California Water Code

§ 1443.1

WAT § 1443.1 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 6.6 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)A groundwater sustainability agency or a local agency that is a permittee or a licensee under provisions of this division other than this article, may petition for, and the board may issue, a conditional temporary change order that authorizes the diversion of surface water to underground storage for beneficial use that advances the sustainability goal of a groundwater basin under Part 2.74 (commencing with Section 10720) of Division 6, without complying with other procedures or provisions of this division, subject to all requirements of this article.

(b)Before issuing a change order pursuant to this article, the board shall make all of the following findings based upon a preponderance of the evidence:

(1)The proposed change is for diversion to underground storage for beneficial use consistent with subdivision (a).

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 678, Sec. 15. (AB 658) Effective January 1, 2020.