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Timestamp: 2017-05-29 02:21:24
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 791', '§1700', '§1702', '§ 791', '§1704', '§1704', '§ 755', '§ 756', '§ 795', '§ 795', '§ 795', '§ 795', '§745', '§ 749', '§ 751', '§ 765', '§1704', '§1704', '§1704', '§ 648', '§ 760', '§ 792', '§1702', '§1705']

Developers who wish to purchase a water right or add hydropower to an existing permit or license must send a notice to the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). If the point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use will be changed, the permit holder (permittee) must file a petition for a change of use in accordance with 23 CCR § 791 et seq. and California Water Code §1700 et seq. The permittee may be either the seller, if the petition is filed before the purchase of a water right, or the developer, if the petition is filed after the purchase or the developer seeks to add hydropower as a beneficial use to an existing permit or license. Before the SWRCB can approve a change of use, it must make a finding that the change will not injure any legal user of the water. See §1702 of the California Water Code.
In addition, the petition must include a filing fee. If the filing fee is not included, the petition will not be accepted. See 23 CCR § 791(f).
The SWRCB must conduct a field investigation for all minor protested petitions for change. The SWRCB may conduct the investigation in lieu of a hearing unless the SWRCB determines that additional proceedings are necessary. See California Water Code §1704.1-3 . A minor petition for change means any petition for change which does not involve direct diversions in excess of three cubic feet per second or storage in excess of 200 acre feet per year. See California Water Code §1704.4. Otherwise, the SWRCB may conduct a field investigation at its discretion. See 23 CCR § 755. In addition, any party may request that the SWRCB evaluate the benefits and detriments of the proposed change in accordance with 23 CCR § 756.
The SWRCB may require the developer to issue and/or publish notice of the change petition. 23 CCR § 795. The scope of the notice is subject to the discretion of the SWRCB, based on the potential effects of the proposed change(s) on legal users of water and on fish, wildlife, and other instream beneficial users of water. 23 CCR § 795. In all cases, the developer must notify the CDFG in writing of the proposed change(s). 23 CCR § 795.
The SWRCB retains responsibility to notify any person that previously filed a written request to receive notice of the filing of change petitions. 23 CCR § 795(b).
The SWRCB will either accept or reject the protest, based on adherence to the requirements in §745. See 23 CCR § 749. If the protest is accepted by the SWRCB, the SWRCB encourages the developer to file an answer to the protest, which must be filed (if at all) within 15 days of notice by the SWRCB that the protest was accepted. See 23 CCR § 751.
The SWRCB is required to hold a hearing for unresolved protests, unless the change in use is minor (see 19-CA-e.10). See 23 CCR § 765; California Water Code§1704. Otherwise, the SWRCB may hold a hearing at its discretion. See section §1704(c) of the California Water Code. Notice of the hearing must be mailed to both the permittee and the protestant at least 20 days before the hearing. See §1704(b) of the California Water Code. The hearing must be conducted in accordance with 23 CCR § 648 et seq. See 23 CCR § 760.
The SWRCB must approve or disapprove the proposed change in an order. The order must designate the new point of diversion, place of use or purpose of use, and any terms or conditions to be attached to the permit. See 23 CCR § 792(b).
The SWRCB cannot approve a change in use unless it determines that the proposed change will not injure any legal user of the water. See §1702 of the California Water Code. If the evidence warrants the change in use, the SWRCB may issues an order granting (with conditions, as necessary) the petition to change the point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use of a water right. Otherwise, the SWRCB must issue an order denying the change in use. See §1705 of the California Water Code.
California Water FormsCalifornia v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 495 U.S. 490 (1990)
<metadesc> Information about California Petition to Change an Existing Water Right in the permitting of renewable energy and bulk transmission projects. </metadesc>
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