CHAPTER 2. Applications to Appropriate Water

Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.

§§ 1250–1276 · 29 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 1250–1259.6 · 17 sections

   • § 1250 The board shall consider and act upon all applications for permits to appropriate water and shall do all things required or proper relating to such…
   • § 1250.5 The board shall consider and act upon all applications for permits to appropriate water which propose, as a primary purpose of the application, the development…
   • § 1251 The board shall make such investigations of the water resources of the State as may be necessary for the purpose of securing information needed in connection…
   • § 1252 Any person may apply for and secure from the board, in conformity with this part and in conformity with reasonable rules and regulations adopted from time to…
   • § 1252.1 An appropriation of water of any stream or other source of water under this part does not confer authority upon the appropriator to prevent or interfere with…
   • § 1252.5 All rights and privileges conferred by this part upon any person in relation to the appropriation of water are likewise conferred upon the United States, the…
   • § 1253 The board shall allow the appropriation for beneficial purposes of unappropriated water under such terms and conditions as in its judgment will best develop,…
   • § 1254 In acting upon applications to appropriate water the board shall be guided by the policy that domestic use is the highest use and irrigation is the next…
   • § 1255 The board shall reject an application when in its judgment the proposed appropriation would not best conserve the public interest.
   • § 1256 In determining public interest under Sections 1253 and 1255, the board shall give consideration to any general or co-ordinated plan looking toward the control,…
   • § 1257 In acting upon application to appropriate water, the board shall consider the relative benefit to be derived from (1) all beneficial uses of the water…
   • § 1257.5 The board, in acting on applications to appropriate water, shall consider streamflow requirements proposed for fish and wildlife purposes pursuant to Sections…
   • § 1258 In acting upon applications to appropriate water, the board shall consider water quality control plans which have been established pursuant to Division 7…
   • § 1259 In acting upon applications to appropriate water, the board shall consider the state goal of providing a decent home and suitable living environment for every…
   • § 1259.2 (a) The board shall annually prepare a written summary, in chart form, of pending applications to appropriate water in the Counties of Marin, Napa, Sonoma,…
   • § 1259.4 (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2008, the board shall adopt principles and guidelines for maintaining instream flows in coastal streams from the Mattole River…
   • § 1259.6 (a) (1) The board shall develop and adopt regulations to govern consideration of climate change effects in water availability analyses used in the board’s…
2. ARTICLE 2. Contents of Applications §§ 1260–1266 · 7 sections

   • § 1260 An application for a permit to appropriate water shall set forth all of the following: (a) The name and post office address of the applicant. (b) The source of…
   • § 1261 All applications shall be accompanied by as many copies of such maps, drawings, and other data as may be prescribed or required by the board, and such maps,…
   • § 1262 If for agricultural purposes the application shall give the legal subdivisions of the land and the acreage to be irrigated, as near as may be.
   • § 1263 If for power purposes the application shall state the nature of the works by means of which the power is to be developed, the head and amount of water to be…
   • § 1264 If for municipal water supply the application shall state the present population to be served, and, as near as may be, the future requirements of the city.
   • § 1265 If for mining purposes the application shall state the nature and location of the mines to be served and the methods of supplying and utilizing the water.
   • § 1266 If for storage in a reservoir the application shall state the height of dam, the capacity of reservoir, and the use to be made of the impounded waters, except…
3. ARTICLE 3. Defective Applications §§ 1270–1271 · 3 sections

   • § 1270 A defective application made in a bona fide attempt to conform to the rules and regulations of the board and to the law secures to the applicant a priority of…
   • § 1270.5 The board, by January 1, 2025, shall update its online search tool for funding applications to include, at a minimum, all of the following information: (a) A…
   • § 1271 If, within the period provided, the applicant does not file an amended and perfected application, the application shall be rejected and canceled, unless for…
4. ARTICLE 4. Supplemental Information §§ 1275–1276 · 2 sections

   • § 1275 After an application has been perfected, the board may request additional information reasonably necessary to clarify, amplify, correct, or otherwise…
   • § 1276 If, within the period provided, the applicant does not provide the information requested under Section 1275, the application shall be canceled, unless for good…