OUR MISSION is to establish and maintain a stable system of water rights in California to best develop, conserve and utilize in the public interest the water resources of the State while protecting vested rights, water quality and the environment.

Public Information

• Public Notices
• Issued Water Right Licenses and Permits
• CEQA Documents
• Electronic Notification Subscription
• Enforcement Actions Taken
• Frequently Asked Questions

Sections/Programs

• Permitting Section
  • Application and Petition Programs
  • Mid-California Coastal Streams Program
• Enforcement Section
  • Complaints Program
  • Compliance Program
  • Licensing Program
• Hearings and Special Project Section
  • Bay-Delta Program - San Francisco Bay / Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary
  • Hearings Program
  • Mono Lake Area Information
  • Records and Recordation Program
  • Water Quality Certification Program
  • Water Transfers Program

Policy Development

• Instream Flow Policy
• Water Right Enforcement Policy

Information Resources

• Fees (Water Right and Water Quality Certification)
• General Information  (Contacts, Forms, General Process, Water Code, etc.)
• Monthly Progress Reports
• Water Right Decisions
• Water Right Determinations
• Water Right Forms
• Water Right Orders
• Water Right Processing Flowcharts

Database Query

• eWRIMS (Water Rights Information Management System)
  

Online Reporting

• Annual Water Use Reports Filing Tool - (Reports of Licensee, Progress Reports by Permittee, Supplemental Statements of Water Diversion and Use, Annual Notice of Groundwater Extraction and Diversion). DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, ONLINE REPORT FILING IS NOT AVAILABLE THIS YEAR.

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Disclaimer

( updated 4/15/08 )