Water Code section 1490

Applications or petitions for retrofit hydroelectric plants at existing dams, canals, or conduits where the streamflow regime will not be changed and where there will be no significant adverse environmental impacts shall receive expedited processing by the board. The applicant shall not be required to show a need for the power that will be generated by the plant unless protests are filed that are not resolved.

Source: Section 1490, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=1490. (updated Jan. 1, 1982; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_1490

Original Source: Section 1490, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=1490. (last accessed May 12, 2025).