California Water Code

§ 1259.6

WAT § 1259.6 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

(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 review of applications for water rights permits. The board, in developing and adopting the regulations, shall consider the effects of climate change upon watershed hydrology. The effects considered shall include, but are not limited to, drought extremes, floods, and groundwater-surface water interactions.

(2)This section does not limit any authority held by the board under this code or any other law, including, but not limited to, the authority of the board to require applicants for water right permits to submit information pursuant to Section 1260 or 1275.

(3)In developing the regulations, the board shall consider the feasibility of accurately assessing the effects of climate change on watershed hydrology.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 369, Sec. 1. (SB 1205) Effective January 1, 2023.