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Change of Name / Address or Ownership

Regulations require the owner of a water right to directly notify the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) with information regarding either a change in the name and/or address of the current water right holder or a change in ownership of the water right (Cal. Code Regs., Title 23, §830-831). All water right correspondence, including the bill for fees, is mailed to the designated Primary Owner or Agent at the most recent address supplied to the State Water Board. The Primary Owner and Agent are designated by the co-owners to act on their behalf on water right matters. Please note that the designated Primary Owner is liable for all water right fees.

To inform the State Water Board of any updates to the name or address of the current water right holder

  • Complete Box 1 below and,
  • Submit the form electronically.
  • Fields marked with an asterix * are required.

To inform the State Water Board of a change in ownership of a water right

  • Complete Boxes 1 AND 2 below and,
  • Submit the form Electronically.

If there are multiple owners of this water right

  • You must designate a Primary Owner to receive all correspondence from the State Water Board (Cal. Code Regs., Title 23, §691) and submit additional forms, as necessary, to provide the names and addresses for all additional co-owners.

Box 1: Current or New Owner: (complete for Change of Name/Address or Change of Ownership)


* This is a Change Of: Use the shift key + mouse to select multiple items.


* Enter the Water Right ID: The Application, Statement or Recordation number associated with a Water Right (e.g, A123456, S123456, G123456). Separate multiple IDs with commas:



Assessors Parcel Number(s) (APN) associated with the water right, if available:



Primary Owner Name:
Mailing Address:
City, State, Zip:
Phone Number: ( ) E-Mail Address:


Co-Owner Name:
Mailing Address:
City, State, Zip:
Phone Number: ( ) E-Mail Address:


Agent Name:
Mailing Address:
City, State, Zip:
Phone Number: ( ) E-Mail Address:



Box 2: Identification of Person Completing this Form * Required if Change of Ownership


Name: I am the following:

I have assigned all my right, title, and interest in the above water right(s) to the party(s) named above.
Mailing Address:
City, State, Zip:
Phone Number: ( ) E-Mail Address:

Use the space below for any additional comments.

When the form is submitted to the Division of Water Rights, a courtesy copy of the email will be forwarded to the email address indicated below. This will be your dated receipt of submittal.


Confirmation Email to be sent to:

Name: E-Mail Address: