Cal. Wat. Code § 10737.9

Current through 2023 Legislative Session
Section 10737.9 - Public meeting to explain adjudication process and status of adjudication
(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.

Ca. Water Code § 10737.9

Added by Stats 2023 ch 665 (AB 779),s 6, eff. 1/1/2024.