtain water rights for small restoration uses, which are defined as water use for fish and wildlife preservation and enhancement projects. It extends existing provisions for small domestic, small irrigation, and livestock stockpond uses to include these restoration projects. The bill also requires the State Water Resources Control Board to prioritize processing small restoration use registrations that are linked to a petition for instream flow dedication, and clarifies how restoration management permits can be used to maintain water diversions necessary for these projects.
Key provisions
- Extends the ability to obtain water rights for small restoration uses (fish and wildlife preservation/enhancement projects).
- Defines ‘small restoration use’ as specified in the bill.
- Prioritizes small restoration use registrations coupled with instream flow dedication petitions.
- Clarifies the use of restoration management permits for continued water diversions necessary for qualifying restoration projects.
- Updates Section 1228.1 to include ‘small restoration use’ in the definitions.
- Requires renewal of small domestic, small irrigation, small restoration, and livestock stockpond use registrations every five years.
- Allows the board to establish general conditions for small irrigation and restoration uses to protect instream beneficial uses.
- Addresses the application of fully appropriated stream system rules to new registrations.
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