{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"2525","citation":"Wat. Code, § 2525","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. WATER [1000. - 5951.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 3. DETERMINATION OF WATER RIGHTS [2000. - 2900.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Statutory Adjudications [2500. - 2868.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2/part-3/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Petition and Preliminary Proceedings [2525. - 2529.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-2/part-3/chapter-3/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Upon petition signed by one or more claimants to water of any stream system, requesting the determination of the rights of the various claimants to the water of that stream system, the board shall, if, upon investigation, it finds the facts and conditions are such that the public interest and necessity will be served by a determination of the water rights involved, enter an order granting the petition and make proper arrangements to proceed with the determination.</p>","text":"Upon petition signed by one or more claimants to water of any stream system, requesting the determination of the rights of the various claimants to the water of that stream system, the board shall, if, upon investigation, it finds the facts and conditions are such that the public interest and necessity will be served by a determination of the water rights involved, enter an order granting the petition and make proper arrangements to proceed with the determination.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/petition-and-preliminary-proceedings-2525","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}