Division of Water Rights
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The Division of Water Rights is the branch of California’s water regulatory system responsible for administering and enforcing the state’s water rights permitting and licensing programs.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Division of Water Rights canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
water management authority ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
California Department of Water Resources
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal water management agencies ⓘ regional water quality control boards ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| goal |
orderly allocation of California’s water resources
ⓘ
protection of public trust resources ⓘ protection of senior water rights ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Sacramento, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of California
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalAuthority | California Water Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| parentAgency | California Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | State Water Resources Control Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
appropriative rights to surface water
ⓘ
diversions of surface water in California ⓘ some groundwater extractions hydraulically connected to surface water ⓘ storage of surface water in California ⓘ |
| regulatoryArea |
appropriative water rights
ⓘ
surface water use ⓘ water rights ⓘ water rights licensing ⓘ water rights permitting ⓘ |
| responsibility |
administering water right permits
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conducting water right compliance investigations ⓘ enforcing terms and conditions of water right licenses ⓘ enforcing terms and conditions of water right permits ⓘ evaluating water availability for new appropriations ⓘ implementing State Water Board water right decisions and orders ⓘ issuing water right licenses ⓘ maintaining records of water rights ⓘ processing water right applications ⓘ |
| sector |
environmental regulation
ⓘ
natural resources management ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| subjectTo |
California open meeting laws
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California public records laws ⓘ |
| supervisesProcess |
temporary urgency change petitions
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water right change petitions ⓘ water right transfers ⓘ |
| usesPrinciple |
prior appropriation doctrine
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reasonable use doctrine ⓘ |
| website | https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/ ⓘ |
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