CA Water Code Section 5001


Each person who, after 1955, extracts ground water in excess of 25 acre-feet in any year shall file with the board on or before March 1st of the succeeding year a “Notice of Extraction and Diversion of Water” (hereinafter called “notice”) in the form provided in Section 5002; provided, however, that no notice need be filed with respect to, and there shall not be required to be included in any such notice, (a)information concerning the extraction or diversion of water from a source from which less than 10 acre-feet has been taken during such year, (b)information concerning a taking or diversion of surface water for the purpose of generating electrical energy and other nonconsumptive uses, and for incidental uses in connection therewith, or (c)information concerning extractions or diversions of water which are included in annual reports filed with a court or the board by a watermaster appointed by a court or pursuant to statute to administer a final judgment determining rights to water, which reports identify the persons who have extracted or diverted water and give the general place of use and the quantity of water which has been extracted or diverted from each source.
Last Updated

Aug. 19, 2023

§ 5001’s source at ca​.gov