Instream Flow Dedication
Petitions for Instream Flow Dedication (Water Code section 1707)
- Protest-period for all standard petition notices is 30 days.
Forms
- Petition for Change Form
- Environmental Information Form (Required for all Petitions)
Useful Information
- A Practitioner's Guide to Instream Flow Transactions in California
Produced by the Small Watershed Instream Flow Transfers (SWIFT) Working Group, the purpose of this guide is to help water right holders - and those assisting them - understand their options for keeping water instream in California. This guide briefly describes some of the most common types of instream flow transactions (i.e., methods for restoring flow for environmental purposes), and discusses in detail how to navigate the process of completing an instream flow dedication by changing a water right, as permitted by Water Code section 1707. - Scott River Trust Water Acquisition Decision Tree
This document identifies general considerations which which will guide the decision-making process for water acquisition for instream flows. It is derived from efforts in the Scott River watershed and we are sharing it with the broader community to assist them with the development of similar processes.
| Petitioner | Date of Petition | County | Source | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel River Watershed | ||||
| Clint Eastwood and Margaret Eastwood Trust Application 30497B02 Notice CEQA Information |
6/21/13 | Monterey | Carmel River | DD 2015-0001 7/3/15 |
| Mattole River Watershed | ||||
| Robert McKee Applications 22574 |
12/1/14 | Humboldt | Mattole River | |
| Southern Humboldt Unified School District Applications 23936, 32216 |
5/13/13 | Humboldt | Mattole River |
Approval Order |
| Walker River Watershed | ||||
| Walker River Irrigation District Water Right Licenses 6000 and 9407 (Applications 2221 and 1389) |
2/28/13 | Mono | West Walker River and East Walker River tributary to Walker River and Walker Lake |
Approval Order |
| Klamath River Watershed | ||||
| PacifiCorp
Pre-1914 Claim S015372 Notice | Petition | Environmental Information | Map | Photos |
3/14/14 | Siskiyou | Fall Creek tributary to Klamath River | Approval Order 1/8/15 |
| Hayden Ranch Adjudicated Water Rights J000011 |
3/12/09 | Siskiyou | East Fork Scott River tributary to Scott River | Approval Order 9/27/11 |
| Hayden Ranch Adjudicated Water Right J000012 |
3/12/09 | Siskiyou | Big Mill Creek tributary to East Fork Scott River | Approval Order 9/27/11 |
| John Spencer Pre-1914 Claim J000006 Notice | Petition | Environmental Information Water Master Declaration |
2/4/09 | Siskiyou | French Creek tributary to Scott River |
Supplemental Decree WR 2011-0001-EXEC Order |
| Ed Gozzarino, Richard Barnes, Tom and Beverly Tobias, William and Jennifer Marx, and Michael Thamer Applications 15769, 15770 Pre-1914 Claims J000001, J000002, J000003, J000004, J000005 |
10/26/05 | Siskiyou | Sugar Creek tributary to Scott River | WR 2010-0003-DWR (correction) 1/5/10 WR 2009-0062-DWR 12/7/09 |
| Montague Water Conservation District Application 3544 Notice |
5/16/14 | Siskiyou | Shasta River |
Amended Order Approval Order |
| The Nature Conservancy Adjudicated Water Rights J000020, J000021 Notice |
7/18/12 | Siskiyou | Shasta River |
Supplemental Decree Approval Order |
| The Nature Conservancy Adjudicated Water Rights J000015 Notice |
7/18/12 | Siskiyou | Big Springs Creek tributary to Shasta River | |
| The Nature Conservancy Adjudicated Water Rights J000016, J000017, J000018, J000019 Notice |
7/18/12 | Siskiyou | Little Springs Creek tributary to Big Springs Creek | |
| The Nature Conservancy Adjudicated Water Rights J000014 Notice |
7/18/12 | Siskiyou | Hole in the Ground Creek tributary to Shasta River | |
| John K Letton Statement 15481 |
7/2/03 | Trinity | Indian Creek tributary to Trinity River |
Approval Order 7/27/10 |
| Putah Creek Watershed | ||||
| U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Application: 12716 U.S. Bureau of Reclamation rights transferred to Solano County Water Agency, et al. on 5/28/2013 Applications: 11199, 12578 |
5/28/13 | Solano and Yolo | Putah Creek | Approved Order 5/28/13 |
| Russian River Watershed | ||||
| Westminster Woods Camp and Conference Center Application 32372 Re-Notice | Petition | Photos | Map | Statement 24280 |
3/30/15 | Sonoma | Russian River | Approval Order 6/28/2017 Policy Section 3.3.2.5 Determination |
Camp Meeker Recreation and Park District |
8/28/15 | Sonoma | Russian River | Approval Order |
| Beckstoffer Vineyards XIV Notice | Petition | Map Statement 15199, 15200, 15201, 15202 |
1/18/11 | Mendocino | Russian River and Russian River Underflow | Approval Order 3/14/2016 |
| Sacramento River Watershed | ||||
| U.S. Forest Service Application 16517 | Notice | Petition | Map |
03/11/16 | Placer | Cody Creek tributary to Andrew Gray Creek thence North Fork American River | |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Applications 760, 1042, 1321, and 12263 |
04/03/86 | Modoc | Pine Creek tributary to Pit River Stockdill Slough tributary to Pit River Parker Creek tributary to Pit River |
WR Order 95-1 1/19/95 |
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company Application 13771 |
7/14/08 | Lake | Unnamed Creek tributary to Bucksnort Creek thence Putah Creek | Approval Order 6/24/09 |
| Yuba County Water Agency Application 5632 |
4/27/07 | Yuba | Yuba River tributary to Feather River |
WR Order 2008-0014 WR Order 2008-0014 |
|
M&T Incorporated and Parrott Investment Company |
2005 Petition 1998 Petition |
Butte | Butte Creek tributary to Sacramento River |
Order WR 2008-0010-DWR Order |
| Browns Valley Irrigation District Application 13130 |
6/13/01 | Yuba | Dry Creek tributary to Yuba River thence Feather River | WR Order 2001-17-DWR 8/2/01 |
| South Sutter Water District Applications 10221, 14804 |
2/23/00 | Sutter | Bear River tributary to Feather River | WR 2000-10 7/20/00 |
| San Joaquin River Watershed | ||||
|
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 2012 Petition 2011 Petition 2010 Petition 2009 Petition |
2011 Petition 2010 Petition 2009 Petition |
Fresno, Madera, Tulare, Kern, Merced, Stanislaus, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Joaquin, Sacramento | San Joaquin River |
Approval Order 10/21/13 Approval Order WR 2010-0029-DWR |
|
Merced Irrigation District |
2007 Petition 2007 Petition 2001 Petition 2000 Petition 1998 Petition 1997 Petition |
Mariposa, Merced | Merced River |
WR Order 2007-0036-DWR 10/19/07 WR Order 2007-0021-DWR 6/8/07 Order WR 2001-25-DWR 10/5/01 Order WR 2000-14-DWR 10/19/00 Approval Order 4/9/99 WR 98-01 (reconsideration) 1/7/98 Approval Order 10/14/97 |
| San Pablo Bay Watershed | ||||
| City of Petaluma Statement 4680 |
3/4/97 | Sonoma | Adobe Creek tributary to Petaluma River | Approval Order 6/27/97 |
| Tomales Bay Watershed | ||||
| North Marin Water District Application 25062 Petition |
12/29/10 | Marin | Lagunitas Creek tributary to Tomales Bay | Approval Order 2/20/13 |
| U.S. National Park Service Giacomini Wetland Restoration Project Applications 13322, 13473, 13965A, 21371 Notice | 13322 Petition | 13473 Petition | 13965A Petition | 21371 Petition |
10/13/10 | Marin | Olema Creek and Lagunitas Creek tributary to Tomales Bay | Licenses Amended 11/18/11 13322, 13473, 13965A, 21371 |
| Bolinas Lagoon Watershed | ||||
| Warren T Weber, Paradise Valley Ranch and New Land Fund Pine Gulch Creek Watershed Enhancement Project Statements 8209, 14759, 14760, 14764, 14981 |
3/12/09 | Marin | Pine Gulch Creek tributary to Bolinas Lagoon | Order (change) 2/4/11 Order (correction) 1/20/10 Order 7/31/09 |
| Tulare Lake Watershed | ||||
| Dagny Grant Statement 15151 |
6/25/01 | Tulare | North Fork Tule River | WR Order 2003-0001 (reconsideration) 1/22/03 WR Order 2002-0015 (reconsideration) WR Order 2002-0010-DWR 9/20/02 |
