Statute · California Water Code

Cal. Water Code § 10737.9 — Determination of Rights to Groundwater

Cal. Water Code § 10737.9

Type
Statute
Source
California Water Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2024-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) (1) Upon receiving notice that an adjudication has commenced in its basin, a groundwater sustainability agency shall host a public meeting to explain the adjudication process and the status of the adjudication to water users within the basin and the public.

Citator

Cal. Water Code § 10737.9 — Determination of Rights to Groundwater is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) (1) Upon receiving notice that an adjudication has commenced in its basin, a groundwater sustainability agency shall host a public meeting to explain the adjudication process and the status of the adjudication to water users within the basin and the public.

A groundwater sustainability agency may invite the state board or the department to send a representative to the meeting in order to help explain the adjudication process.

(2) A recording or summary of the meeting shall be posted to a public internet website hosted by either the groundwater sustainability agency or the watermaster of the basin.

(3) For a basin that has multiple groundwater sustainability agencies, the groundwater sustainability agencies may hold a public meeting jointly or individually in furtherance of this subdivision.

(b) This section shall only apply to basins in which a comprehensive adjudication has not been commenced by January 1, 2024.