1. (a) “Board” means the State Water Resources Control Board.
2. (b) “Board's website” means www.waterboards.ca.gov.

3. (c) “Diverter” means:

   1. (1) Any person authorized to divert water under a permit or license; or
   2. (2) Any person required under Water Code, Division 2, Part 5.1 to file a Statement of Water Diversions and Use; or
   3. (3) Any person authorized to divert under a registration or certificate; or
   4. (4) To the extent authorized by federal law, the federal government for rights claimed under permits, licenses, registrations, certificates, statements of water diversion and use, and non-reserved and reserved rights on file with the board.
4. (d) “Online reporting platform” means an internet-based software application available on the board's website, through which reports, forms, data, documents, or other information are submitted.

5. (e) “Reports” refers to the following documents:

   1. (1) Supplemental Statements of Water Diversion and Use, pursuant to Water Code section 5104.
   2. (2) Reports of Permittee and Licensee, pursuant to sections 925 and 929 of this title.
   3. (3) Reports of Registration and Certificate Holders pursuant to section 924 of this title.
   4. (4) Notices of Extraction and Diversion of Water, pursuant to Part 5 of Division 2 of the Water Code. Each person in the counties of Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Ventura who, after 1959, extracts ground water in excess of 25 acre-feet in any year shall file with the board, before February 1 of the year after the twelve month reporting period, a “Notice of Extraction and Diversion of Water” on the board's online reporting platform.
6. (f) “Twelve month reporting period” means a water year beginning October 1 and ending the succeeding September 30.

The following definitions apply to the terms as they are used in this chapter.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 348(a), 1058 and 1841, Water Code. Reference: Sections 1228.6, 1395, 1396, 1397, 1840, 4999, 5001 and 5105, Water Code.

History

1. New chapter 2.7 (articles 1-2, sections 907-930), article 1 (section 907) and section filed 12-20-2010 as an emergency; operative 12-20-2010 (Register 2010, No. 52). Water Code section 1530 provides that the regulation shall be deemed an emergency and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board. For prior history, see Register 87, No. 10.

2. Amendment of section and Note filed 3-21-2016 as an emergency; operative 3-21-2016 (Register 2016, No. 13). Pursuant to Water Code section 1841(b), the amendments shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board.

3. Amendment of subsections (d)(4) and (e) and amendment of Note filed 1-31-2023; operative 1-31-2023 (Register 2023, No. 5).

4. Repealer of subsection (d)(5), new subsection (d), subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated subsections (e)(1) and (e)(4) and amendment of Note filed 9-26-2025; operative 9-26-2025 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2025, No. 39).