{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"10737.9","citation":"Wat. Code, § 10737.9","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES [10000. - 12999.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-6"},{"name":"PART 2.74. Sustainable Groundwater Management [10720. - 10738.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-6/part-2.74"},{"name":"CHAPTER 12. Determination of Rights to Groundwater [10737. - 10738.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-6/part-2.74/chapter-12"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 665, Sec. 6.   (AB 779)   Effective January 1, 2024.","effective":"2024-01-01","html":"<p>(a) (1) Upon receiving notice that an adjudication has commenced in its basin, a groundwater sustainability agency shall host a public meeting to explain the adjudication process and the status of the adjudication to water users within the basin and the public.</p><p>A groundwater sustainability agency may invite the state board or the department to send a representative to the meeting in order to help explain the adjudication process.</p><p>(2) A recording or summary of the meeting shall be posted to a public internet website hosted by either the groundwater sustainability agency or the watermaster of the basin.</p><p>(3) For a basin that has multiple groundwater sustainability agencies, the groundwater sustainability agencies may hold a public meeting jointly or individually in furtherance of this subdivision. </p><p>(b) This section shall only apply to basins in which a comprehensive adjudication has not been commenced by January 1, 2024.</p>","text":"(a) (1) Upon receiving notice that an adjudication has commenced in its basin, a groundwater sustainability agency shall host a public meeting to explain the adjudication process and the status of the adjudication to water users within the basin and the public. A groundwater sustainability agency may invite the state board or the department to send a representative to the meeting in order to help explain the adjudication process. (2) A recording or summary of the meeting shall be posted to a public internet website hosted by either the groundwater sustainability agency or the watermaster of the basin. (3) For a basin that has multiple groundwater sustainability agencies, the groundwater sustainability agencies may hold a public meeting jointly or individually in furtherance of this subdivision. (b) This section shall only apply to basins in which a comprehensive adjudication has not been commenced by January 1, 2024.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/determination-of-rights-to-groundwater-10737-9","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}