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DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES 10000-12999›PART 2.74. Sustainable Groundwater Management 10720-10738›CHAPTER 12. Determination of Rights to Groundwater 10737-10738

§ 10737.9

California Water Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

(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.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 665, Sec. 6. (AB 779) Effective January 1, 2024.)

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