Upon petition signed by one or more claimants to water of any stream system, requesting the determination of the rights of the various claimants to the water of that stream system, the board shall, if, upon investigation, it finds the facts and conditions are such that the public interest and necessity will be served by a determination of the water rights involved, enter an order granting the petition and make proper arrangements to proceed with the determination.
Cal. Water Code § 2525
Petition and Preliminary Proceedings
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 44 Cal. 3d 448 - In Re Water of Hallett Creek Stream System (1988)
Most recently applied in 44 Cal. 3d 448 - State Water Resources Control Board v. United States (February 1988)
Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.
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